How To Caulk Trim
Learn how to Caulk Trim in your Bathroom or anywhere were there are gaps in between joined wood pieces. We have a quick tutorial for you.


Funny Doormat Round Up
A Funny Doormat is a great way to personalize your Front Door and Porch. We wanted to show you our favorite Funny Doormats.


Valentine Decorations
Are you looking for some new innovative DIY Valentine Decorations for your home? This is a super easy way that has completely transformed ho


Paint Buffalo Plaid
Learn how to paint Buffalo Plaid or Buffalo Check for your holiday decor. They can be used for trays, signs or more.


Gallery Wall Designs & Layouts Anyone Can Do - Tips & Tricks
You've collected all the pieces you want to include in your own DIY Gallery Wall, but now you're completely overwhelmed and don't know where to start. Take a deep breathe, friend. I got you. We have a few tips for you that will make this super super easy. Are you ready? My friend, April with Sweet and Saucy Life, asked me if we would help her put her Gallery Wall together. She followed our 5 Tips for Creating a Gallery Wall Like a Designer. Now she just needed to lay it out.


DIY Moss Globe Tutorial
In addition to having our line of handmade home decor, furniture and signs in two fantastic stores in the Kansas City area (Very Violet Boutique and Behind the Vintage Door), we frequently do pop-up Vintage & Handmade shows. All our items have a signature look and we wanted to create something unique for our booth that would be a conversation piece. After brainstorming, we came up with a perfect solution - a Moss Globe. I had never seen one before and I knew it would be very


Light Wax vs Dark Wax - Can You Tell The Difference?
We just completed a charming dresser for a client this week. I thought this would be a good opportunity to show you the difference between a Light Antiquing Wax treatment and a Dark Antiquing Wax treatment. I don't have a "Before" picture of the dresser. (I need to get better about doing that. I get too excited to start a piece and don't take the time. Ugh.) The dresser was a dark in color. Our client had already stripped and res-stained the top. She wanted us to paint it, di


7 Things I Learned From Stenciling My Wall (I'll Never Do THAT Again!)
I was inspired by a friend who had recently stenciled several walls in her house, like overnight. Seriously. I was in awe of how great it looked and stunned by how quickly she seemed to get it done. I thought, “Oooo, I could do that.” Let me tell you sweet friend, be very careful when you have that pie-in-the-sky thought of tackling a big project like stenciling the walls in your home. It could be a complete triumph or a complete flop. So lest, you think I’m being a tad over

