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Bed, bedroom, Build It, DIY, Furniture, Kids Room, Ladder, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, stain

A Blue Loft Bed for My Son

Guys and Gals, I am here today to tell you that you can build a loft bed for your child! However, unlike most of the tutorials you find on my site, building this loft bed is not one of them. Instead, loads of gratitude goes to Ana White…

chalk paint, Decor Adventures, graphic letters and numbers, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, Sharpie Stencil, Trash to Treasure, Upcycling

How to Make an Old Sign from a Foot Board

One project I really wanted to make was an old wooden-looking sign. I hoped to stumble upon a salvaged piece or something found. Lucky enough, I happened to find a foot board from a bed right down the street. It was the perfect shape to…

Hanging Ceiling Art | Spheres & Lanterns | Pretty Handy Girl

accessories, art, bedroom, decor, Decorating, light fixture, moulding

Ceiling Mounted Art – How to Hang Spheres & Lanterns

It's Monday, and I have a cure for the Monday doldrums! Let's hang some fun colorful spheres and lanterns to lift your spirits! I came up with a great way to hang lanterns and spheres from the ceiling (regardless of where the studs were.)…

Spigot Faucet Drawer Knobs Tutorial | Pretty Handy Girl

accessories, antiques, Build It, cabinet, Decorating, Door Hardware, Furniture, Home Decor, Tutorial, Upcycling

Spigot Faucet Handle Drawer Pulls

Remember my son's dresser that I gave a pop of color? As promised I'm back today to show you how I made the spigot handle drawer knobs. I purchased my vintage spigot handles from Etsy seller, Anything Goes Here. She has some other vintage…

Easy Added Color to a Dresser | Pretty Handy Girl

bedroom, Before and After, dark wood, Furniture, Home Decor, Kids Room, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, priming, ReNew, storage, Tutorial, Upcycling

An Easy Way to Add Color to a Dresser {Lowe’s Creative Idea}

Adding color to dresser drawers is definitely an easy way to add a pop of color to an otherwise boring piece of furniture. Add some new knobs and your dresser will look like a new piece of furniture! (Tutorial for creating custom knobs coming…

art, arts and craft, PrettyWaterlogueApril, Uncategorized

Best of #PrettyWaterlogueApril Week 4

I have to send everyone who participated in #PrettyWaterlogueApril a big thank you! Thanks for participating because you blew up my Instagram feed with gorgeous images everyday! I truly couldn't wait to check the hashtag feed to see all…

10 Non-Toxic Dust Mite Remedies | Pretty Handy Girl

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10 Places You Probably Forget to Dust #HealthierHome

I'm putting my Filtrete Ambassador cap on today. And, I have a list of the 10 Places You Probably Forget to Dust (but really should!) Are you guilty of skipping any of them? Read on to find out. As an allergy sufferer, I know how important…

accessories, Aged, art, arts and craft, dark wood, decor, July 4th, kids art, mantles, Tutorial

Easy DIY Yardstick Star

Hi there! It's Melissa from The Happier Homemaker again and I'm excited to share a super easy little DIY decor project with you today! A few weeks back I was at Lowe's on a Saturday morning (isn't that where we all are on the weekends?)…

Installling Brick Mural Wallpaper | Pretty Handy Girl

bedroom, decor, Decorating, Giveaway, Home Decor, Kids Room, renovation, Tutorial, wallpaper installation

How to Install a Brick Wallpaper Mural

Today I can't wait to show you how to easily add dimensional interest to a focal wall in your home. Installing a Brick Wall Mural is definitely a DIY project you can tackle if you have a friend or two to help you. When Wallpaper Direct contacted…

art, arts and craft, Giveaway, PrettyWaterlogueApril

Best of #PrettyWaterlogueApril Week 3

Happy Easter! Once again, you amazing Waterlogue artists have amazed me. And again, I was tasked with narrowing down my 100+ favorites this week to 20. Perhaps it is from Spring in the air or Easter, but I was definitely drawn to some seasonal…

Centerpieces, Contributor, decor, Decorating, DIY, Holiday decorating, party, Tutorial, Uncategorized

DIY Lollipop Stand

Happy Spring folks! Jaime here from That's My Letter back to share a fun DIY party decor idea: make your own lollipop stand. I promise it's fast and easy and adds tons of charm and sweetness to any party. This lollipop stand holds…

flooring, Home Tour, kitchen, Kitchen Renovation, Product Review

Our Cork Floors – Update Report

A year has flown by since I laid our Globus Cork glue down tiles in our kitchen. I wanted to check back in and let you know how they are holding up. I must say this is one of my favorite (if not THE favorite) fixture in our kitchen. I…

Tips for Better Waterlogue Images | Pretty Handy Girl

art, arts and craft, PrettyWaterlogueApril

Tips for Better Waterlogue Pictures + Best of #PrettyWaterlogueApril Week 2

Everyone participating in the #PrettyWaterlogueApril challenge are amazing artists! I had chosen 80 favorite Waterlogue images this week, but force myself to narrow it down to just twenty images. This has been torturous! If you don't see…

Destinations

16 Things to Do with Kids While in London

Last year while Pretty Handsome Guy was in London for business, we decided this was a perfect opportunity to turn his business trip into a pleasure trip for myself and the boys. Being in London for a month was wonderful because we had time…

Contributor, decor, Decorating, DIY, Do It Yourself, gifts, Home Decor, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, Plants, Tutorial, Uncategorized

Knock off Garden Table

I often find myself searching online looking at furniture and decor on sites that I consider full of unique items. I recently came across the Anthropologie Partridge Garden Table and fell in love. The creative use of old mismatched legs…

art, arts and craft, Destinations, Pretty Handsome Guy, PrettyWaterlogueApril

Best of #PrettyWaterlogueApril Week 1

I am absolutely blown away by all the Waterlogue artists that are partipating in #PrettyWaterlogueApril on Instagram. There are so many beautiful images. Some would make beautiful greeting cards or garden flags. Others need to be framed…

Faux Weathered Gray Wood Grain Tutorial | Pretty Handy Girl

Aged, craig's list, distressing, Furniture, Glaze, Home Decor, kitchen, Lowe's Creative Idea, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, ReNew, Tutorial

How to Faux Finish Weathered Wood Grain

Do you love the Restoration Hardware tables that have that beautiful gray (driftwood-like) weathered wood? Me too. But, I can't justify spending thousands of dollars on their furniture. Instead, I found a Craig's List pedestal table that…

arts and craft, Decor Adventures, Hot Glue

Jute Wrapped Eggs

Hello! It's Jessica here from Decor Adventures. I'm so happy to be back again with a creative and easy project for you to do this spring season. I'm usually a fall person, but find myself very excited for spring this year. It's nature at…

Upcycled Metal Rolling Cart Plant Stand | Pretty Handy Girl

accessories, Aged, Before and After, copper, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, ReNew, sander, Spray paint metal, Trash to Treasure, Tutorial, Upcycling

Upcycled Plant Cart Saved from “Above the Rim”

This past summer I spied a metal cart in a dumpster. To be frank, I have never truly actually participated in dumpster diving. The thought of actually climbing inside a dumpster has never been on my acceptable things to do list. But, this…

Before and After, Contributor, decor, DIY, Do It Yourself, Goodwill, habitat ReStore, Home Decor, Painting & Antiquing Techniques

How to Stain a Basket

I admit it, I'm a basket addict! Baskets are one of the best ways to organize and accessorize your home but they can be very expensive when purchased new. Thrift stores are a great source of affordable baskets but they are often out-of-fashion…

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10 Non-Toxic Dust Mite Remedies for Your Home

As a Filtrete Brand Ambassador, I'm back to give you more ammunition for fighting allergies! As a lifelong dust mite allergy sufferer, I've spent more than my share of times being congested and even suffered asthma attacks from a robust…