I did plenty of DIY projects in my recent family room redo. It was a good challenge because I had a teeny tiny budget, everything had to count. I thought I'd post about some of the projects. You know, so we could chat about them a little more. The room pictures are forthcoming, I'm still finishing up one project in there first.
I often pick up glass jars at the thrift store, so I decided to try and use them. In the family room there are these weird shelves (well, I think they're weird) on the walls and I have never known what to put on them. They seem to be there purely to display things, but what? As I was planning out the room, I knew I wanted some blue on that side, and that's where these random glass pieces came to live, after I gave them a few light coats of spray paint. (Notice I even added in an empty spice jar, to see how well the black print on the jar would do with spray paint.)
I remember a project in an old Martha Stewart about how to paint the inside of glass vases by swirling the paint around. I always wanted to try that, but honestly, this took about 15 minutes plus drying time, which satisfies my need for instant gratification (let's be honest, none of her projects take 15 minutes). The key is several light coats of paint, to prevent drips. So easy! The white one is also spray painted, and once held milk...and the other ones are from Goodwill (I'm in love with the one on the far left), I can randomly add my mossy and woolly rocks (out of the cat's reach). I can pull one down when needed, for those fistful bouquets that will inevitably come through the back door this summer.
More projects coming up. And thank you all for your kind words on the Stitch projects, I am so glad you like them!!!
