We have a lot of other projects going on so I'm trying to keep the decorations simple and easy to handle this Christmas. Having a crazy kitten is also motivation to keep the decor minimal. I knew I just wanted to repurpose the fall centerpieces I put together just a few weeks ago.I picked up two bags of mixed glitter embellishments on Black Friday and just replaced the pearly pumpkins. Took me all of 2 minutes and gave me a new look for my table. Simple enough, right? What are your centerpieces … [Read more...]
pick your plum giveaway winner!
Congrats to SemperHarley! You are the lucky winner of the $25 giveaway from Pick Your Plum!The winning entry was selected at random using the Random Number Generator at Random.org.Please send me an email before Sunday night so we can get you your prize.Thanks for entering everyone!Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
ikea hack bar – a diy bar from ikea cabinets – the final reveal
We have progress folks! I gave a glimpse of what was going on in our bar last week. We used IKEA kitchen cabinets, the hanging wall kind, to create a custom floating bar. Our very own IKEA hack bar. This is where we made it to last weekend. Cabinets built and hanging and that is about it. It was a marked improvement over this but still needed some finishing touches. We went to the nice lumber yard in town and picked up some mahogany plywood. They have a great selection of wood in … [Read more...]
25 days of christmas guest bloggers – type a decorating
Happy weekend! Hope you are all having a great one. If you haven't already, make sure to make a trip over to Type A Decorating to check out the 25 Days of Christmast Guest Bloggers. Tammy has a great line up of guests ready to show off their holiday spirit!I'll be making an appearance on December 17th :)Don't forget to enter the Pick Your Plum $25 Giveaway. You have until Monday night.Now I need to get back to painting and tiling. Busy weekend around here. What are you all up to?Thanks for … [Read more...]
lay of the land – our floor plan
I don't know about you but every time I look at the houses of bloggers if a floor plan is not available I'm always trying to figure out how the rooms are laid out. It must be the genes I get from my architect father, but I always want to know which rooms are connected to which. It really helps gauge the style of the house and flow of the design. My father might kill me for posting this horrendous floor plan but I don't have the energy to sit down and try make a perfect one. This one may be off a … [Read more...]
giveaway: pick your plum $25!
Have I got a treat for you! My first giveaway and it is good one. $25 dollars worth of craft goodies at Pick Your Plum! I announced a few weeks ago that I was now a Pick Your Plum affiliate. Well the super nice folks over there decided to do a giveaway of amazing supplies to one of my lucky readers. Great stuff I tell you. Here is a sample of what you might end up with. Ready? I know you are! So here are the rules and the ways to enter:You must be a fan of Directions Not Included using Google … [Read more...]
holiday gift wrap ideas
If you made out with some good loot from the Black Friday sales you probably have gift wrap on your mind. At least I do. I always grab a bunch of gift wrap on clearance after the holidays so I used up what I had on hand this year. I'm considering stocking on up kraft paper and embellishments for all the additional wrapping that I need to get done. So simple but lovely all the same.ViaViaViaHave you started wrapping yet? Any favorite ways to pretty up your gifts?Thanks for following Directions … [Read more...]
another brick in the wall – painted brick
Back in September I won the Wagner Power Painter Plus from Wagner and My Repurposed Life. I shared the project reveal over there a few weeks ago but I wanted to share with you here in case you didn't make the trip over to Gail's to check it out. Our family room is covered in slump brick, a thin and uneven brick with deep grooves which makes painting it a tedious task. Since we bought this fixer upper in December of last year we have lived with the dingy painted brick that is sprinkled with … [Read more...]
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