How to take the "diner" out of the sign!

I once loved this sign

But the more my 6 year saw the sign, and started to read simple words, the more he believed it was true and so I slowly began to despise the sign.

So it was time to make a change before my 3 year twins  learned to read and catch on. Since the sign was a good filler for the space that it was in, and serves as a hot spot for the family computer I decided to give it a quick makeover.

Here's what I did:

Applied Black Spray paint

Sanded  down any raised lettering and repainted

Applied some white lettering spelling out FAMILY

 ordered some cute magnetic numbers from Hayden by Haven here

And here you go. No more Denny's!

 Little good the sign did though, my kids still think they can sit at the counter and yell call out food orders!

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At The Picket Fence

The Shabby Nest 

Crafty Scrappy Happy Me

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Serenity Now 

It's Overflowing

Low Cost Outdoor Cabana

Today I felt like sitting in the corner, but not just any corner

 This corner, where I can just sit back and relax

       .....

even if just for the day, or an hour, or more realistically 5 minutes

A corner where I could  sit under my sail cloth and enjoy my magazines and cool drinks

the whole time being protected by the elements of the sun

A corner under my new summer cabana that I made with just a few low cost items, some power tools and help from the hubby . Click here for all the details on how you can make this low cost summer cabana, so that you can sit in the corner too!

Joining my friends at :

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia 

DIY by Design 

Savvy Southern Style 

Amanda Carol at Home

Thrifty Decorating 

Embracing Change 

The 36th Avenue 

52 Mantels

At the Picket Fence 

French Country Cottage 

Funky Junk Interiors

Tater Tots and Jello

It'sOverflowing 

DIY Showoff

Southern Hospitality

Easy Flower Arrangement From The Manor

Long before I moved to our home, I would be a regular patron in the floral department to get the freshest selection of pretty blooms. The girls at the counter were always quite happy to see me since I was there weekly.

 But then we moved to home in the country -affectionately called 'Duke Manor' and things began to change. 

See, I didn't need the girls at the floral department, I had what I needed right here at the manor to make my own little pretty arrangements.

Actually I should be a little upset with the girls at the counter because they never told me how easy it was to use the blooms from my own yard

along with the basics that I already had- scissors, a glass bowl, a few rocks and some water

 I guess they also thought that I couldn't cut the stems at an angle

and place in my bowl, with my rocks and water

and repeat

Until I got this

Shame on you girls!!

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Embracing Change

Too  Much Time  

Alderberry Hill 

Under The Table and Dreaming 

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Fishtail Cottage

Flip Flop Gardner- My Obsession With Knock Out Roses

Who wouldn't want this rose that is cold tolerant to zone 5, is heat tolerant throughout the U.S, thrives in just about any area in the country and is 

reliably resistant to disease ?

Who wouldn't want this rose that produces multiple blooms every 5 to 6 weeks from spring until the first hard frost?

Who would'nt want this rose that produces beautiful Pink or Red Blooms?

 

 Who wouldn't want this rose that grows to about 3' wide x 4' tall,  easily maintained  through pruning and ideal for growing in mixed borders, containers or as a hedge ?

 

 Who wouldn't want this rose that is easy to grow and doesn't need a lot of attention particularly when planted in full sun, with well drained and fertile soil? Just like our ovens, these roses are self cleaning so there is no need to remove the faded or spent flowers. One less thing you have to take care of when your are in the garden!

Come back later this week where I show you how put a simple flower arrangement together using these beautiful blooms.

Happy Gardening!

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Live Laugh Rowe
Fishtail Cottage 
French County Cottage

Bathroom transformation -That's Not A Lemon!

About 5 year ago I totally committed myself to my guest bath by applying a a wall treatment that gave it a "faux stone" look. Taping off each stone, applying  plaster, stippling  and painting= COMMITMENT. Back then I thought it was the best idea ever. I would walk by the bath thinking "how cool is that" and "I so love that". 

I even had my sister in law paint the topiary assuming that I would always like lemons!!

  Well, all those bath sentiments began to feel a little different a few years ago when I had the rest of the main floor painted in lighter shades.  I then faced my challenge on what to do and how to do it with  this bath. Since I was not about to scrape and sand down the walls back to a smooth finish, I thought I would paint the ceiling, but after a few strokes and several months of looking at this, I realized that wasn't the answer.

 Then it hit me again after I finished painting my office, that maybe I should approach the bath with a different color palette. And so I did, on the ceiling first,with Grey.

I began to feel those positive bath sentiments emerge again, so I mixed a combination of white and grey paint and color washed the stone.

I then applied the same grey color that is on the ceiling to all of the grout joints. This color combination actually looks more authentic and similar to limestone.

 

The niche where my  tree sat still has to be sanded down, but for now the old window does wonders to conceal and reminders of my "commitment" and my lemons.

 

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Between Naps on the Porch
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DIY by Design
Domestically Speaking 
52 Mantels
The Shabby Creek Cottage 
French County Cottage 
Tater Tots and Jello 
Twigg Studios 
DIY  Showoff
Beneath My Heart
Thrifty Decor Chick

Weekly Wow's

Happy Sunday. I hope everyone is getting through the last days of school just fine and gearing up for a fun summer. My Wow's are random this week, and so is my mind thinking about how to entertain the kids all summer.

Maybe we could make my first Wow from Delightful Deets . This Family tree is such an awesome way to display family photos on a piece of wood pallet.

This next Wow is from a fellow Southern Gal over at Dixie Delights . This guest bedroom is just a beauty. I just love the turquoise drops on her chandelier.

Wow look what you have done with that clock! Look at this awesome transformation of an grandfather clock by Trash to Treasure

And this Wow- Don't you want to be here today in the garden?  Melissah at  Country Style Chic always shares such beautiful and dreamy pictures.

Have a wonderful week!

Super Simple Cake Plate

Remember back at Easter time  I mentioned to you here that my sister did not have a cake plate? Still somewhat shocked about that, I wanted to share with you ( just in case you are like my sister), how I made this super simple cake plate.

The process started at the local thrift store where I  picked up this white plate and candle stick

It felt like pay day when I saw that the candle holder from Anthropologie, cost me $1.50

 

 I used some E6000 adhesive that I got from Target, between the bottom of the plate and the top of the candle holder

Make sure to level the holder onto the plate so it is even,

and let it set overnight to dry

 

 Next day, sister has a cake plate!

 

     How Super Simple is this?

  Have a great weekend. See you back here on Sunday for Weekly Wow's.

   

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