by Emily Nagel
If you were to take a look at my Pinterest account (and I surely hope you do “My One and Only Home” but-of-course,) you’d see quite a few Pins involving milk paint. With milk paint you get a broad spectrum of furniture finishes that incorporate incredibly well into styles from Country French to Modern Rustic. There a few pieces that I own that have been waiting for their moment to shine and the treatment milk paint gives would [Read more…]
I had been putting it off for a while, but this was the weekend to make a magnetic chalkboard wall in the kitchen. My kids Bubbe pointed out one day that this spot in our kitchen would be perfect if it had magnetic walls.
The old owners of our house were wine enthusiast and had a little alcove built into their kitchen for a beautiful rod iron wine rack that housed many a bottles of vino. When they moved out they took that wine rack with them. We were left with a tall and very narrow nook in our kitchen which houses our garbage can. Did I mention that there is a spot light in there too – fancy garbage can location.
Over time I started decorating the nook with my children’s artwork. It is a great place to rotate art and display their latest projects which they proudly point out to friends and guests who visit our home.
My husband was taking the kids over to the local nursing home where we volunteer, so I had three free hours!
The walls were already clean, so first I taped off the area and laid down some old t-shirts to keep splatters from landing on the floor and baseboard.
Next I put on disposable gloves – buy a lot. The magnetic paint is [Read more…]
We find time for a few crafts during the holidays and these popsicle stick star ornaments were a big hit. I appreciated that we had all the necessary items already in the craft closet. These would make a great classroom holiday party craft, in fact I am already making a mental note for next year. [Read more…]
I remember when I was in high school I had a friend who asked if I wanted any of her parents craft supplies they were planning to throw away. I gladly took many of the items, but I also asked why her parents decided to unload these fine items. She simply explained that the only reason they had them in the first place was that they had kids in school and didn’t need them anymore. As an adult and a parent I finally understand them. There are craft items you just need stocked in your house when you have kids: [Read more…]