Hey hey!! How are ya? I’m back with another month in review, just in case you missed a project over the past 30 days. Because I know you would cry.
If you remember way back late last month, I told you about my mission for the month of July – to not spend a dime on DIY or decor for the whole 31 days. I had a basement full of unfinished projects and to do list a mile long…so I was determined to get a bunch done this month, using what I had on hand.
It was rough at times people. Some days I laid in bed, shaking. I needed some Goodwill! HomeGoods!! Hobby Lobby? Puuhhhlease?! ;)
I did it for the most part -- I had a couple cheats but I’ll tell you about those in a minute.
I started out the month by turning in a chunky Goodwill candlestick into a small end table:
LOVE it! :) It’s worked out great!
Then, I finally showed you the family room reveal, complete with a new sectional and a moved TV – which transformed the space:
Because I finished up a bunch of the room in July, I had to get creative with art and some accessories. I showed you the free art at the NYC Digital Gallery and how I made some of the prints into art:
Did I mention FREE? :)
I found the perfect coffee table for the family room at Goodwill months ago, and made a few changes to it to make it functional for our space:
The casters on the bottom have been AWESOME – we move this thing around all the time. I love it!
Next up -- our little 16 square foot garden has been a JOY this summer. I showed you one of my very favorite fresh salads here.
Today we picked about five tomatoes and 30 cherry tomatoes…for real. It is awesome. :)
I shared the exciting news about the Haven Conference, coming in June of 2012:
We are SO excited about this event! It’s open to bloggers and DIYers and we think both will find it worthwhile. (Tickets will go on sale in a few weeks – stay tuned!)
Next, I needed to fill the long space under our TV, so I built a trough-thingy and I adore it:
It took no time at all and I promise you can make one too. Cross my heart. :)
I fell in love with the look of fresh, LIVE plants while blog hopping last month and showed you how I’ve added (animal friendly) pops of green throughout our home:
And they're still alive! I can’t believe it!
I did something I’ve been meaning to do with the Bub for years and shared it with you here:
Sniff. :)
I had most of our summer vignette in the foyer done for a couple months. It was the painting of our front door that took me forever.
It was worth the wait though!:
Love it!
Last week I shared some of my favorite tips from Pinterest – some have worked and some haven’t:
(source)
Yes…I can now fold a fitted sheet! The key is putting it on floor or a table at step four – it’s nearly impossible to get right unless you lay it down. At least for me.
But I have conquered the fitted sheet and it rocks my world!!
And finally, something else that rocked my world…yet another NKOTB concert, with some Backstreet Boys thrown in for good measure:
I also shared more about our RV vacation from Indiana to Wisconsin and back.
We had a such a wonderful time and will definitely do it again. :)
So there’s the no-spend month in review! Like I mentioned, I did cheat a couple times. One was on purpose, one was by accident. I did buy a few things while on vacation, because…well, I was on vacation. :)
The accident was late last week when the Bub and I went to drop off a load of stuff to the consignment shop. The Bub wanted to go in (yes, I’ve taught him well) and we started looking around. And as we drove away with a bag of frames and a lamp…I realized I WASN’T SUPPOSED TO SPEND ANY MONEY.
What the ? I totally spaced it…honest to goodness, spaced it. I don’t know what the heck I was thinking. I got some great stuff though. :)
But I didn’t spend a dime on the projects I showed you this month. And I didn’t even walk into a Goodwill, HomeGoods, Joann’s….nothin’.
I started a few projects that I still haven’t finished, so the no-spend will continue here and there this month. And I can see myself doing this next summer as well, maybe even a couple months!
We have been working on the outside a TON this month though. Our deck is coming together so beautifully…I can’t wait to show you!!
Thanks for joining me for another month at TDC! Here’s to August! :)
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