Operation Family Room

Happy Friday!

You’ve seen a sneak peek of the French doors.

Benjamin Moore Peacock - French Doors

Chunky baseboards have been installed.

DAP Dyna Flex baseboard caulking tutorial

A slipcover gives an ugly sofa a clean neutral look.

beach cottage living room, slip cover, terrarium lantern

Pretty new pillows from Drop Cloth Designs.

drop cloth pillow

Thrift store treasures on stand by.

DIY chandelier coffee tablewooden candlesticks

Fabric for curtains ordered.

family room design

A thrifty chandelier replaces the extra gold brassy flush mount.

Still a work in progress. Thank goodness for weekends! What are you working on?

Ps. Here are some beautiful eclectic family rooms…

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Source: Pinterest

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Source: goodgirlgoneglad.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

Source: ethanallen.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

I still LOVE this beach cottage family room:

Coastal Cottage by thediyshowoff.blogspot.com and remodelaholic.com

Source: decorpad.com via Melissa on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Amanda on Pinterest

 

Enjoy the weekend!

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Cottages & Bungalows Magazine Feature!

I was super excited when my stairwell/landing makeover… stairwell makeover

{see the full stairwell/landing transformation here}

won this back in January/February:

DIY Talent Scouting Party

Wahooo! I was so touched when you shared my excitement and excuse my beaming with pride and sharing today. It’s a “my highlight of the year” type of experience and the June issue is out!

I’ve “e-known” Amy from WhisperWood Cottage for several years. She is such a sweet blog friend and super talented (have you seen her beautiful home filled with gorgeous flea market finds and amazing DIY decor?). Once the announcement was made and I stopped screaming, I got to “talk” with Jickie (awesome!) who interviewed me/asked questions about my project and wrote up my article while I submitted my pictures. See my name?!! SO exciting!

DIY Show Off in Cottages & Bungalows Magazine

(Tip: Always, always keep the large original format of your photos and edit/resize a copy for blogging just for this reason. Pictures for print require a larger size. Images on your blog should be resized smaller for speed with loading/storage reasons.)

My stairwell wants to show off…looky!

Cottages & Bungalows Magazine - DIY Show Off

Periodic party themes for upcoming issues of Cottages & Bungalows Magazine will be announced at WhisperWood Cottage. Bloggers (that’s YOU!) can link up projects that relate to that theme during the availability period. After the availability period ends, a list of top contenders for the magazine feature will be announced. From the top contenders, a final project will be selected as the winner of an upcoming feature in Cottages & Bungalows Magazine. You can pop over to WhisperWood Cottage now to see the “All Things Kitchen” contenders. Congratulations to those talented blog friends and their creative projects!

Mark your calender and think ahead! The theme for July will be Halloween/Fall!

Knowing that my blog friends will be featured in Cottages & Bungalows in the future meant I couldn’t subscribe fast enough. Donna from Funky Junk Interiors and Rita from This (sorta) Old Life are next and trust me, you don’t want to wait for it to be on the shelf in stores. It’s hard to find and you’ll have to wait.

DIY Show Off in Cottages & Bungalows Magazine

Thanks to Amy for hosting the fun Talent Scout Party ~ a great source of inspiration too when browsing the party with so many creative real ideas. Thanks to Cottages & Bungalows for the super awesome 2 page feature! And thanks to YOU for sharing the love of DIY, visiting me, letting me share this with you, thanks for encouraging me! I hope to see YOU featured!

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Gray and Yellow Bedroom

Meet: Stephanie from

Love Olympia June blog

Stephanie enjoys decorating her home and shares her budget friendly makeovers. Today she’s sharing a look at her pretty gray and yellow guest bedroom…

gray and yellow bedroom

The wall shelf and dresser were purchased at a local thrift store which donates money from each person’s purchase to a children’s hospital nearby. Both got a little DIY transformation…

DIY dresser and shelf makeover

$120 Room Makeover Details 

1. $30 thrift store dresser. Left over paint: Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige and Dorian Gray.
2. Wall color is a mixture of Accessible Beige and Dorian Gray- both by Sherwin Williams.
3. $4 thrift store shelf, painted  with leftover white paint from Sherwin Williams.
4. Yellow floral fabric from JoAnn’s on sale: pillow case, dresser detail and clip board picture hangers.
5. The gray and yellow striped curtains are from Hancock Fabrics and also were on sale for $5.00 a yard!
gray and yellow bedroom
{headboard coming in the future}
6. The duvet cover and bed sheets are from Target….on sale for $15.00.
7. Frames are from Target ($4.00 each). Stephanie used Picasa to add some drama to them before framing and hanging them up.
8. Spray painted old end table/night stand.
9. The gray trays are from Target’s $1.00 section (x2).
10. $2.00 handmade tissue paper pom poms and $3 ceiling hooks to hang (Lowe’s).
tissue paper poufs
11. Silver curtain rod and curtain rod clips were bought at Target.
12. Everything else used in this room was already owned, handed down or a gift.
See more pictures and details of this pretty room makeover and more DIY from Stephanie at

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