My White Picket Fence

I have my white picket fence in my living room. I found this piece of fence on a pile of stuff to be  dumped. I knew at first sight exactly what I wanted to do with the piece of art. I did a not so perfect paint job and this is my outcome. Yes, a piece of art because it makes a statement in my living room. I am really into the urban farmhouse decor. Now, I am just waiting on the right find to ad to the fence. In my mind, I can see a green reef with a black and white checkered bow. So when I find the perfect reef, most likely I will go to hobby lobby and get the ribbon. I also need to find a dark basket to place under my bench or maybe a try, but once again I will recognize it when I find the perfect decor.

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Titus Ivy and Carmelo Anthony

The extremely tall gentleman is Carmelo Anthony whom my son got a chance to meet and talk to this past Saturday at Made Hoops AAU tournament in the D.C. area. My son Titus was shooting around on one of the open courts after his second game. He was shooting a three pointer when someone came from behind and blocked his shot and put their hand on Titus's head and said um um um. Titus thought it was someone messing with him, so as he was yelling "bruh" he turned around and looked straight up. He said "nawl man, Carmelo Anthony." Carmelo smiled. Tookie's friends started yelling "Titus tell him to play you one on one." Tookie said "wait, play me one on one since you blocked my shot." Carmelo said, "no you missed your shot, you owe me 10 push ups. He did not get a chance to play him but he had an encounter with one of the  NBA's superstars that he will never forget.

DIY Crates for Laundry Room

My hubby is wonderful, why pay for crates when we can build them ourselves. My hubby is the builder and I am the painter. The finished products are coming soon. They will sit on my shelf above the washer and dryer. I thought it would be a cute way to contain my laundry detergent. Stay tuned in for the end result.

Pantry Labels

Ooh weee, I have found the perfect labels for my pantry. I came across these on Etsy at a shop called Why Wait 208. This is not my pantry, but I will post mine as soon as my labels come in and I have organized until I can not organize anymore. I am so excited and can not wait. I am doing everything to make my life a little easier. I can not count the times I have walked into my pantry overlooked items because they were pushed back behind something else. I figure if I label and move everything to the front it will truly make a difference.

I can not wait to share my complete organized pantry with you all!!!

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DIY Staircase

This is my latest DIY project, and I have made progress. Yayyy me!!! What started as a weekend project has turned into a week project but that is ok, because I will conquer and get the staircase I want. The carpet on the stairs was challenging and exhausting. It seamed like I was sweeping it every other day. Who would think that stairs would collect so much trash. I expect to sweep my new staircase often as well, but it will be easier to sweep.

I started around 4 PM Friday and it took me all night just to remove nails, staples, and wood trim whewww. I used extra white semi gloss paint for the risers because it can be wiped clean. I have not stained the treads yet but I am going with a dark color.

What is your latest project.  Tag a friend that might want to see this and follow the process. I am posting the finished DIY staircase soon.

Rejuvenate Old Decor With Paint

I posted this picture on my social media outlets last night with the following post. "I am sitting in my, (I really don't know what this space is called, it's next to my dining room) thinking about how paint can bring life back to anything. Traci O'Neal Pratt gave me this Home Interior picture years ago. I painted it black along with the Home Interior gold planters and it has life again! Does Home Interior still exist."

Think about this, before you get rid of old decor consider painting it to rejuvenate what you already have. It may require a little of your time, but it will save you some money. Who does not want to save money. I prefer satin over semi gloss when choosing paint. I want to try flat on some things next to see how that works for me.

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Pillows Can Go Anywhere

Ok, so I posted this picture last night on my social media outlets with the following caption "When my husband and son sat on the couch eating spaghetti, I immediately realized these pillows have to find a new home. They are too cute to be stained with ragu sauce. There is not a room in my house that doesn't receive a lot of traffic, ok maybe my guess room. But, I felt they would be safe under this console table." My husband comments under my post, "I'm getting those pillows and laying on them tonight." Really, I do not think so.

I realized that I do not have any candles in my candle holders. I think it is because I simple have not found the ones I really want. I will post this setting again in the near future and there will be candles. My idea candles are rustic urban farmhouse if that exists.