A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

How to make facial toner: take a small bottle (I used the toner bottle I had just emptied) and mix together apple cider vinegar, distilled water and a few drops of tea tree oil. Approximately 10-15% of the bottle should be apple cider vinegar. Give the bottle a quick shake to mix. Pour on a cotton pad and wipe your face after washing to get off any residual make-up or oil.

Closet Progress

The left side is done! Unfortunately, it was the easy side, no cuts needed. Now for the right side!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

You can make your own eye make-up remover! Use a empty glass jar, jojoba oil, baby shampoo and distilled water. Do a few squirts of baby shampoo, a few drops of the oil and fill the jar with distilled water. You may need to increase the shampoo or oil if you can't get your mascara off. Give the jar a shake and use a cotton pad dipped in it to remove your make-up.

Starting to decorate!

A new rug! Ignore how it is off center, I am trying to flatten the edge of the rug. 

Kevin's new Man Cave

I think the coral door really butches it up. 

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

There is always a lot of lint, moisture and dust in the bathroom. If your walls start looking.... fuzzy, wipe down the walls with vinegar and a lint free cloth. It will get  rid of the lint and any mildew that might be lurking on the walls.

Closet Progress

Check it out! We have the beginning of a closet. And we didn't kill each other while building it. 

Seating!

We moved the couch that used to be in the living room upstairs. It looks pretty sad right now, it needs fun pillows!



Now the living room looks like a sad bachelor pad. Our new couch arrives on 7/15!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

If you want to hang a mirror that is mostly decorative (not the mirror over your bathroom sink), be sure it reflects something pretty. A window, a piece of art, etc. You don't want to double the view of something boring or ugly.

A busy weekend

We made a lot of progress this weekend! The stairs got primed and one coat of paint. The door frame needs some work.

The sliding door is up and so pretty!

And we moved our bed upstairs. The moving part wasn't very fun, but it's awesome to be sleeping up there! And we definitely need new nightstands, ours look small and sad.

We are making progress!

Check out the beautiful stain on the bookcase! And the pretty new light (with no bulbs in it, details). Also, a sneak preview of our coral door!

And lighting in the bathroom! Still without bulbs, which is why the shades are all crooked.

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

If you have curtains that have a lot of visual weight (usually a darker or heavier fabric, could also be a lighter colored fabric against dark walls), you will need to hang something of a similar 'weight' on the opposite wall to help balance the room. 

Example: my dining room felt lopsided with just the curtains until my dad made me an awesome mirror to balance them out.

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Toilet paper tubes can be recycled. Don't throw them away, put them in the recycle bin!

Bookcase!

Check it out, it is beautiful!

Now we just need to pick a stain color.

The Tigers glass is a permanent fixture!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

As soon as your guests leave, strip the sheets off the guest bed, wash them and put them back on the bed. Then you will be ready for your next guest!

Our pretty new door!

Well, it's not that pretty yet, primer doesn't look that good, but it will get there!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Keep a shaker full of flour in the kitchen. Something similar to this. It's very handy for sprinkling flour on bread/cookie/pizza dough without making a giant mess.

Check out our bathroom!

It looks fancy!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Try to wipe down your stove after every meal. It's annoying, but it's much easier to clean off any food before it gets dry and crusty.

Paint!

We've been painting for days! The bathroom, bedroom and closet are done. However, it's been cloudy for days, so these pictures are terrible. I still have to take a non-blown-out photo of the closet.

Slowly, but surely, it's coming together.

Bathroom: BM Hale Navy

Bedroom: BM Tundra

Stained!

We went with Nutmeg (the left side, middle stain from the previous post!) Here is the floor with the stain, but no poly yet.

Stain Options

This picture is terrible, but which stain do you like for the floor? The top right is hard to see, it's no stain, just a clear coat of poly.

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Sorry this tip is late, I've been out of commission with the stomach flu.  

To help prevent your pictures from shifting and becoming crooked on the wall, stick rubber bumpers (the little round clear ones) on the back, on the bottom corners. If you are too lazy to do this and then you start renovating your attic, the pictures in your house will move around EVERY SINGLE DAY AND MAKE YOU INSANE STRAIGHTENING THEM. I might know from experience.

Flooring!

 

 They started installing the hardwood floors! They are pretty!

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Keep a sponge under the sink in the bathroom. When your sink starts looking a little gross mid-week, wet the sponge, wipe down the sink and counters and just rinse the sponge. This is also a great way to clean up when dinner guests are arriving in 5 minutes and you realize you never cleaned the bathroom!