I have a tiny room in my house. It is like a closet with its own closet. Keep in mind that my husband and I live in a house with four bedrooms. What do two people do with four bedrooms? Fill them with children? Well, we don’t have any (at least not yet). So we have our bedroom (1), our “SheekGeek” warehouse (2), our office (3), and this tiny room (4). This tiny room was destined to become my craft room, but it was not an easy journey.
Home Sweet Home
It’s not just home sweet home; it’s home sweet diy. We are excited new homeowners looking to make our house a home, one two many diy projects at a time.
Teach Your Spouse (Or Yourself) to Cook – Lesson 1: Chicken Parmigiana
Originally this post was going to be “Teach Your Hubby to Cook” but I didn’t want to add to a stereotype – I know many husbands that are the primary users of the kitchen in their household. In my case, this isn’t true and not because I am a great cook, it is just that I have more kitchen experience than my husband. After being together for over 10 years, I just now came to the realization that if my husband had some easy go to recipes, he would volunteer to make dinner more often because he wouldn’t have to ask me what to do each step of the way. I think this idea is so perfect it has spawned a new series: “Teach Your Spouse (Or Yourself) to Cook”. Recently my husband ordered Chicken Parmigiana at one of our favorite restaurants (that we were able to frequent much thanks to a Christmas gift card – Thank you Grandma Betty!). While there he proclaimed, “I bet I can make this myself!”. Of course I encouraged my husbands proclamation, and this is what he came up with. Random spousal cooking lesson tip – start with a meal your significant other loves. Of course, you can make this meal too!
$4 Kitchen Makeover
I have big kitchen plans. I want to put in tile flooring, stain the cabinets darker (or paint them if I can get the hubby to jump on board), replace the counter top, put in a tile backsplash, and install a new sink. Sometimes things in life aren’t the right time, and right now it is not the right time to invest that much time and money into my kitchen. To tide myself over, I implemented a mini makeover that cost $4.00, an hour of my time, and required only scissors and shelf liner.
Faux Canvasing Flat Artwork
My mother painted two beautiful flat pieces of artwork for my home. My mom is awesome. And I wanted the artwork to standout in my home. Because it deserves that (and so does mom!). They currently were in two black frames. Too plain and too flat! My solution to make these paintings pop? Lance crackers! No, seriously. Keep reading to see how I used cardboard cracker boxes to create a faux canvas. Well, two actually…
Bringing the Poolside Inside – Our New Office Rug
As we shared earlier, we went ahead and made the plunge on a new rug for our office from overstock. This 8 foot by 11 foot rug set us back $185, but it has already proved resilient against our “vomity” cat. This is likely because this rug is meant to be poolside (outdoor), so it is super durable as an indoor rug.
Here is a before shot of our office.
And here is an office shot from another angle. Yes my husband sits on a pillow. (Maybe I need to surprise him with a new chair!)
You can see how the current green rug is just too small for the space. Now for the big reveal.
Ta da! And here it is again from another angle.
It is rug love! It fits in the space beautifully and the pattern provides a nice modern touch.
Seeing this “after” picture puts me in a cleaning and organizing mood. Got to go! Tell us what you think of the new rug!