tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45800772814793064852024-02-20T21:58:29.110-06:00Jillify ItJill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-52294572753589442412016-01-07T09:12:00.000-06:002016-01-07T09:12:20.644-06:00Worth the Wait<br />
Picture a house nestled on twenty beautiful acres surrounded by tall trees and ponds. Add in a gorgeous pool and you have a dream home. Pressed for time due to a relocation and the start of the new school year, Dedra and Tommy Goodson needed to find a house quick. They fell in love the moment they drove by this property and they knew it would someday be theirs. Unfortunately, the home was not for sale.<br />
<br />While not willing to entirely give up on their dream, they purchased another home. After more than two years of patience and persistence, Tommy had a chance encounter with the owner while shopping at a home improvement store. During the conversation he informed Tommy that he was ready to sell. Although Dedra and Tommy were in love with the exterior, they had yet to see the interior of the home. Without hesitation, they drove to the home to see the inside! After looking through the home, they immediately made an offer.<br />
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<br />The 13 year old house was small with only three bedrooms and a closed off floor plan. They knew that they needed to make some changes to fit the needs of their family. A remodel was planned to add another bedroom, an extra bathroom, and an office for Dedra. An updated kitchen was also high on the list.<br />
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<br />Faced with a tough decision of what to keep and what to change in the space, Dedra knew the dark kitchen had some serious potential. Her vision was to create a kitchen that would be open and bright. Dedra’s Interior Design degree was put to use when she planned out a space that her family would love and use for many years to come. She was able to keep much of the old and bring in some new in her plan to create the kitchen of her dreams!<br />
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<br />When demo day arrived, they began by tearing out all of the upper cabinets and the vent hood. To give the appearance of higher ceilings, the new upper cabinets were brought all the way to the ceiling. In addition, she designed a new set of cabinet uppers with glass fronts and LED lighting. This change brightened up a dark space and lifts your eyes upward toward the ceiling making the space appear taller than it really is. To make room for the new square counter height island, the existing island was torn out. The new island is packed with lots of storage. Clever use of space was made for the microwave, which is stored on the back side of the island.<br />
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<br />Definitely a favorite feature of mine in the remodeled kitchen is the paneled covered refrigerator. Cabinets were added above the refrigerator where only sheetrock was before. More kitchen storage is always a bonus! Carrying the same design on the new island up to the new vent hood mantel gives the new kitchen a polished, finished look. The addition of a new backsplash, flooring, and lighting also helped to transform the space.<br />
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<br />Ten months after they began their remodel, they were able to move in and enjoy the space they created. <br />
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Dedra Goodson has been married to her college sweetheart for 21 years. They have 3 children, 2 dogs, 1 spoiled cat and 2 ponds full of fish. She has a degree in Interior Design and loves to repurpose anything she can get her hands on! She has a passion for recreating spaces by tearing down walls, adding architectural interest and texture using a variety of materials. In her spare time, she loves to do hand lettering, drawing, painting, and DIY projects. You can find Dedra on instagram at: @roomforwonders<br />
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I originally wrote this article for the December issue of <a href="http://www.everythinghomemagazine.com/">Everything Home Magazine</a>, but wanted to share it here too! Dedra's kitchen is stunning. It was a pleasure to get the chance to share her beautiful remodel with you!Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-29238675950052950662015-12-02T20:02:00.000-06:002015-12-02T22:14:27.367-06:002015 Blogger Holiday Home Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Christmas season is here and I couldn't be happier! I absolutely LOVE this time of year and was thrilled to be asked to be a part of a Holiday Home Tour with nine other incredible and inspiring bloggers. Grab a cup of hot cocoa or coffee and follow along with me as I show you our home decorated for Christmas! I've included the links of the other blogs at the end of my post that are participating in the tour!</div>
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I'll start off with the entryway. The big and long entryway is the first thing that you see when you walk through the front door of our home. It's what sold me on the house when we purchased it five years ago!</div>
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Painted Fox Treasures is my favorite place to shop for home decor! My very first purchase from them was this tiered tray. I LOVE decorating it to go with every season and holiday... Makes decorating a breeze! Click on the Painted Fox link in the right sidebar to shop!</div>
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Here's our shiplap wall DIY project that my husband recently completed. It turned out better than I could have ever imagined! I love the pops of red and white in the garland with the white shiplap wall on the stairs!</div>
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Everyone needs a reindeer feed bag ready to go in their entryway to give the reindeer a quick snack on Christmas Eve... I just love the simplicity of this feed sack that hangs on our coat closet door in the entryway!</div>
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Here's a wide view of the entryway, stairs and part of our living room. The Farmer's Market sign was just put up a few days ago and completely makes the space. Again, this came from my favorite, Painted Fox Treasures! The board and batten in the entryway and dining area was a big project we did two years ago. We love to add extra trim work in the house any chance we can get! Read my full board and batten tutorial <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/2014/02/board-and-batten-project.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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I spotted this Santa print online on the Ballard Designs website and had to have it! Santa is the first thing I see when I come down the stairs. Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! </div>
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There's even a little Christmas cheer in my office. Earl, the faux stag mount is also from Painted Fox and is a great focal piece in my office. Complete instructions on our DIY shiplap wall can be found <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/2015/04/my-home-office-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Love having pops of RED and GREEN in my office while I work each day!</div>
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Now we will take a few steps from my office to our dining room off of the entryway. This room is painted a gorgeous blue from Sherwin Williams. The color is called Silvermist and I love it just as much now as when we painted it over four years ago. Such a timeless, classic color with the off white trim work and chalk painted old furniture!</div>
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I decided to bring the outdoors in for the centerpiece on our dining room table... Literally brought our backyard in... I clipped fresh juniper branches from behind our back fence to put in the glass bottles and centerpieces from Kirkland's. It smells so good every time I walk by our dining room.</div>
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I used Annie Sloan Old White to transform this old china hutch from Craigslist... Best $60 I've ever spent! You can read all about that makeover <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/2014/01/china-hutch-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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I also painted this old dresser we use as a buffet. We found it several years ago while antique shopping on an anniversary weekend getaway. I still love it. The natural wood pieces, fresh greenery and acorns all tie in with the the nature inspired theme of this room.</div>
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A few more steps past the dining room and stairs leads you into our open living room and kitchen. My husband built the fireplace built ins almost a year ago from some simple plans we jotted down on paper. He is so talented and they are PERFECT for this room! They are so fun to decorate for the changing seasons.</div>
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We took the plunge and purchased a brand new tree this year from Hobby Lobby. It was time, as our old one was almost 10 years old. This one is 9 foot tall and is lightly flocked and has crystals on the ends that look just like pieces of ice! It is so gorgeous!</div>
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A close up view to show the amazing detail of our new tree! I'm not sure I will want to take it down after Christmas! </div>
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Packages have been pretty simple the last two years with them wrapped in brown craft paper and tied with string. Brown paper packages tied up with string... These are a few of my favorite things... I can't get that song out of my head now! I'm sure you won't be able to either! </div>
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I'm so happy I decided to add pops of RED this year to our Christmas decor! Funny story... When you decide to paint brown paper ornaments at 10p.m. at night and realize that you are out of red craft paint, you get REALLY creative and use red fingernail polish! Yes, I did that! Hahaha!</div>
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Next stop is our eat in kitchen with our brand new table that my talented husband built recently! He used plans from the Shanty Sisters at <a href="http://www.shanty2chic.com/">www.shanty2chic.com</a>. This table will be treasured by our family for many years to come!</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a few minutes to take a tour of our home decorated for Christmas! Be sure to visit all of my other sweet friends who are a part of the Holiday Home Tour! </div>
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I'm so excited to let you know that the December issue of Everything Home Magazine is live! I just love this time of year. This issue is so fun and festive! You will find a little of "everything home" in the magazine!</div>
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Within a few seconds of seeing pictures of Patsy and Jeffrey's home, you will be in awe. After a few minutes of learning their story, you will be in love. I know, because it happened to me. A little over a year ago, I began to delve into the home décor world on Instagram. And through social media, I found Patsy. Immediately after seeing pictures of her home on Instagram, I was captivated and began to follow her. I’ve made many friendships via social media over the past year and I’m happy to call Patsy my friend.<br />
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Their beautiful renovation has truly been a labor of love. After years of living in their 1,100 square foot carriage house, their growing family desperately needed more space. While living in a quaint carriage house may seem romantic, it was becoming a little too cozy for their growing family. To expand their footprint, Patsy and Jeffrey had plans created to build onto the existing carriage house. Before they could begin construction, their third daughter, Magpie, was born. Beautiful Magpie was born with Down Syndrome. To care for her, Patsy closed her successful home décor business to become a full time stay-at-home mom to her three daughters.<br />
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Without Patsy’s income, they scrapped their original plans of having a builder build their home. Patsy went to “plan B” and sketched her vision for their DIY home renovation. After showing her plans to Jeffrey, their new plan to create the house of their dreams was born and the work began. The remodel was a long and slow process, but according to Patsy, “It wasn’t our plan, but it was all part of His plan. And now, I can’t imagine our home any other way.” Patsy has told me on several occasions that the birth and diagnosis of Magpie has been a blessing to them in more ways than one.<br />
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The original carriage house garage is now the kitchen and living area. You can easily see why this is the family’s favorite space. This is the spot for movie nights, family meals, homework, lots of snuggles, and lots of love. Every detail of this space is breathtaking. The center island is wood and the counter is stunning and features a beautiful soapstone remnant. The vent hood was built from old doors that Patsy found at a yard sale. Patsy describes the open kitchen and living area as French Country Farmhouse. The shiplap walls, exposed beams and ductwork, brick, and barn doors are all beautiful features. Patsy and Jeffrey have a deep appreciation for this space because they designed and constructed every detail themselves. The cabinets were built by Jeffrey. Patsy painted and glazed them and every brick was hand placed. </div>
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Love of family, God’s plan, and lots of hard work, was the perfect combination to turn this house into a home. While there were times that Patsy thought she could not look at another piece of trim, paint another wall, place another brick, or live another day in the huge mess of the renovation, she always had a vision of the finished house. Patsy claims she learned a lot about patience and the power of prayer during this extensive DIY project. “Because it all just seems like it was meant to be this way. Just like our family… Just as it was meant to be.” <br />
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I am so excited to announce that I will be a writer for the brand new <b><a href="http://www.everythinghomemagazine.com/" target="_blank">Everything Home Magazine</a></b>! It's a monthly online home decor (& more) magazine written by your favorite bloggers & Instagram friends. I will be the contributor for the Room Renovations column. (Pinch me... In case I'm dreaming!) I've known about this for a while and still can't believe it is really happening! It's an amazing opportunity that I am so blessed to be a part of! Many of you may not know this, but I have a home decor Instagram page @jillykay. You can follow along if you love all things decor. Click on the link in the right sidebar to follow!</div>
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Those pictured above are the monthly contributors. Each and every one of them are amazing and have a very unique style. I am blessed to call them friends!</div>
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I was thrilled to be asked to write for the Room Renovations column. Room renovations make me giddy every time I see a room transform. I have a passion for all things DIY and love to see a room become a beautiful and usable space. Be sure to tag your Instagram before & after pictures with the hashtag #EHroomreno for a chance to be featured. I'll be looking for them!</div>
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I'm back for a flooring update in my home office! In my last post, I gave detailed instructions on how my husband and I completed the DIY shiplap wall. Take a look to see how easy it is! We installed the hardwood flooring several weeks ago and it really transformed the entire room. I just thought I loved this room. I REALLY love this room now!</div>
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The amazing faux buck mount, Earl is from Painted Fox. Earl completely makes this room and is a fabulous focal point when you walk in. Click on the Painted Fox link on the right sidebar to shop! It's my favorite place to shop for farmhouse home decor!</div>
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The shiplap wall is painted in the color Antique White and the remaining walls are Mindful Gray. Both are from Sherwin Williams. The amazing desk and chair are from Nebraska Furniture Mart. The desk is made by Hooker and the chair is made by Ashley, but go perfect together. I love that place and could literally spend all day looking in there! I placed the Everett Foyer Table from World Market behind my desk and it provides plenty of room for my filing boxes, lamps and storage boxes below.</div>
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This set of bookcases and storage cabinet was once very dark brown. I grabbed my trusty paintbrush and a few quarts of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the color Pure White and went to work! Love how clean and bright it is now. </div>
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These cute little shelves came from Target. I fell in love with them when I saw them and knew they would be perfect for the shiplap wall. </div>
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My husband did a great job laying the hardwood floors. We went with handscraped hickory and absolutely love them! They are made by Regal Hardwoods. We looked for almost two years and could never find floors we loved. These were worth the wait! We LOVE them! They are a part of the Old Time Luxe collection and the stain color is Kensington.</div>
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I was getting pretty giddy at this point and was doing a happy dance on my brand new floors!</div>
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I love all the scrapes and color variations in the wood. Each square foot is scraped by hand by three craftsmen for 25 minutes! Wowzers! I wish the pictures would show the detail, but it simply doesn't do the floors justice.</div>
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Here's a before picture of my office. It wasn't bad, but not the look I was wanting. I spend a lot of time in this room and am so happy with every detail now!</div>
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Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-63566567720212450842015-04-16T10:06:00.001-05:002015-04-16T10:13:44.246-05:00My home office makeoverHi everyone! I am so stinkin' excited about my latest DIY project! My husband and I just finished with my home office makeover. I spend a lot of time in here working on my Young Living Essential Oil business, so I wanted it to be a pretty and relaxing space. Mission accomplished!<br />
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My office wasn't bad before (pictured above), but I had a vision in my head that I wanted to come to life. I kept the same paint color, Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray, on the remaining walls and put up shiplap on the focal wall behind my desk.</div>
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My amazing and very handy hubby put up the shiplap. I am a very awesome woodworking assistant, though! hehehe :) We used maple plywood underlayment from Lowes. They were nice enough to cut it into 5 and a half inch strips for us. That saved us a TON of work! We started with a thin piece of molding at the top since my ceilings in this room are angled. We marked the studs in the wall and penciled in lines so we would know where to nail with the nail gun. We used very random placement with the longer boards and filled in with the shorter boards. Nickel's were used as spacers... I'm still finding them in the carpet! lol</div>
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I used Sherwin Williams Antique White for the shiplap wall. I went with this color because it is the same color as the trim in the rest of the house. I ended up deciding to leave the nail holes at the last minute... I LOVE the rustic look of the holes. I was going for an old look for this project.</div>
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Earl, the amazing faux stag mount came from one of my favorite online home decor boutiques, <a href="http://www.paintedfoxtreasures.com/">www.paintedfoxtreasures.com</a> I could seriously decorate my entire house with their items. Go check them out! They are very sweet ladies too!<br />
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I am so thrilled with how this project turned out! We put the shiplap up in a day, start to finish and it completely changed the room. This may be my new favorite room in our home! Only thing left for this room is installing hardwood floors. Hopefully, this will be soon! Thanks for reading!Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-80523683286643091602015-01-27T14:23:00.000-06:002015-01-27T16:05:54.481-06:00Outdoor fireplace!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hi everyone! I know it has been a very looooong time since I have blogged. I have really missed it! I've had several messages asking for details on our outdoor fireplace we had installed two years ago. When we bought the house 4 years ago, it was a brand new home that was just built. We loved everything about the house except the back yard! It was nothing but a big hill!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We had originally planned on putting a pool in. We had a couple of pool companies come out and draw up some plans, but found out we had a big easement on the back of the property. We also found out that the pool has to be several feet away from the back of the house... Our pool was going to be really long and skinny. Not what we were wanting. We went back to the drawing boards and decided that an outdoor fireplace would be perfect! We absolutely love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here are a few pictures of the "backyard hill" we had to work with. Yikes! As much as my husband and I love to do DIY projects, we quickly decided this one one we needed to leave to the professionals! We hired a great company to do all the work from start to finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our covered back porch was great, but we wanted to extend it by adding stone all the between the fireplace and the patio. My husband & I brainstormed our ideas for the space, put a few things on paper & met with the company. They loved the ideas we had and followed them exactly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I thought I had some pics of the first days of work, but couldn't find them. They basically dug out of the hill, laid a concrete pad with giant rebars to support the weight of the fireplace, laid the stone pavers, and created a drainage system behind the fireplace & rock seating area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now, we need to start thinking about phase 2 of the project. We would love to add landscaping all across the back fence. Thanks for stopping by! Maybe it won't be as long between posts next time!</span></div>
<br />Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-26645729192035803432014-02-27T11:11:00.001-06:002014-02-27T11:13:36.501-06:00Board and Batten Project<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My husband and I had talked about putting up board and batten for a few months, but knew it would be a huge job. This was one of our biggest projects to date, but made such an impact! I am in love with how it turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We started with some free labor... Ha! She begged us to help rip off the old baseboards! This little girl loves anything DIY. Just like her Mom & Dad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The hubby then started cutting boards & nailing them up with his nail gun. That thing is amazing! Saves so much time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ahh... Starting to see what it's going to look like! I seriously thought I was going to go crazy from all of the messes at this point...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So close to being finished. That's what I kept telling myself, until I realized how much painting I had to do. I painted all of the trim all day every day for three days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thanks for stopping by! You can see some before pictures of these spaces <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/2013/12/christmas-home-tour.html">here</a>. Feel free to pin any pictures!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there! I am excited to share with you a project that I have completed for our dining room! I purchased a smelly old china hutch on Craigslist for $60 and my husband couldn't believe I would even think about trying to make it pretty. It was BAD!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Annie Sloan chalk paint for the hutch and used her brushes as well. The thing I love most about using chalk paint is that there is no prep work, other than giving it a good cleaning. No sanding or priming at all! I wish I could find my before picture. It was pretty pitiful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I left all of the original hardware on and painted right over it. I didn't want the hardware to stand out too much from the off white finish. I sanded down the pieces to age it a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love having a place to store my china and some pretty accessories. Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear from you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's it! I hope you enjoyed the tour of my home decorated for Christmas! May you all have a blessed holiday season with your loved ones. Merry Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so excited to finally say that our guest room is finished! We have lived in our house for two years now and this has been on my to do list since we moved in. I absolutely love how it turned out. I now look forward to having friends & family come and stay with us. The room was quite boring and ugly before. Hope you enjoy the tour!</span><br />
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<br />Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-32102184356654841312013-01-25T14:25:00.001-06:002013-01-25T14:25:52.043-06:00Beautiful Dish Soap DIY!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Everyone! First, let me apologize for being MIA for a few months. I love posting on the blog, but let it get away from me... I feel like I've let you down. I am going to try harder to post more often. I've got LOTS to show you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started by picking up an interesting vase at my local flower shop. I then ordered the valve dispenser from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=Tablecraft+H599P2+2+Pack+Vented+Pourers">Amazon.com</a>. (They come in a set of 2). I poured my soap in and put the valve on and viola... Counter worthy dish soap. I LOVE how it looks now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For me, it's the simple little things that make me happy. Let me know if you try this! :)</span>Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-17268798784103932572012-05-17T14:59:00.000-05:002012-05-22T07:20:20.956-05:00Front Porch Flowers!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Linking to <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/p/linky-parties.html">these</a> wonderful parties!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have three brown 5 foot folding tables in my craft room that I have been wanting to pretty up. I had several ideas floating around in my head and decided to go with the least expensive choice. I'm kind of cheap like that! Ha!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I started my table makeover by covering the the tables with wrapping paper, yes.... WRAPPING PAPER! I already had this on hand. Woo Hoo!!! I just trimmed around the edges to match the rounded corners of the table.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I purchased enough clear vinyl at Hobby Lobby to cover all three tables. I got a little extra to staple the edges under the table. I had a 40% off coupon, so I got all the vinyl for around $13. Sweet!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My cat, Max enjoyed taking a nap on the vinyl backing paper. He's such a helper! He's ALWAYS with me when I'm working in my craft room! I just cut each piece of vinyl to fit the tables and stapled around the bottom with a staple gun. Easy Peasy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also linking to <a href="http://www.jillifyit.com/p/linky-parties.html">these</a> parties!</span></div>Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-56929431166995443552011-03-08T13:45:00.000-06:002015-10-08T20:13:24.624-05:00"Tween"ager Bedroom!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is absolutely LOVING her chalkboard walls on each side of her bed! She and her friends have sooooo much fun writing on them!</span></div>
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I used the Wild Card Cricut cartridge for these. Lots of cute stuff on that cart! <br />
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I am having fun working in my new craft room. It is getting more organized each day!<br />
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The girls were out of school four days this week for snow days. They had fun helping a little on this project!Jill ~ Jillify Ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615590336297283921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580077281479306485.post-23944809342185503512011-01-01T17:51:00.000-06:002015-10-09T12:47:05.574-05:0010 Steps to an easy peasy poodle skirt!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 - Measure the length of your little one from the waist down to where you want the end of the skirt to fall. Measure her waist too.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 - Purchase felt in the color you want. I got mine at JoAnn's & used a coupon. Go ahead and grab some ribbon, elastic, and a poodle iron on applique while you are there!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 - Lay the fabric out flat on the floor. Cut large piece to a square. Find the center by folding in half and then half again. This is where you will cut out the circle the size of her waist. I just cut a little piece out to mark the center and then unfolded it. I then used a pencil and a tape measurer and went around in a circle from the center marking with pencil where I wanted to cut out for the waist. 1/2 the waist measurement since marking from the center.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 - Now cut out the outside circle (bottom of the skirt. Use the measurement you took from her waist to the where you wanted the bottom of the skirt to fall for this. Measure all the way around, marking with a pencil as a cut guide. Pencil line should look like a big circle.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7 - Sew on the stretch elastic to the waist. I cut the elastic 3 inches smaller than her waist so that it would fit nice without falling down. You will need to gather the felt a little as you go.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All done! I told you it was easy! I'm all about doing things the quick & easy way!</span><br />
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