tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135522252134231542024-03-20T06:18:40.803-04:00 The Roane Home Making our house a home...The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-57476445455933937872016-10-28T21:01:00.001-04:002016-12-10T10:16:29.020-05:00Oh hi there!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been absent for a while. (Like over a year) I found the longer it went before posting the harder it was to sit down and write. We have had so many things happen over the last year, that I feel we need a nice catch up. So grab a hot cuppa tea and lets have a chat.<br />
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First things first. I started working on my MBA. I must admit...this has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. Seriously... Time management has not been my strong suit on this one. As time has gone on I have gotten much better with it, but I must admit it has been taking up most of my spare time, energy and brain power.<br />
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Our oldest daughter Kaitlyn graduated from high school this past spring. She is attending college in the Midwest. Kaitlyn is an Athletic Training major at Indiana State University. I must say that I miss her a ridiculous amount. My mom, 2 of my aunts and myself made the 16 hour drive to go out and visit her this month. It was an amazing time and I am so glad that I got to spend a long weekend with her.<br />
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This is from when we dropped her off at college. *sigh* So hard to believe that she is a freshman in college.<br />
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Hannah is now a junior in high school and is starting to look at colleges. She wants to be a nurse. I am secretly hoping that she stays in New England. I don't know if I can handle the two of them both far away. <br />
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Hannah has started driving. She is currently on her learners permit. She is eligible to get her license in November. Stay off the roads...<br />
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We are anxiously awaiting to see if she was accepted into National Honor Society. Hannah was invited to apply and she did. My fingers and toes are crossed for her!<br />
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Brendan is currently in 5th grade and doing very well. He spent seven weeks at camp this summer. I This was an awesome experience for him. He swam. He ran around. He discovered he loved archery. He had tremendous growth. It.was.amazing!<br />
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Brendan also was able to finally attend his first Red Sox game. We went as a family to Fenway in August. We got to see the Sox take on the New York Yankees. A fun-filled night was had by all.<br />
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We also managed quite a few home projects and renovations over the last year. Here is a sneak peek at some of them...<br />
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I am a neat and tidy girl at heart. My motto is everything has a place and everything in its place. I love labels. I love organization. It makes my heart happy. That being said...<br />
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Sometimes it's the simplest things things in life that make the biggest impact. I would have never dreamed that some simple crates for holding the girls shoes would be such a game changer in the tidiness of their space. <br />
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It's easy. All they have to do is toss the shoes in.<br />
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These crates were so easy to put together. I bought pre-made crates at Joanne's. With my coupon I spent less than 15 dollars per crate. I loved that they were already white washed. One less step for me!<br />
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I also picked up some wooden initials while I was there.<br />
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I gave them a quick coat of coral paint. I used the leftovers from the <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/08/stenciling-focus-wall-in-girls-bedroom.html#more">herringbone wall</a> I stenciled in their room. Then I just glued them onto the crate with a little liquid nails.<br />
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I added some simple castors to the bottom of the crates. This way they are easy to move and won't scratch the hardwood floors.<br />
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I placed them at the end of the girls beds for ease. <br />
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I love them. No more piles of flip flops and Ugg Boots all over the place. And it cost less than 30 dollars for 2 crates. As far as I am concerned that is money well spent. <br />
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I couldn't be happier with the results. And it makes things a little easier for them to be neat and tidy. <br />
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Baby steps...I will win the clutter war in this house.<br />
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We all know I like to try to do things on the thrifty side... So when it came time to start planning the girls room redo I decided to try and reuse as many materials that I could. I started by looking around the extra wood pile in the garage.<br />
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Then I thought what if I glued some clips on this and it became a picture frame of sorts. So I ran with the idea. I gave it a couple of coats of paint with an accent paint from the <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/08/stenciling-focus-wall-in-girls-bedroom.html">herringbone wall</a><br />
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It's hard to tell in this picture but it is a pretty pale aqua blue. Then I got out my handy dandy liquid nails and glued these clips onto the board.<br />
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Done! I hung them up in the girls room and they look great!<br />
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And the best part...they are easy to change out. If the girls want to change their pictures all they have to do is unclip and reclip.<br />
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Super easy. Super simple. And I think they are super cute!<br />
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I've been living and crafting in my new <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-craft-space-is-done.html">craft space</a> for a couple of weeks now and I have to admit that I am still loving it! It is amazing to finally have all of my crafting supplies in one space. I spent a few hours gathering all of my goodies from around the house. After I got them all together I was surprised to see just how many supplies I had. I needed to organize them.<br />
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After grouping them all together I placed them in clear plastic shoe boxes that I picked up at Walmart. All that was left to do was to label them. I am a complete sucker for chalkboard labels. I adore everything about them. They can be reused over and over again. And I think they are just kinda cute. <br />
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I started pricing out chalkboard labels. I found these on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CGAHU8M/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p201_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1SQZACXM086BK2BY7BM7&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop">amazon</a>.<br />
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Aren't they amazing! But the price wasn't. These are $14.95 for 18 labels. Not such a good deal. So I started thinking...how hard would it be to make chalkboard labels? I already owned chalkboard paint. So I gave it a try.<br />
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I bought print to the edge<a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Avery-Unique-Shapes-and-Textured-Labels-Oval-Glossy-1-1-2-x-2-1-2-White-180pc/19802257"> Avery</a> labels from Walmart. They cost $12.78 for 180 labels. Score!<br />
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I painted the labels with my chalkboard paint.<br />
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After they were dry they looked like this... I used my chalk pen to write out the labels.<br />
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Pretty Nifty! <br />
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They worked out great! I used them to label all of my plastic containers in my <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-new-take-on-old-bookcase.html">bookshelf</a>.<br />
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<br />The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-5426708331597822002015-08-03T05:00:00.000-04:002015-08-03T05:00:04.264-04:00Stenciling a focus wall in the girls bedroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I started considering redoing the girls bedroom I sat them down and had them make wish lists for their new space. And the lists they came up were not that crazy. New bedding, new rug, better lighting, floating shelves, beachy feel. Totally doable. Until I read...herringbone painted wall. Womp Womp.</div>
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How on earth was I going to accurately tape off and paint a herringbone wall. I think I broke out into stress hives. No lie. So, I sat down at my trusty computer and started googling the heck out of herringbone wall. And I came across this. The <a href="http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/products/herringbone-shuffle-wall-stencil">herringbone shuffle stencil </a>from Royal Design studio. <br />
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I ordered it online and it was delivered within a week. Best decision ever! It was super simple to use and it added such a punch of color to the room.<br />
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The hubs helped me out by painting the walls in the bedroom for me. Three out of four walls were painted a beautiful turquoise blue and the fourth wall was painted white. The colors we picked for the stenciled wall were 3 shades of turquoise (the wall color, and a shade lighter and darker from that color) a beautiful coral and a deep navy blue.<br />
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I sprayed the back of the stencil with spray adhesive and stuck it to the wall. Then I added the paint to the stencil using foam brushes.<br />
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Then I repeated. And repeated, And repeated again. I won't lie. This was a struggle for me. It took in total about 5 hours to stencil the one wall. I did it over 3 days. I could only stencil for about 2 hours at a time before I had to take a break. The process was super easy but time consuming. <br />
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The stencil came with a small header stencil so that you can bring the stencil up close to the ceiling. It helped to make it look much more polished.<br />
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All the time and effort was worth it. It looks amazing!<br />
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Such a pop of color. Here you can get a feel of how it will look when completed. Turquoise walls, herringbone wall and crisp white bedding.<br />
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It's time to update my girls room. This one is kinda tough for me. It means that I have to admit that my baby girls are growing up. I like to think that they are still in footie pajamas but the reality is they are a senior and sophomore in high school. </div>
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When we bought the house 5 years ago the first room we re-did was the girls room. It was really important to me that their space was ready for them when we moved in. It was lime green and aqua and they loved it! However, now that they are 17 and 15 the lime green is not so cool anymore. So I sat down with them, picked their brains and put together a plan.<br />
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1. The new color scheme is going to be a soft aqua with touches of coral and navy.<br />
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2. Teenage girls need storage. Lots and lots of storage. I plan to build them under bed storage that has casters so it is mobile. It will be similar to this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pine-Platform-Bed-Storage-Drawers/dp/B004IZRBK0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1436924188&sr=8-2&keywords=underbed+pine+storage">one</a>.<br />
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3. They love this idea of a <a href="http://freshnestblog.com/how-to-make-a-picture-clothesline/">picture clothesline.</a> I think I can tweak it so it looks a bit neater. That way my eyes won't twitch when I walk into their room.<br />
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4. I love the idea of the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50216540/">hektar</a> lamp for task lighting in their room. I plan to mount these to the wall above their beds.<br />
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5. Not quite sure what I am going to do for a rug but this one caught my eye. <br />
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6. I have a diy photo/art frame planned out of cabinet doors and clamps. It's going to be amazing.<br />
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7. We already have these comforters from Target. Not sure if they will work still I might have to switch them to clean, crisp white quilts. I won't know for sure until the room is coming together.<br />
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8. I ordered this amazing <a href="http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/blogs/stencil-ideas/8524723-do-the-herringbone-shuffle">stencil </a>from Royal Stencils. It is called the herringbone shuffle. I am excited to see how this comes out. The current plan is a white wall with the stencil in shades of aqua, coral and navy. <br />
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That's it. I am I'm ready to get my hands dirty and start this new project. Even though it means I have to say goodbye to the little girls room and say hello to a teenage girls room. The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-19693994453984360812015-07-12T22:34:00.000-04:002015-07-15T20:42:21.384-04:00Mom's Craft Space: The Reveal <br />
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I have been dreaming of my own little corner of the house for years...5 years to be exact. Since we moved in to my little cottage. I dreamed, and I wished and I plotted...yes I said plotted. Finally the hubs caved and gave me his little corner of the basement. And I dove right in to making it mine!<br />
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Total disaster. It was just a dumping ground for everything and anything in both the basement and the garage. I had my work cut out for me. I started to dream a little dream and came up with a plan. I detailed my plans in this <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/craft-room-dreaming.html">post</a>.<br />
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With a lot of sweat, paint and hard work I created a bright and colorful corner of creativity. It makes my heart happy when I walk into my space. I diy'd the majority of the storage in this space. Here is a recap of the projects:<br />
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I made a <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/06/pegboard-for-craft-area.html">pegboard </a>to hold all my most used items.<br />
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I diy'd a colorful <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/memo-board-for-craft-area.html">french memo board</a> to hold my favorite sayings and creative inspirations.<br />
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I updated an <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-new-take-on-old-bookcase.html">old bookcase</a> into something fresh and new.<br />
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I brought my <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2014/05/trash-to-treasure-table.html">trash to treasure table</a> out and made it a work space. In fact the whole color scheme of this craft zone is based off this table.<br />
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I created a <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-diy-rustic-tool-box.html">rustic "tool" box</a> to hold my mason jars filled with necessities.<br />
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But enough about what I did...take a look at the final results!<br />
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*Sigh* Isn't it dreamy? I love my little slice of creative space! And the colors make me happy. Hopefully this space will inspire more creativity from my little corner of the world.<br />
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I love organized spaces. They make my heart go pitter patter. If you ever peruse through my Pinterest boards I am pretty sure that I have at least 5 boards dedicated to just organizing. And labels. As I have been putting the finishing touches on my "mom's craft zone," I have found myself in need of some organizing items. </div>
<a name='more'></a>I am a huge fan of boxes, bins and jars to contain all of my bits and pieces. As I was putting some of the art supplies together I realized that they needed a container to corral them on my work table. I looked around and realized that I didn't have anything that was quite right so I decided to make one.<br />
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It was a super simple process. I have a ton of extra wood in a pile in my garage. (One day I swear I'm going to organize the black hole that is my garage bu that story is for another day.) Anyways back to my wood pile. It contains scrap and extra wood from all the projects we have done over the past 5 years. I grabbed 4 pieces of stained pallet wood that was left from making my pallet wall in the basement. I cut 3 pieces to the same length. The 4th piece I cut the same width as the other pieces. These will become the sides of my box.</div>
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I painted the wood a creamy white over the grey stain that was already on the wood. This way when I sand it later it will get the nice weathered look I am after.</div>
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I attached the sides to the bottom using my air nailer. It made a simple box.</div>
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Using a pencil I hand lettered the side of the box. </div>
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I then painted in the letters with this amazing color that I found a couple of years ago. It was a mis-tint that I picked up at Ace Hardware for $3. It is kind of a muddy grey-green-brown. </div>
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I sanded the box down to give it a weathered and distressed look. I wanted it to look like it had sat in a barn for a couple of years. </div>
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I placed it on my work table and filled it with my mason jars of "tools." I adore it. It gives just the right look to my space. And it allows me to have all of my things on the table.</div>
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No too shabby for some leftover wood and mis-tinted paint!<br />
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This bookcase was sitting outside one of my favorite "antique" stores. I drove past it twice a day for a good month on my way to and from work. I would find myself looking to see if it was still there. </div>
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And then I would play the what would I do with that game. You know the game...If I bought it what would I do to it? Where would it go? Can I REALLY use it? And then inevitably..how much does it cost? Is it worth it? </div>
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I finally stopped one day and took a look. Imagine my glee when I saw it was solid wood and 40 bucks. I had to have it. It came home with me that day. I didn't have a set place in mind for it but it was way to good of a deal to pass up.<br />
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Fast forward a couple of months. The hubs finally gave in to letting me convert his unused space in the basement into my<a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/craft-room-dreaming.html" target="_blank"> amazing dream craft space</a>. Lightbulb! The bookcase can become my new craft storage area. I dug it out of the bowels of my garage and got to work.<br />
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First I washed it all down and then gave it a good sanding. I pulled out my fabulous aqua paint and my trusty old dove white paint. I gave it two coats of paint of each. Fabulous aqua inside the box and trusty dove white on the rest. It looked like this when I was done...<br />
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(I love, love, love the raised panel detail on the back of the bookcase! Squeee!)</div>
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Then I added four casters to the bottom of the bookcase for ease of movement. It is heavy without everything in it. Plus it is tucked in the "utility closet" of the basement. We sometimes need to be able to access the electrical panel and the water main. </div>
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Here it is all tucked into it's space.</div>
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And here it is all dressed up ready to go.</div>
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I love my new bookcase. Hard to believe it started out so rough. It's unbelievable what a little elbow grease and paint can do. I love taking something that everyone says is "trash" and making it my treasure.</div>
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A while ago I showed you my Pottery Barn inspired desk makeover. You can find the post<a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-high-low-desk.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. I decided that we needed a little more storage in our computer area. I started thinking about what I could use and decided I wanted a filing cabinet. But I was hesitant. I feel that filing cabinets are ugly and clunky. Then I remembered the Whitney Desk and filing cabinet from Pottery Barn. <br />
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Sigh...they are so dreamy. And so out of my price range. The Pottery Barn version of the filing cabinet is $549.00 <br />
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So on to Plan B. I picked up an old battered metal filing cabinet from a thrift store for 5 dollars. It was rough. It needed work. I felt that I was up to the challenge.<br />
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I had some old mdf shelves that we did not put back up in the laundry room. I had the hubs rip them down into 2 inch planks. I painted the planks before I applied them for ease.<br />
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Then I glued the planks on 3 sides of the cabinet using liquid nails. Those suckers aren't going to ever fall off!</div>
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I added trim pieces to the sides of the cabinet to give it a finished edge. It's called Outside corner. I got it at the Depot.</div>
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I decided to use balsa wood on the cabinet drawers. I felt that the mdf would be too heavy and impede the ability to open and close them. I picked the balsa up at Michaels for $15.00 It was so easy to work with. I was able to cut it with scissors. I used the same process. I just glued them on and painted them.</div>
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I spray painted the hardware with my trusty Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint. It made them look brand new! I love the power of spray paint.</div>
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The Pottery Barn version has a solid wood top. I raided my pile of extra wood in the garage. (Does everyone have a spare wood pile in their garage or is it just me? I hate throwing wood away. I swear I will find a use for all my extra) I cut the wood down to the correct size and then stained the planks. I used stain wipes that my husband got last year at one of his many conferences. (He is a store manager for ACE Hardware)</div>
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They worked great. And were so easy to clean up.</div>
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I glued the planks down to the top of the cabinet.</div>
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Awesome right? Here it is in its new home next to my high-low desk...</div>
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I love it! It completes the space perfectly. </div>
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Hard to believe the before and after:</div>
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This cabinet was a lot of work. But...it came out amazing. A little paint. A little imagination. And a whole lot of elbow grease. And I saved $529 dollars. Not too shabby.</div>
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So me being me I made a list. And then I made a second list of all the craft items that I currently own and categorized them. (I know...I am that person. I have become ok with my brand of crazy.) What I discovered was that I tend to refinish furniture, make paper crafts, and I do a lot of painting. <br />
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I decided that in order to make my tiny craft area function best for me I would need a pegboard. That way I could have my most used supplies visible, easy to get to and grouped together. I looked around Pinterest and found some amazing examples of crafty pegboards. These two are my favorite...</div>
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I mean I would love to have the kind of space needed to create amazing pegboards like those. But...back to my reality. I have a teeny tiny space under the basement stairs. I showed the before pictures in this post about my <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/craft-room-dreaming.html" target="_blank">dream craft room.</a></div>
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I got to work on creating my pegboard. I bought a 2x4 sheet of pegboard from Home Depot. It was less than 20 dollars. Then I gave it 3 coats of aqua paint. This is the same paint I used on my <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2014/05/trash-to-treasure-table.html" target="_blank">trash to treasure table.</a> I grabbed some leftover trim from our spare wood pile, gave it a coat of white paint and glued it around the pegboard. I used liquid nails. </div>
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The next step was hanging it up. Bert put up some spacers on the wall. That way the pegboard is removed from the wall a little bit and you can get the pegs in.</div>
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Once he had the spacers up and level he screwed right through the pegboard into the boards and hung it to the wall.</div>
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It's done! B-Man's bedroom is finally done! It took just over 10 months to finish this project. My son has issues with change. He is a kiddo who runs on consistency and schedules. He needs those to function appropriately. So I needed to complete his room refresh slowly and carefully.<br />
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I must say. His room rocks! It worked out just the way he wanted it. He wanted a Marvel Super Hero room. I think I managed to update the old preschool superheros he had before to a new and improved "super hero"bedroom. And it leaves our options open to be able to transition to something else when he is ready.<br />
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There were quite a few projects that I diy'd in here to help keep the cost down. I updated a garage sale<a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/turning-garage-sale-desk-from-zero-to.html" target="_blank"> desk.</a> I redid his old <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/easy-peasy-lamp-redo.html" target="_blank">nursery lamp</a>. And my handy hubby created some amazing <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/upcycling-pallets-into-amazing-pallet.html" target="_blank">pallet bookcases.</a><br />
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Prepare yourself: Here come the pictures...<br />
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I must say I'm grinning from ear to ear. He loves his new room. And so do I.<br />
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<a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2015/03/inspire-me-monday-52.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Sand and Sisal: Inspire me Monday</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/tutorials/tutorials-tips-link-party-201.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Home Stories A to Z:Tutorials and Tip Links Party</span></a><br />
<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/04/show-and-share-no257.html#more" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Coastal Charm:Show and Share</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2015/03/one-project-at-a-time-2.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">A Bowl Full of Lemons: One Project at a Time</span></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://thehappyhousie.com/work-it-wednesday-with-features-4/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">The Happy Housie: Work it Wednesda</span></a>y</span><br />
<a href="http://www.blesserhouse.com/2015/03/your-turn-to-shine-24.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Your Turn to Shine Link Party</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/2015/03/26/thrifty-thursday-week-102/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Living Well Spending Less: Thrifty Thursday</span></a><br />
<a href="http://blueistyle.blogspot.com/2015/03/TheCreativeCircleWeek8.html#more" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Blue I Style: The Creative Circle</span></a><br />
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I am amazed at the power of paint. It's cheap. It's easy to do. And it makes such a huge difference in a room. I am slowly picking away at B-man's bedroom. Slowly being the important word. <br />
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I decided to paint his room. It was bright sunny yellow that he picked out when we moved in. He was four. The before picture does not give an accurate picture of how bright this yellow was. I'm talking put your sunglasses on or your eyes are going to hurt yellow.<br />
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I decided on a nice soft grey. It is Clark and Kensington's Oyster Pearl. What I liked about this color is that it is versatile. It can grow with him.<br />
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It created a nice blank canvas. I added stripes to one wall to give the room some personality. First I taped off the different stripes.<br />
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Then I painted the stripes. I used the same paint that I have been using throughout his room. The red is <span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: 'Josefin Slab'; line-height: 30.7999992370605px;">Clark and Kensington paint in the color Spicy Paprika.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: 'Josefin Slab'; line-height: 30.7999992370605px;"> The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Slab';"><span style="line-height: 30.7999992370605px;">blue paint is Sapphire by Clark and Kensington. The white is just what you get off the shelf.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/04/show-and-share-no257.html#more" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Slab'; line-height: 30.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Coastal Charm:Show and Share</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2015/03/one-project-at-a-time-2.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Slab'; line-height: 30.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">A Bowl Full of Lemons: One Project at a Time</span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Slab';">The Happy Housie: Work it Wednesday</span><br />
<a href="http://www.blesserhouse.com/2015/03/your-turn-to-shine-24.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Slab'; line-height: 30.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Your Turn to Shine Link Party</span></a><br />
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I'm short. I'm talking 5 foot nothing kind of short. When I was younger I never really thought much about how tall I am. I was taller than my mom and that really is all that I cared about.<br />
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Now that I am older I realize that being 5 foot 1 inch can sometimes make things difficult. It's hard to reach things. I'm always grabbing someone to get things for me or trying to find things to climb onto. I decided that I needed to find myself a nice sturdy stool.<br />
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So you can't even guess how excited I was when I came across this amazingly sturdy stool at my favorite "antique" shop. For $8.00. I scooped it up as fast as I could.<br />
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I know it was pretty 1980's chic...but I could totally see the potential in this little gem. A few coats of paint and it would be amazing.<br />
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I gave it a couple coats of my favorite antique white paint. It was already looking 100% better. But it still needed a little something.<br />
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I decided to tape off a simple grain sack stripe. And then I painted it a beautiful aqua color. It was exactly what it needed.<br />
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Isn't it purty! I love it. And it gets used every day. It is a serious bona fide life saver. If I need an item from the top of my cabinets, I grab the stool. If I need to open my kitchen windows, I grab my stool. Top shelf in the cabinet...you guessed it. I grab my stool! It is probably the most hardworking item in my home. And...now I don't mind being 5 foot nothing...<br />
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I think my love of home decorating began when I was in college. I would walk through the neighborhoods surrounding my campus and look at all the houses. I would dream a little dream about what houses I loved and what I would do differently to each one. Then I would wander around the different department stores and plan all the rooms in my future dream house.<br />
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Fast forward 17 years, 3 apartments, 2 houses, and 2 different states and I can honestly say...my house is not even close to what I dreamed of back then. It's funny how your tastes change and your dreams shift as you get older. Not to mention navigating the curve balls life throws at you, sometimes changes your views on wants vs. needs.<br />
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Here is a perfect example of my dream house at age 22.<br />
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Isn't it dreamy! Here is the reality of what my forever home looks like:<br />
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So totally different from the dream house. The only item that is similar is the huge front porch. <br />
Which brings me to my latest project... a new welcome sign for our front porch.<br />
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It was super simple and super easy to make. I started with a sign that I had made for the dining room. It just never seemed right. So I painted it black and drilled some holes in it.<br />
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Then I made a template of the letters on the computer. I cut them out and made a stencil with the paper. (I can't wait until I manage to get a cricut and save some time on stuff like this.)<br />
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I placed the "stencil" on a piece of burlap that I picked up at the Target dollar spot. (I LOVE the target dollar spot...)<br />
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I then traced the letters with a sharpie marker and filled them in.<br />
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A little spray glue and a burlap ribbon and it was all set to hang up!<br />
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I love how it looks hanging next to the front door. <br />
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We all know that I love a good bargain. I can't resist haunting the local thrift stores and "antique" shops. I always use a coupon when I'm shopping. And I always head to the clearance aisle at the store first. My mom is the same way. I think it is a gene that I was born with. So when I ran across this little gem of a chair one afternoon I couldn't resist it.<br />
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I loved the lines of the feet on this chair. And it was the perfect size for my desk. It just needed some love. And a little elbow grease. After I <strike>snuck</strike> brought it into the house I removed the first layer of fabric from the seat. The upholstery nails were made out of wood. (How cool is that?) Under the fabric was a layer of leather. <br />
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I removed the leather and found horse hair and some kind of felt like material. I'm not going to lie...it was kinda gross. Filthy even. <br />
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I removed the "padding" and was left with a nice clean linen seat. I vacuumed it off real good. Then I sanded the wood to prepare it for paint.<br />
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A couple of coats of cottage white and you could begin to see the potential of the chair.<br />
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I just adore the dainty feet on the chair.<br />
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I traced around the fabric to make a template for the new seat cushion. Then I did the same with the new seat fabric.<br />
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The new fabric was held onto the chair using upholstery nails. This was my first foray into using these nails. It was a simple process but the shape of the seat made it somewhat difficult for me.<br />
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It's not perfect but I love it! It looks 100% better than when I bought it.<br />
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And it finishes off the desk area perfectly! <br />
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(please ignore the hot mess of a corner on the right...I have something up my sleeve for that area. I will show you soon.)<br />
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And because I love a good before and after...here you go!<br />
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This one makes me smile. Not too shabby for $5 bucks!</div>
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I adore color. Bright bold color. Everywhere you look in my house you see reds, blues, yellows. I know that the current trend in decorating is nice easy neutrals. I can't do it. I have tried. I always end up adding in red somewhere. ALWAYS!<br />
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That being said I am currently working on my new crafting space in the basement. I started with cool grey walls, white cabinets and grey counter-tops. I thought that I would add some light blue and dark charcoal grays to go in a more neutral direction. Boy was I wrong. As soon as I stated wandering around Joanne Fabrics my eye kept being drawn to all the bold colorful prints. Why fight it? I am who I am...<br />
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I decided to create a memo board for the wall to help contain some of my ideas. I bought a long skinny canvas to use as my base. A yard of fabric, some batting matching ribbon and some buttons.<br />
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I wrapped the canvas with the batting and stapled it to the wooden frame using my staple gun. I then trimmed the excess off.<br />
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I then did the exact same process with my fabric.<br />
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Then I laid out my ribbons on the front of the board. I weaved them in and out with one another and then stapled the ribbons to the back of the frame.<br />
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At this point you are 90% done. But the hardest part is yet to come. Now you have to sew your buttons on where the ribbons meet. (Easier said than done) I am not a sewer.<br />
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After all the buttons are sewn on you are left with an amazing memo board. Not to shabby for just a little bit of your time. <br />
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I love the bright pop of color that it is going to add to my craft area. <br />
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<br />The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-77831640297196916782015-04-27T20:34:00.000-04:002015-07-09T10:44:06.203-04:00Craft Room dreaming...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unfortunately there is no room available for my dream space here in my happy little home. So I currently work at the dining room table or in the middle of the kitchen.<br />
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Enter my hubs... He has a "bar" area in the basement that he is willing to give up for me to create my own space. I have affectionately called it my "mom-cave" It's not really a cave. It's more like a 5 foot section of counter top tucked under the basement stairs. But I'm not complaining. It is a heck of a lot more than I had before. However...it is in sad shape. I'm talking depressing. Have a look at the before:<br />
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Womp Womp.... I told you it was sad and depressing. But, never fear. I have a plan. This space is going to go from ugly, cramped and cluttered to bright, beautiful and inspiring. I have big ideas! I'm dreaming of memo boards, peg boards, chalkboard labels and lots and lots of storage. Stay tuned to see what I have up my sleeves!<br />
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Revamping B-man's room has so far been a labor of love. Stress on the word labor. This kiddo does not like change! I'm talking if nothing ever changes in is room he will do a happy dance. In fact his answer to purging /changing his room is we should buy a new house that has a bigger room for him. I.am.so.serious. So anytime we redo/revamp <u>anything</u> for him it takes a little bit longer.</div>
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That being said, I recently redid his old nursery lamp into an updated Marvel comic lamp.</div>
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I know. It's adorable. And it was so super easy. I don't know why I didn't do this a long time ago.<br />
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I started with the old lamp. Everyone I know had this lamp or a version of it in their kiddos nursery.<br />
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It's very simple. I painted the base with more of the paprika paint from Clark and Kensington. It took 2 coats for good coverage. This color is going to be an accent color in his new super hero room.</div>
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I found the cutest fabric at <a href="http://www.joann.com/search?q=marvel%20comics" target="_blank">Joann Fabric</a>s. We are giving his room an updated Marvel Comic look. He gets to keep his superheros it is just more age appropriate. Here is the fabric.<br />
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Too Cute!! I LOVE it!<br />
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I then laid the fabric out and gave it a good iron. Then I traced the lampshade on the fabric using a sharpie. I just rolled it and followed it with the marker. I made the tracing about an inch too wide so that I could fold it under the edge of the shade. Then I cut it out.<br />
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I used a spray adhesive on the wrong side of the fabric and carefully applied the fabric to the shade.<br />
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I put the redone shade on the lamp and it is done. Easy-Peasy Lemon Squeezy!</div>
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Super cute! And super easy! And it didn't cost me that much either. The fabric was $10 bucks a yard and I think I used a 1/2 yard. So $5 dollars worth of fabric. The binding was $1.99 a yard and I used 2 yards. The spray adhesive was maybe $7.00 for the can. And I have a ton of that left. And the lamp and paint were already owned by me (free) So for under $20 dollars I have a completely new look and a really happy little man. </div>
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He LOVES the "new" lamp! And that makes me happy. </div>
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The laundry room is done! And I adore it. It makes me smile whenever I walk into it. And lord knows that I am in that room everyday... <br />
<a name='more'></a>We started a few weeks ago with a <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-new-twist-on-laundry-room.html" target="_blank">plan</a> for a refresh. Then I showed you our amazing<a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-most-amazing-laundry-pedestals.html" target="_blank"> DIY pedestals</a> that the hubs made, some <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/endless-love-and-laundry-diy-sign-for.html" target="_blank">DIY simple art</a> and putting up the <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/board-and-batten-in-laundry-room.html" target="_blank">board and batten.</a><br />
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*Sigh* It makes my heart pitter-pat. It is so much brighter and fresher. I love it!<br />
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<a href="http://www.findingsilverpennies.com/2015/04/silver-pennies-sundays-link-party-and-features-115.html" target="_blank">finding silver pennies</a><br />
<a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2015/03/inspire-me-monday-52.html" target="_blank">Sand and Sisal: Inspire me Monday</a><br />
<a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/tutorials/tutorials-tips-link-party-201.html" target="_blank">Home Stories A to Z:Tutorials and Tip Links Party</a><br />
<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/04/show-and-share-no257.html#more" target="_blank">Coastal Charm:Show and Share</a><br />
<a href="http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2015/03/one-project-at-a-time-2.html" target="_blank">A Bowl Full of Lemons: One Project at a Time</a><br />
<a href="http://upcycledtreasures.com/2015/03/the-makers-link-party-58/" target="_blank">The Makers Link Party</a><br />
<a href="http://thehappyhousie.com/work-it-wednesday-with-features-4/" target="_blank">The Happy Housie: Work it Wednesda</a>y<br />
<a href="http://www.blesserhouse.com/2015/03/your-turn-to-shine-24.html" target="_blank">Your Turn to Shine Link Party</a><br />
<a href="http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/2015/03/26/thrifty-thursday-week-102/" target="_blank">Living Well Spending Less: Thrifty Thursday</a><br />
<a href="http://blueistyle.blogspot.com/2015/03/TheCreativeCircleWeek8.html#more" target="_blank">Blue I Style: The Creative Circle</a><br />
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The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-66035957450316722602015-04-08T20:00:00.002-04:002015-07-09T10:44:55.198-04:00Board and Batten in the Laundry Room.A few weeks ago I shared my plans to "refresh" our laundry room. You can see my ideas <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-new-twist-on-laundry-room.html" target="_blank">here</a>. We have been steadily working on it. So far we have added <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-most-amazing-laundry-pedestals.html" target="_blank">DIY laundry pedestals</a>, and I made some new <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/04/endless-love-and-laundry-diy-sign-for.html" target="_blank">artwork</a> for the walls. I must say though that when we added the board and batten to the walls the room really started to change.<br />
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The room became so light and bright! I adore it. Who knew such a small change would make such an enormous difference.<br />
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I know that out in the land of pinterest and blogland there are hundreds of posts on how to install board and batten. So I will make this tutorial short and sweet. I started by measuring how high I wanted the board and batten to go and drew a level line around the room at that height. I then painted the walls Navajo White below that line. You don't have to be perfect with this. You will be trimming out the top and it hides your wavy lines.<br />
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Then you add your trim pieces. I like to use strapping. It is super cheap and I just like the way that the imperfections look. I use a piece horizontally at both the top and bottom and then I fill in with the vertical pieces. <br />
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Then you spend a crazy amount of time filling nail holes, sanding, caulking and painting. I think I did three coats on this board and batten before I was happy with the coverage, Then I had the hubs repaint the walls. We had painted the laundry room with a mistint from Walmart years ago. I liked the color but I was ready to change it to something new. I picked Boston Brick by Behr. We had it color matched in Ben Moore. You can really see the difference in the two colors in this picture.<br />
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I love the new color. I feel it blends much better with the flow of the rest of the house.<br />
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The board and batten and the new wall color looks amazing. What a difference!<br />
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This room is almost done. Just a few more decorative touches and I should be showing you the final room soon!<br />
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We have plenty of old pallets laying around in the garage. They are leftover from when I made the pallet wall in our basement. As I was looking at them I realized that if you cut them just right they make a pocket. All you need to do is add a piece of board to the bottom to create a shelf inside. <br />
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I had the hubs cut down a pallet into two of these pockets and add the bottom. Cost: Free!! My favorite word. This is what they looked like...<br />
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A little rough, but lots and lots of potential. I grabbed my 80 grit sandpaper and went to town on it. I sanded. Then sanded some more. And then a little bit more. I wanted to get it as smooth as possible so there was no possibility of splinters.<br />
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Then I added 3 coats of paint. That pallet wood sucked up the paint like crazy... I used Clark and Kensington paint in the color Spicy Paprika. Cost: Free again. It was left over from another project. Score again for me!<br />
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After the paint was dry I added hanging hardware to the back.<br />
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And they were ready for hanging!<br />
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We hung them up in his room at the end of his bed.<br />
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AH-MAZING! All of his books fit into these bookcases. They are easily accessible for him. And they take up absolutely no floor space in his teeny tiny room.<br />
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And the best part: They cost me NOTHING to make! As in FREE! <br />
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B loves his new bookcases. They give an amazing pop of color in his room and allow the room to function much better.<br />
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I think these might be my favorite DIY project to date.<br />
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I spend a lot of time in the laundry room. A LOT of time. There are five of us in this crazy home...2 teenagers and a 10 year old little boy. Those three create 2x more laundry than my husband or I. So needless to say the laundry is always going. A couple of months ago I decided that the laundry room needed a little sprucing up. I showed you my ideas <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-new-twist-on-laundry-room.html" target="_blank">here</a> in this post. And then my amazing hubby made me these <a href="http://theroanehome.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-most-amazing-laundry-pedestals.html" target="_blank">laundry pedestals.</a> Seriously...these were a game changer when it came to laundry in my home.<br />
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Because I spend so much time in my laundry room I decided that I wanted some art on the walls for me to gaze at I spend hours folding socks. I adore this saying from <a href="http://apopofpretty.com/giant-laundry-room-sign-tutorial-endless-love-laundry-free-printable/" target="_blank">A Pop of Pretty.</a><br />
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That saying fits house to a "T". But I decided to tweak it a little to fit my taste. Everybody knows that I have a slight obsession with chalkboards. So why not paint the canvas with chalkboard paint?<br />
Here is my final version:<br />
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It was super easy to make. (Unfortunately I didn't take pictures while I made my sign, but my sister-in-law wanted a sign for her laundry so I took pictures then.)<br />
First you print the words out using your computer. Then figure out where you want them on your canvas.<br />
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Then I rubbed pencil on the back of the cut out words.<br />
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Trace around the words, pressing firmly with your pencil. This should leave a pencil tracing on the canvas.<br />
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Then you fill in the traced words with paint, or marker or whatever it is you are planning on using. I used paint.<br />
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I then outlined the letters and filled in the heart. Here is the final product:<br />
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She was very happy with her sign. As am I with my sign.<br />
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Here is a picture of mine hanging in it's spot in my laundry room. (I guess you get a sneak peak of my new board and batten too!)<br />
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I LOVE it! It explains my life perfectly.<br />
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I have been slowly updating B man's bedroom. He is not a child who is open to change. In fact anything that even resembles a change of the normal routine can cause epic meltdowns. We are talking volcano eruptions. So that being said we need to slowly update his room. When we moved here he had just turned 5 and was in preschool. He is now a whopping 10 years old. It's hard to believe that 5 years have passed. Time flies when you're having fun.<br />
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Because he is now 10 and in 3rd grade he decided that he wanted a desk of his own in his bedroom. This allows him to go in there and do his homework in the quiet. Me and the hubs were completely on board with the idea. However, we all know that I am a thrifty girl. I looked around at desks to buy and I couldn't fathom paying over a 100 bucks for a child's desk. So I did what I do best....I started searching antique shops, yard sales and even the side of the road.<br />
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I finally came across this jewel of a desk at a garage sale.<br />
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It was the perfect size and the perfect price. $10 bucks! Now that's what I am talking about! All it needed was a little love and it was perfect for B-man's room.<br />
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I removed all the hardware and gave it a good cleaning and then sanded it. Just enough to scuff it up a bit.<br />
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Then it got 2 good coats of Sapphire by Clark and Kensington. I love this paint. It has a primer built in and I find it has great coverage.<br />
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Then because I wanted the desk to have some pizazz I decided to stripe it. I thought a grain sack stripe would look awesome. So I taped it off and added the stripes.<br />
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The inside of the drawers were in rough shape. I picked up some Avenger wrapping paper and mod podged it into the drawers. This way the drawers are covered and it added a little bit of something fun to the desk.<br />
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Not too shabby for a $10 dollar desk, some leftover paint and a roll of wrapping paper. He loves the desk. And it goes really well with the "updated Super Hero" theme we re trying to go for. Think...Marvel comic books. I'm super stoked about some of the projects that are coming up.<br />
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<br />The Roane Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136571478696935266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13552225213423154.post-33522311879200650182015-03-24T15:30:00.005-04:002015-07-09T10:45:57.929-04:00The most amazing laundry pedestals!You know you've been married forever when your hubby builds you laundry pedestals for your anniversary. And you're thrilled by it! When we bought our house we purchased a new HE washer and dryer. At the time we did not buy the pedestals that go along with them. At the time I couldn't justify the additional $500 bucks for two flimsy looking drawers. Looking back on it I still can't justify spending it. But...crouching over to do laundry is a complete pain in the neck. (Or back, to be perfectly honest) So when the hubs offered to make me some diy laundry pedestals I jumped at the chance!<br />
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I scoured the internet and pinterest for some ideas/plans. We decided to follow the plans that I found on<a href="http://ana-white.com/2011/01/sausha%E2%80%99s-washerdryer-pedestals" target="_blank"> Ana Whites</a> page. They were so amazing and easy to follow. <br />
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The hubs built the pedestals for around $90 dollars. Let's compare the cost of the diy version and the store bought version. $90 dollars vs $500 dollars. Seriously amazing. I must say I would make the same choice again! And look at the storage we gained underneath! Woohoo! <br />
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I've had these set up for about a month now and I must say they are extremely sturdy. I had been concerned about whether or not these pedestals could stand up to the spin cycle on my washer. No concerns...these things are as stable and sturdy as you could ever hope for.<br />
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It's amazing how something so little can make such an impact on a room. Here is a look at the final product.<br />
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I can't even begin to describe how much of a game changer these pedestals have made the chore of laundry. Ah-mazing!<br />
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