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November 20, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

Furnishing our Sunroom – Our New TV Console

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So now that the floors are painted and cured, we are off to furnishing.

I had shared the furnishings I was adding to the sunroom in my vision board below, but I had totally forgotten about the TV console.

Yes, I know you’re confused. Why would anyone want a TV in a sunroom?!

Well, since we will be ripping out floors and doing a TON of work to the rest of our fixer upper, we need a place to actually “live” while all the construction is going on and since this is the only room that closes off completely to the rest of the house, this will be our living room for now.

Which got me thinking about another issue.

Our previous TV console was large and heavy. This posed a concern for me, because our sunroom is kinda built like a deck (there is no house structure underneath… it’s open). I was worried that bringing our console over would create too much weight on the floors.

So it was time to find a solution.

And luckily I was able to partner with Casagear who had the perfect solution for our space! Which by the way ships FREE to the mainland U.S.

Heck yeah!

We came across the Industrial Style Mango Wood and Metal Tv Stand By The Urban Port and I fell in love.

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It came promptly and well packaged.

And when we took it out we were even more relieved that it was 90% assembled!

Unlike other stores where you have to assemble every.single.thing… ahem, you know what I’m talkin’ ’bout. 😉

This piece is solid mango wood and the finish is stunning (it’s almost as tall as me too, LOL!)

The feet are a mini hairpin style in a metal finish.

Seriously the perfect blend between rustic and industrial.

Each leg comes labelled to match it’s side which was rather nice actually.

And super easy to attach.

I would have done it, but someone had to hold the camera. 😜

Oh and speaking of, you can always check out the video to see how everything came along on my Youtube channel (or at the end of this video).

And that was literally all there was to it!

I love how the wood pops against the white walls, grey floors and it even complements the dark black TV.

The doors open from the bottom and are super sturdy. And the magnets are really strong so my kiddos don’t even bother opening and slamming them shut… #momwin

Cause you know… kids…

There is ample storage space too.

We haven’t gotten all our movies unpacked yet, but we definitely got the Christmas ones out! 😉

The finish is super sleek and I am extremely happy that it’s not overly bulky or heavy which was my biggest concern.

Of course, the only thing we needed to do to it was add little felt pads underneath each leg to protect the newly painted floors.

Other than that it was perfect!

Plus it went perfectly on the wall I wanted it to go, it was meant to be…

Of course, now I need to decorate the space but I am taking it one step at a time…

So if you are looking for some new furniture for your space definitely check out Casagear and The Urban Port line.

Right now Casagear is having their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and you can get an additional 5% off their holiday sale prices by using Coupon Code YAMI05 (this deal lasts from today until January 31, 2020!)

They have great prices and lots of rustic pieces for those who love that farmhouse style as well so definitely check them out this holiday season.

I hope you all are great and I will see you soon…

You will find me on my couch watching Christmas movies in the meantime…

November 19, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

Painted Sunroom Floor Tiles

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Hello friends! I hope you all are doing well. Time is flying and with that more projects are getting done. The next step in our sunroom transformation was going to be the old tile floors.

I shared an image of grey cement tiles on my vision board but let’s face it, we have no time for that right now and we are trying to keep things as inexpensive as possible.

And even though the tiles were old, they were in good shape.

And if you have been with me for a while now, you know that I have painted floors before… to be exact my laundry room floor in my previous home. I posted a complete how to on that post.

So we actually partnered with Rust-Oleum for the transformation of our floors on my Youtube channel since we felt that an actual demonstration of us using the product would be best, but I wanted to share some information here as well. I will include the video in the end of this post for your reference since everything is in full detail there.

Rust-Oleum has a great new product called RockSolid Home and it is meant to be used in the painting of indoor flooring. This item is found is most Home Depot’s nationwide and will be available in all of them soon.

It’s a 2 step process with a base coat and a sealer….

That’s it…

No primer..

Say what?!

True.

The most important step is prepping the floors (like literally scrubbing and wiping the heck out of them to make sure they are clean). Rust-Oleum recommends Krud Kutter for this.

Then it was off to painting…

I started with the edges and woah! This paint actually said it takes one coat and I didn’t want to believe it, but that’s ALL you need!

I mean look at that coverage!

Be sure to use a facemask, this stuff is pretty strong

After I did the boarders, the hubby did the rolling…

Be sure to work your way out of a room if you do this… 😉

It only needs 6 hours to dry, but we left it alone all night.

Okay this is ONE coat people! 😱

This is the color French Gray by the way…

Quick note, if you use the white as the base color, you will need 2 coats

Of course, you can leave the floors like this and add the top coat on. The best part about it is that you only need one coat of that too and you apply it the same way as the base coat.

But of course, I had to go “all out” and stencil some tiles too…

I used the Santa Rose Tile Stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils. For this I used another base coat in their white color. Once that dried overnight, we sealed the floors and gave it 72 hours to cure before adding any furniture.

We couldn’t be happier!

I am so glad this is done… what do you think of the floors?

Eeeeek! We love this stuff and I still have quite a bit left over… wondering what I will use it for next!

If you need more details about how to apply this don’t forget to check the video above.

Now it’s off to furnishing….

November 11, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

We Painted The Sunroom

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Hey dear friends! So, as you would have guessed I am a little behind on posting my update on my sunroom (but apparently, I don’t miss a step on my YouTube channel😂🤦🏻‍♀️).

The struggle is real ya’ll!

By now you know we bought our forever fixer upper a month ago. And I just shared the plans I have as well as the “before” images of our sunroom.

It was pretty dingy and dark.

But not anymore!

I had the opportunity to partner with Wagner and we tested out the Wagner Control Pro 130 to paint our sunroom walls.

We knew we had a lot of painting to do in this house and we wanted a machine that would work for a large amount of painting. Also one that wouldn’t tire our hands out. We thought this was the best solution and boy, were we right!

I keep saying “we” cause my hubby did all the painting 😂

See, we had these exterior vertical panels in our sunroom with a TON of texture.

We knew that getting into all of those grooves was going to be a pain in the you know what, so naturally we were excited to have the opportunity to test this baby out. After all, it also said it would cut our painting time by 14!

We are naturally fast painters (because of all the walls we have painted in our past). But this made our jaws drop.

All of the walls, doors and trim were painted in 15 minutes…. 😱

Of course, my Latino Engineer (aka the hubby) did the painting and he did 2 coats, each on different days…. so 30 minutes in all. It took him a couple of minutes to get going, but once he did, he looked like a pro.

Check out for yourself below!

We Painted The Sunroom

And here are the results!

Looks so much better, doesn’t it?

Now I will say, prep took a bit of work and time, but this room has 3 doors and 10 windows! Most rooms don’t have that many.

However, I will say, clean up was a breeze!

Plus, if you are wondering how we painted the panes on the windows so perfectly, it’s a Dollar Tree hack, so make sure you watch the video!

Now, it’s on to the next step in the vision board.

The floors!

See you back here soon!

November 4, 2019 By Yami 2 Comments

Coastal Farmhouse Sunroom Plans

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Hello friends!

So I am excited to finally share my first plans for the first room that is getting a facelift in our farmhouse “fixer upper”.

Say that three times fast! 😂

If you checked out my last post, you already have gotten to see all the “pretty” pictures of the house when it was listed. However, I think it is only fair to show you what the house really looks like without all the “stagey” photos (I mean, it’s only fair right? Plus, it makes for a better “after”).

So here is what the sunroom really looks like.

That door is the one that leads to the kitchen and dining.

Here is another view.

That is the same door on the left and the one on the right is the one to the garage.

Here are the windows furthest away with the door to the garage on the left.

And here you see all the windows with the door that leads to the stairs that go down to the concrete patio in the back.

I was trying to go clockwise to give you a better sense of the room.

The room was really drab and dirty. Lots of spider webs, dust, dirt and animal hair. 🤢

Naturally I began spraying, wiping, vacuuming, dusting… you name it!

Cause I could not wait until I got my hands on this room.

I am not sure if I already explained this, but the reason this is going to be the first room done is because it can be closed off from the rest of the house. By having a room that closes off, we can rip out carpets, floors, remove popcorn ceilings etc. without having to be all up in that stuff 24/7.

This will give us an oasis where we can enjoy family time and forget about the hot mess that is the rest of the house in the mean time.

Make sense?

So, here are the plans for this… at least the initial ones.

And as always you can check out the video version of this post on my Youtube channel or by scrolling to the end of this video.

Of course, I want to paint the vertical panels white so that they look like vertical shiplap. It will help brighten the space.

And as you know I love incorporating a coastal theme to my farmhouse style.

I love navy blue and thought about navy blue cement looking tiles, however, I decided I wasn’t ready to make such a bold permanent commitment to one color so I changed the tiles to gray as you see below.

Then I decided to use the carpet from my old keeping room in order to keep costs low and save myself from sweeping a ton of hairs from the jute rug. I had that experience with the one in my son’s room and just the thought of dealing with the reno plus jute strays was enough to change my mind.

Nope!

So below is my final vision board. Neutral and simple. I’m happy! Especially since this year I am going with a more traditional farmhouse Christmas theme with pops of red and this will allow me to change the colors as often as I like without having them clash.

Speaking of!

Here is a sneak peak of what I plan on doing for Christmas. Since this is the only place inside I can really decorate this year I have to do something special.

Whatcha think?

Red is not my favorite color decorate with, but I thought the traditional pops of red would be nice for the kiddos this year.

Some of these items I have had for a while but I plan on sharing some links in the next post.

Now it’s all about prep work!

It’s time to paint and this time we are using a spray gun…. windows are getting taped up! Wish us luck!

October 30, 2019 By Yami 5 Comments

Our Farmhouse Fixer Upper

Hello sweet friends! It is October 31st, and I just finished making my littlest’s costume last night #momoftheyear #winning. She wanted to be Mickey Mouse so I pieced it together for her and she is so excited to wear it to school today.

I am hoping the weather gets better as it’s supposed to thunderstorm all day LONG. I would hate for them not to go out tonight because of the rain.

Pray for good weather!!!! 😭🙏🏼

My oldest is going as Super Girl and my son is obsessed with Godzilla so naturally we got him one of those blow-up costumes with the little fan attachments and he has a hoot every time he puts that thing on. It’s quite hilarious.

But at least I have somewhat of an excuse that I have taken so long to finalize my littlest’s costume (as well as share another post on here) since over the weekend I was in the ER.

Oh yeah, you heard right.

If you follow me on Instagram you would have seen my stories. Last week we had to get the upstairs carpets removed and new ones installed (Cause they were naaaaaaasty! More on that in another post) and somehow I became allergic to something during the process…. but it only took like 4 days to fully take over my entire body!

It started with severe itching behind my left ear on Friday, then it gradually took over my scalp, then forehead, until it began crawling down my neck and onto the rest of my body.

Hives.

Of course, my tongue also felt slightly bigger. That is when I knew I had to go to the ER.

An Epinephrine shot, IV, steroids and a serious cocktail of antihistamines later…. I got better.

Of course, I looked like a train wreck which is why I didn’t dare show my face when I took the shot below.

Good times!

Now I have to have an Epi-Pen with me. And I need to go make an appointment with an allergist to see what the heck I am allergic to.

Hold on, let me see when I can fit them in.

Not to mention I am now sick with a cold! The hits keep coming people.

I feel terrible. And not because I am actually sick, but because I feel like I should be more productive and have tons of pictures and posts ready for you with what has been happening the past week, but instead I got ONE video.

Yes, one that I managed to do a voice over on despite me sounding slightly stuffy.

I really wanted to give you all a complete BEFORE of the new house (aka Fixer Upper). But since we had to hit the ground running the minute we moved in, plus all the hits I have been getting (that was a joke), everything just got away from me.

However there is hope.

I was able to screenshot the images of our house from when it was listed on the market (before they were taken down) and I compiled a video for you all so you can see the house in its bare state before we moved in and made a hot mess out of it! YAY!

And instead of you trying to figure out the layout and where everything is, I walk you through every image and take you through all 3 floors so you can see exactly why we fell in love with this home and the gorgeous property it sits on.

I think you will enjoy it!

Just sit back and relax with a cup of coffee and tell me which part of the new house is your favorite.

I’ll just be in bed nursing my cold and praying for good weather.

Yami Signature Our Farmhouse Fixer Upper

October 21, 2019 By Yami 5 Comments

We moved… yes you heard right.

Hello friends!

I am sure this title may have come as a shock to you since I just shared my entire house tour with you.

You can watch those tours, here, here and here.

Well, the truth is that this has been on our minds since almost a year ago… yes, that LONG.

I just never mentioned anything because we didn’t know if and when it would even be a possibility. We actually loved the area we lived in and we didn’t move out of it, luckily. We were ready for a change though… a completely different lifestyle. We just didn’t know exactly what that lifestyle was until we started considering other places to live.

And boy did we look…. We saw so many places even before we were ready to put our house up for sale. We didn’t want to make a hasty decision and then find ourselves in this situation a couple more years down the road.

One thing we were certain of… our house was too big (is that even a thing?).

Yes, I said it. TOO BIG.

We found ourselves only using half of the 5,120 square feet of home that we lived in and frankly in our eyes that was just unnecessary. We did however, want a bigger yard. MUCH bigger.

I longed for a garden (even though I have a black thumb) and a place where I can have the kids playing outside where I would not have to worry about them getting hit by a speedy neighbor… yep, we had those. 🙄

We also wanted a different lifestyle, a little more traditional, a little more authentic.

And let’s face it, you can add as much farmhouse decor and design into a suburban house and it just won’t actually be a farmhouse people!

A few months ago I shared the image below on my Instagram. This picture is of a well to a 2.5 acre property we absolutely fell in love with.

Of course, the price was out of our range and the property went under “pending sale” shortly after we saw it.

We were bummed.

Then it fell through…. and then it was back under “pending sale” again.

This time we were devastated.

Life was over as we knew it (because by this time our house was up for sale and we couldn’t go back!).

However, we put our faith in God and HE always comes through for us.

I can happily say that we are now owners of that property and our well looks like this now…

It’s like the perfect space to capture all the seasons right?

Don’t worry, it’s kid safe.

Of course we go into a lot more detail as to what we had to go through to find and buy this home in my “Where Have I Been” video on my Youtube channel (linked below) that you are welcome to watch.

There were so.many.hurdles…..

But I am glad to say we are here and we are happy.

Even though we only had 4 days to move.

I also shared our move and saying our final goodbye to our last house. In addition, the sellers of the house we purchased left us something that we could have totally lived WITHOUT in our new home. It’s actually pretty gross. 😱

You can get all of those details (including the grossness) in the video below as well.

Oh and we have already hit the ground running with renovations cause this is a true fixer upper so I will be back very soon with more!

October 3, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

My Home Tour – The Basement

Well the time has come to share the last part of our home…. the basement.

I will warn you, we have not done ANYTHING to this level. We have been pretty busy with the upstairs as you can imagine so this level of our home has been on the bottom of our priority list.

That being said, it is a space with lots of potential.

On this level we have a full kitchen, laundry, bedroom, bathroom, living space, workout space and some storage areas (basically an entire apartment).

Our house totals 5,120 square feet and yes, that is A LOT to have to clean and manage, I am well aware. The good news is that this level doesn’t get too much use yet so I don’t have to be on top of it every second.

If you haven’t seen any of the previous tours, be sure to check them out on my previous posts or my Youtube channel.

And without further ado, let’s get started with the tour below. I hope you enjoy!

October 2, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

My Home Tour 2019… Part 2

Hello there again friends!

October is moving along and we are still in the 90’s!… 🥵 If you are still feeling this heat, then perhaps a little distraction will do you some good.

Today, we are continuing with the home tour! I hope you’ve been enjoying the previous exterior and first floor tours as we walked around and throughout my home.

Honestly, it’s been kinda fun for me to film my tours this way. I think it makes the tour feel more intimate. Plus, I get to show you things as they really are and you aren’t left with that wonder of how rooms are laid out throughout a home.

I know I get that when people are just sharing their pretty angles in pictures 😉

For today I am taking you to the upstairs where I share the kids bedrooms, the master bedroom and bathrooms.

You may have already seen them as I have shared some previous transformations. We made updates to our master bedroom and it looks totally different from the day we moved in.

I replaced the most hideous wallpaper in my youngest’s room and I even shared a complete tutorial on how to do it…

My son’s bathroom got quite the change too – it was brown on brown on brown, but not anymore! I even share more changes to his bathroom in the video so that was fun.

So far, we have done a lot and I was happy to share the progress as well as some before pictures in the videos so you can get a sense of how much work was really completed.

In addition I share my daughters’s bathroom in the video and I have not shared it on the blog yet. We have done some really pretty updates to that as well.

So sit back and relax for Part 2 below!

My Home Tour 2019… Part 2

I will see you back here for the last episode!

September 30, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

My Home Tour 2019

Hello everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying the last day of September (can you believe it?!) Tomorrow is October 1st and I haven’t even started on my children’s Halloween costumes. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #Momoftheyear is looking a little bleak right now…

Anyways, I thought I would share a complete home tour with you all! I thought it would be fun to invite you to my home and walk you throughout it as if you were an actual guest.

From walking around the exterior to going in the front door and sharing the interior of our home in a more “real” experience.

So below are the first two of 4 videos that I will be sharing with you.

The first is the complete exterior video… from what the house looks like on the outside to our serious lack of landscaping! LOL!

And then the following video is the complete tour of our first floor.

I figured I would break it up in a series so that the video wouldn’t be super long and completely bore you to death, plus I thought it would be fun to have “episodes” like you would on TV.

So grab a coffee, sit back and relax while you walk throughout and see all of the work we have done as well as get a sneak peak of my sweet little family throughout.

My hubby makes several cameos and he just loves the camera. 🙄

This video will also take you through the kitchen reveal I just shared so you can see the actual layout of the kitchen and not just images, so I thought that was kinda fun….

If you have any questions regarding anything you see, just let me know in the comments below.

As always you can check out more videos on my Youtube channel if you haven’t already and I will see you next time!

September 27, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

White Coastal Kitchen Reveal

Happy last Friday before October!

So this post has been a long time coming. I have wanted to share this sooner, but lighting in my kitchen is absolutely horrible and taking light and bright pictures of it is terribly hard.

Everything is complete and the kitchen looks so much better than what it used to look like.

Just to refresh your memory, here is a glimpse of what I was working with (you can check out the full before here).

3 words…. outdated, dark and overwhelming.

The pickle wash on the cabinets was old and worn in many areas. There is no natural light and the dark walls, cabinets and stonework made it feel like a cave. And while the kitchen didn’t have too many things on the countertops, it all felt so overwhelming and cluttered.

I also didn’t care for the mismatched appliances.

Of course, since I could only do so much with a tight budget, paint was going to be the biggest impact for the least amount of money (plus it wasn’t anything I hadn’t tackled before).

The main changes were obviously the cabinets and walls. And just by doing that, the difference was amazing.

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Of course it also helped that I got a new range and double oven combo…

We kept the same hardware to save money (even though they aren’t my favorite). And we added some rustic trim on the hood vent to break up all the white.

I hung a “tabasco basket” (like my daughter likes to call it) over my doorway into the back hallway that leads to the garage, laundry and pantry area. I have always wanted to have one and I was finally able to get it.

I love that little bit of detail on the hood vent.

Now everything looks nice and crisp.

I even got new glass food containers for the countertops. These were from Big Lots and were a total steal!

I added a DIY cutting board to the little open space to the right of the cabinets. The area is narrow there so I figured something long and dark would make for a nice touch. You can find how to make it on one of my video tutorials. It was made from scrap wood, leftover stain and Dollar Tree nautical rope. It couldn’t have been cheaper!

TUTORIAL: DIY Farmhouse Cutting Board

Those little picture frames you see on the right below were another DIY. I shared how to make them here too.

The double ovens really upgraded the look of the cabinets and kitchen. And keeping the white microwave actually makes it feel less cluttered since it just blends in with the cabinetry.

The other thing I like about this area is that the space above the fridge is now decorative. I added shiplap, stained it and added a shelf and now it actually has a purpose. Before it was a wine rack that no one used cause no one could reach it!

Now my white ceramics have a home.

Of course the countertops had to stay cause there was no budget for them, however, at least the white paint doesn’t make them look so dark. It seems to pull from the light colors in the stone.

And now my kitchen looks like it goes with the rest of my house.

It all seems to flow. And with the lighter colors the kitchen looks so much for inviting (like the rest of my house).

I used the same paint on the walls in the breakfast area and keeping room below and took it straight through into the kitchen. I used Repose Gray by Sherwin Williams.

I am really happy it is done and I don’t feel like a cook in a dungeon anymore.

If you have been thinking of painting your cabinets, but haven’t decided whether or not you’re are up to the channel, I have a video that goes over every simple step I take in painting cabinets. I walk through how to prep, what tools to use, what paint brand I prefer and why, how to let dry etc. etc. etc.

It is a long video but I go over ERRRRTHANG to make sure you have all the questions you may have answered. Check it out below!

I will be back soon!

September 15, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

DIY Dollar Tree Candleholders

Hey there friends!

I have another quick Dollar Tree DIY for you all today. I happened to stop by Dollar Tree the the other day and came across both sets of candleholders below.

One is a stemless candleholder, part of their Harvest collection. And the other are tall clear glass tea light holders.

Individually they are not much, but I had an idea of combining them, changing their color and even adding a little bit of farmhouse “bling” to them to make them a little more interesting.

If you are looking for a simple and inexpensive centerpiece or something for a shelf or side table this DIY is for you.

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Here is what I used:

3 Dollar Tree Stemless Harvest Candle Holders
3 Tall Clear Glass Tea Light Holders
Spray Paint (I used this one that I had on hand)
Wooden Beads ( I get mine at Michaels)
Bakers Twine
Floral wire
HomeRight Spray Shelter (optional)
E6000 Glue

As always the video tutorial can be found at then end of this blog post or you can see it on my Youtube channel.

First thing I did was spray paint the tall tea light holders. This is completely up to you. You can leave as is or paint whatever color you desire. I just happened to have a Satin black spray paint so I used that.

Next I strung 11 beads onto twine and did this 5 times. I made sure to leave some extra string on either end.

Next I strung 22 beads on some twine and tied the ends to make a circle.

Next I took some floral wire and did the same. I used 28 beads this time, tied the ends and cut off the excess.

This is what you should have now.

Next I took the large wire circle and I began to attach the small strings of beads evenly spaced throughout.

Once that was done, I took the large candle holder and placed it upside down in the wire circle, added the smaller circle on the bottom of the candleholder and began attaching the other ends of the strings (evenly spacing them out as well).

Once that is complete, all that is left is to glue the black tea light candleholder to the bottom of the large candle holder by using E6000 and then flipping it over. You also have the option of not gluing it so you don’t make it a permanent hold.

And that’s pretty much it!

You can leave them without the beads or make beads for all of them. I love them both ways actually.

I love how easy they were to make and how elegant they look.

Let me know what you think about these!

Don’t forget to pin and share with your friends…

I will see you all again soon!

September 6, 2019 By Yami 5 Comments

Dollar Tree DIY Farmhouse Fall Pumpkins

Happy Friday!

We are already about to enter the first weekend of September – this is just crazy right?!

Today my kiddos had picture day at school and I sent them off dressed up as cute as can be… let’s just hope they choose not to fake smile today… or spill food on themselves before they take them. ??

Either way, it’s another great day for a DIY… a Dollar Tree DIY, that is!

And this one is super simple.

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All you need are the following:

You can choose any size or shape you want for this.

Video tutorial is on my Youtube channel as well as at the end of this post for your convenience.

Then, you are going to remove the stem from the pumpkin and unravel the raffia bundle.

RELATED: Fall Farmhouse Tablescape

Take your glue gun and glue one end of the raffia pieces to the center top.

Then begin wrapping it around the pumpkin covering up all the creases of the pumpkin adding a dab of glue here and there to hold it together.

Continue the process until you have done all the creases. Get more raffia pieces as you need them.

Then after all of the creases are done. Cut smaller pieces of raffia and bundle them together. Begin to glue them down to fill in the areas in between the creases.

Continue to do this until you have covered the entire pumpkin.

Then finally glue the stem back on. You will have to cut the little piece of plastic that juts out underneath the stem because it won’t penetrate the raffia, however the hot glue gun will hold it just fine.

And there you have it! Some really cute farmhouse inspired pumpkins from the Dollar Tree!

The great thing about these is that they are neutral and will go with any color scheme you choose for this season.

And if you don’t want to use the original pumpkin stems you can use branches or make your own out of air clay like the large one below.

Let me know if you will give this is a try!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

It may get a little tedious at times, but a little Netflix makes it all better! And it was totally worth it!

Don’t forget to share this with your friends by pinning!

September 2, 2019 By Yami 4 Comments

DIY Dollar Tree Galvanized Metal Chargers

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all enjoyed a nice long weekend. It was great to just take things easy and enjoy some time with the family. We stayed at my parents and hung out with my nieces and nephew as well.

As promised I am here sharing the step by step tutorial on how to get the look of galvanized metal chargers that I used for the farmhouse tablescape I just shared with you all.

I am sure you have seen these gold chargers for ages! You may have some stashed away that you haven’t used in a long time cause, let’s face it, they’re not really in style… or haven’t been for the longest time.

I bought these at Dollar Tree several years ago and still had them around.

I hadn’t gotten rid of them since they were still in really nice shape. I have been seeing a lot of people trying their shot at faux galvanized metal on other items and I thought I would give it a try on my chargers.

As a creator for PLAID I had some great new paints that I thought would work great for this technique and I decided to give it a go!

Here are the paints I used to get the galvanized look!

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Home Decor Chalk Paint in Castle
Brushed Metal Paint in Dark Gray
Brushed Metal Paint in Brushed Silver
Folkart Antiquing Medium in Nutmeg

You will also need make-up sponges or if you don’t have any you can always cut up a magic eraser sponge like I did and it works like a charm.

The first thing you will need to do it sand the chargers with fine grit sanding paper. They are super slick and without sanding them first the paint will have a hard time sticking and you definitely don’t want that.

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Next, you will add some of the Castle chalk paint to the center and start dabbing it with the sponge all over the plate.

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You don’t have to make everything uniform because that will help with the look, but the key to making this look like metal and NOT like a whole bunch of paint dabs throughout the plate is that you have to make them connect.

This is what the plate should look like after you are done with the chalk paint (the paint does darken).

Once you let that dry, it’s time for the next layer.

You will now do the exact same thing with the Brushed Metal paint in Dark Gray.

You will want to leave some areas untouched and others darker than others like you see below.

This is what that step will look like once it’s complete and dry.

Next you will take the Brushed Metal paint in Brushed Silver and do the same thing all over again.

And this is what it will look like when you are done with that step.

Of course, in order to really get the look you need to add a little bit of rust… cause what’s galvanized metal without rust right?

I did this with the Nutmeg antiquing medium and I basically just added a small amount on my finger and I rubbed it along the edges and over the little bumps.

This part does not have to be perfect. Add as little or as much as you like and if you add too much you can just wipe it off and do it over. It’s that easy!

And here is how the charger looks when that step is complete and dry.

Isn’t it dreamy????

In order to protect all that dreaminess you have to seal it. I actually used Polycrylic in Satin and in the spray form, but I am sure you can also use Mod Podge (I would use either the Matte or Satin) and it will seal it just fine as well. It all depends on what you have on hand.

After you have properly sealed them they are ready for use!

I just can’t believe I had not thought about this until now!?

And of course, here it is with my latest fall farmhouse tablescape.

The video tutorial is below as well!

So what do you think? Will you be giving this a go?

Let me know!

August 30, 2019 By Yami Leave a Comment

Feminine Fall Farmhouse Tablescape

Happy long weekend friends!!!

Did this week seem brutal to you? Gosh, it was for me! Long days and nights and now that I am one of the room moms (happy to be so!) for one of my kids, I feel like I actually have a social life and I am “doing things” like with other human beings… moms to be exact.

It’s fun and there are some amazing women in the group, but this has brought a whole ‘nother level of responsibility over here. LOL!

Things have been kinda quiet here and I feel like I am always apologizing (sorry!… there I go again) however, I have a really REALLY big thing I am working on in the background and I hope to have an announcement VERY soon for you all. I feel like I just keep getting pushed away from my site for some reason…but….

I do know one thing… HE has a plan.

And HE has shown me this week… so much! God is great and he has helped me and my family so much during these past couple of weeks. I cannot wait to share what I have in store…. that will totally rock my world and even my website… more to come, promise!

But now that this week is over….

Bring on the football… and beer…. I mean, football!!!!

No really, let’s bring on some fall decor shall we? I am ready for sweater weather and hay rides and pumpkins and trick or treating and everything that comes with Fall.

I just collaborated with 6 other amazing women on Youtube in a “Fall Into Inspiration” video series and we all decorated something different in our homes to give our audience some great Fall decor ideas to kick off the season this year… we have a playlist of all of the videos we made and I will link to it here if you wish to check it out.

I chose the tablescape. I had so much fun creating mine last year, it was only fitting to share another one.

I knew I wanted a table cloth and I found out that Walmart actually sells pre-cut/packaged pieces of fabric in 2 yard lengths and I found this beautiful plaid one with light touches of a peachy pink throughout… 2 yards was the perfect size for my table (it kinda reminds me of something Cher would wear from Clueless, no?)

Anyways, I LOVE how it looks.

I knew I wanted a light color scheme (not necessarily neutral) this year, so I grabbed some of my previous Dollar Store pumpkins as well as a some end of season clearance ones and painted them in muted orange, sage and white colors.

I also needed some height in the center, but my galvanized metal tiered was too bulky and rustic for the look I was looking for. So I just grabbed a cake stand and placed a DIY mini stand from Dollar Tree on top and viola! Instant “tiered tray”.

I used simple white plates, napkins from Target and I made those raffia napkin rings from Dollar Tree items as well. You can see the tutorial here.

You know what else I made?

Those amazing chargers! Yep, did you think they were really galvanized? Well, I hope you did. But, nope!

I totally painted them that way and I will share the step by step process here soon. You can always get a head start and check the video tutorial already though.?

I think these chargers are one of my favorite DIYs yet!

These glasses and candles are also from Dollar Tree.

I really do love how simple and inexpensive can still be elegant. Don’t you?

I added pops of greenery and peach florals throughout and the pumpkin on top of the centerpiece is from Michaels.

If you want to see how I pulled everything together you can watch me decorate this table setting on my channel below!

Let me know what you think of this tablescape! I think it’s the perfect combination of rustic and feminine. I will see you back here soon!

August 9, 2019 By Yami 2 Comments

DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Tray

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Hello friends! I am happy to report that the first week of school is going great! Momma is enjoying her quiet time at home (the kids are also doing good). I honestly was concerned that my littlest would have a lot of trouble going in for a full day and while she did cry on Monday, it has been much easier since then. She’s actually enjoying her days.

The other two were more excited than I was to be back. Imagine that!

Anyways, I can now focus on the house and crafting and me of course. ? I will say I have been taking it kinda easy these past couple of days, but now I am rested and excited for this Fall season quickly creeping up on us.

I have been thinking about how I want to approach my seasonal decorating since I have gotten rid of quite a few things since reading Marie Kondo’s book. I don’t want to start accumulating a ton of stuff after getting rid of a ton of stuff, so I have been thinking up of ways to create multi-seasonal decorations for my home.

The tray for this post was one of them.

I came across the following narrow signs at Dollar Tree among on of my frequent runs and I quickly fell in love with the buffalo check pattern on the sides so I decided to make an elevated tray out of them that could work for all of the following holidays this year.

Supplies I used for my DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Tray:

4 Dollar Tree “Thankful” Signs
White Chalk Paint – I love this one
E6000 glue
Hot glue/Hot glue gun
4 floral decor pieces for the feet
Dollar Tree tumbling blocks
Clips

Steps to make these:

Remember you can always see the video tutorial on my channel or at this end of this post.

I took 4 of them and lined them up so that the patterns would match up. Then I glued them together with E6000 and some hot glue dots in order to hold them down while the E6000 dried.

They were not as easy to keep in place so I used clips on the backs to further support and hold them in place while the glue dried.

After the trays were joined together completely, I gave the tops of the signs 3 coats of my favorite white chalk paint.

Next I had found these floral designs at Dollar Tree and removed the flower portion of the designs (I got that idea from this Youtuber).

I painted them all with 2 coats of the same chalk paint.

After they were dry I needed to attach them to the bottom of the tray, making sure the “love” faced inward. I used either craft popsicle sticks or tumbling blocks from Dollar Tree in order to add another little “anchor” for the feet.

I used hot glue to adhere them to the tray.

I did these for all 4 corners.

And that’s it! I just flipped the tray over and I was done.

It’s perfect to pair with fall decor on a shelf or a table.

By the way… do you like that little house? You can see how to make it here.

And since it is black and white it can go with any color scheme..

Plus, it will go perfect with Christmas decor as well so I don’t really need to create a ton of different decor pieces which helps save on space and clutter.

And if you don’t want to use them for decor you can make them even more handy by using them as food risers for your holiday get togethers. So many possibilities!

Let me know what you think!

I will see you soon for another DIY and don’t forget to pin and share with your friends.

August 1, 2019 By Yami 1 Comment

Trash to Treasure Farmhouse Storage Box

Hey there friends! How are you?

My two older kiddos just went to their open house and we are almost ready for school on Monday! Woot woot!

We have been cleaning out their closets and taking out anything doesn’t fit them anymore. I want to start this school year clutter free!!!! I have been getting rid of stuff around the house too (and let me tell you, the boxes we have to take to Goodwill are overflowing!).

However, while going through some things I came across this box from our purple sheets that came with our Purple Mattress. It is a box I can never bring myself to throw away. It is too nice with magnets and everything.

Of course while the outside isn’t pretty, the inside was a nice lime green color too.

So of course, I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of it. But I had to do something with it, so here is what I did and what I used in order to make it look less like trash and more like it belonged in my home.

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Supplies:

An Old Box
Contact Paper – I used this floral one from Dollar Tree
Scissors or Box Cutter
Hot Glue/ Glue Gun
Chalk Paint or Acrylic Paint
E6000 Glue
Farmhouse Style Cabinet Pull – I got this one from Home Depot

First, things first… I cut the inside tab off as it wasn’t necessary.

Next, I gave it one coat of white chalk paint. I wanted to mute the colors because my contact paper was mostly white and I didn’t want the box’s original pattern to show through it.

After the box was dry, I took the sides apart so I can add the contact paper more easily.

*If at any point you are confused, you can check out the video tutorial on my YouTube channel or scroll to the end of this post and watch the video on this page.*

Once that was done I began adding the contact paper. I cut the paper to better fit the box and I did the outer part first making sure there was about an inch to fold in and over the edges.

Then I began cutting the slits on the folds. I cut them at an angle so that each corner edge gets folded over.

I did this to the entire exterior of the box and I made sure to smooth out any bubbles or creases as I went.

Contact paper can be a little tricky to work with but if you take your time with it, it will come out super smooth.

After that I added the two sides and made sure to fold the excess over each opposite edge.

Then when all of the box was covered, I hot glued the sides I undid, back together.

And then I added this sweet farmhouse cabinet pull from Home Depot that cost $1.58. I found the center of the lid’s lip and glued it on with E6000 and used a bit of hot glue to hold it together while the E6000 dried.

And that was it!

Paired with some black and white books and in front of shiplapped shelves, it looks like it was meant to be!

Now I want to cover ALL.THE.BOXES!

What do you think of this trash to treasure transformation?

I would love to know!

And here is the video tutorial as usual in case you wish to see this done in action.

Be back with more inspiration soon! And don’t forget to pin to share with your friends!

Yami

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Supplies I used for my DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Tray:

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