• DIY Projects

    How to Layer Stain Like a Pro

    8:09 PM - By 

    Learn how to give new wood a beau­ti­ful nat­u­ral­ly aged look with the stain lay­er­ing tech­nique An easy DIY method for using stain to achieve an old look. The goal here was to make this wood look aged and pre­vi­ous­ly loved. In this case, a since shade of stain was­n’t gonna cut it. I decid­ed on using a tech­nique I am unof­fi­cial­ly nam­ing stain lay­er­ing. To be truth I don’t know if this is techini­cal­ly a tech­nique but it’s what I came up with and I must say I hap­py with the results. These are the shades I used:  Min­wax Weath­ered Oak 270…

  • Decor - Decor + Styling

    Dollar Tree Haunted House

    1:45 AM - By 

    If you love Hal­loween dec­o­rat­ing like I do then you are sure to love this lit­tle Dol­lar Tree haunt­ed house. It’s sim­ple to make and it turned out oh so cute. Dol­lar tree projects like this one are per­fect for get­ting the kid­dos involved too. I actu­al­ly had a fun time craft­ing this dol­lar tree haunt­ed house with my mom and it was just what the doc­tor ordered. This would make a cute lit­tle addi­tion to a gallery wall or as part of a fun lit­tle vignette. I have includ­ed a list of sup­plies. I did not include all of…