Tamra Klaty
Warm your home with vintage pieces
Bring a sense of warmth and timelessness into your home with repurposed antique objects.
String antique brass bells on ribbon or fabric to dress up tabletops and mantels.
Salvaged bed legs from vintage beds can become beautiful candle holders.
Reclaimed vintage silverware is given new life when installed on old barn wood.
Vintage wood corbels make eye-pleasing doorstops or [...]
Transform your laminate countertops with paint
Painting your laminate countertops is a cheap, easy way to beautify your kitchen!
Tired of your outdated laminate countertops but not willing to splurge on new replacements? You can completely change the look of your countertops by painting them.
Prepare your countertops. Light sanding by hand and washing with water is all that's needed.
Prime with [...]
How to Preserve Summer's Savory Herbs
Summer has drawn to a close and your herb garden will soon be sleeping under a blanket of snow. Make sure you preserve all that natural goodness to use throughout the cold winter months!
If you have freezer space, a good way to keep herbs handy while still maintaining their color and flavor is to freeze [...]
Simple Painting Steps to Creating Faux Antique Cupboards
Since purchasing an old house that needs some tender loving care, I've been looking through a lot of home decorating magazines and drooling over pages of gorgeous kitchens. A great way to update a kitchen and still stay within a budget is by repainting kitchen cabinets. I want to show you how easily you [...]
Bringing Nature In
Sticks,
moss and stones are just a few ideas that provide endless options.
Something I've seen in expensive decorating retailers is stacked stones.
While
stacked stones can be purchased, they are easy enough to create yourself to
save a few bucks. And I'm all about that! All you need is a glue
gun or super glue. You can use free rocks [...]
Keep Kids' Toy Chaos Contained: Baskets, Boxes, and Buckets
If you’re like me, children’s toys are constantly threatening to take over your
home! Children need to have easy access to their treasures, yet who likes to sacrifice a beautiful home for a cluttered one?
The thing that works for me is baskets, and lots of them! Baskets not only keep items organized, but they also hide [...]
