French Chic Lotion Dispenser

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bathroom, craft, DIY, french chic, home decor, master bathroom, master bedroom, master suite, Mod Podge, powder room, repurpose

Years ago, I showed you my Chambord Soap Pump and Disarrono Soap Pump. I hate cluttered bathroom vanities so it only made sense to replace my lotion bottle.

Vanity Makeover – Lotion Bottle

The pump is repurposed from a disposable hand soap dispenser, and the bottle is a repurposed Disaronno bottle.  I replaced the straw with the longer one from the lotion bottle and trimmed off an inch. I resized and printed a French Chic image and Modpodged it onto the front of the bottle and sealed it with a few extra coats.

In the future, I’ll make sure my lotion is purchased in a squirt bottle so my glamorous dispenser will be easier to refill.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Custom Wine Label Wall Art

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craft, crafting, custom art, decor, dining room, DIY, gift idea, home decor, plaques, wall art, wine, wine label

Yesterday, I showed you my image transfer flop. This project has been in the works for years, and I’m so happy to finally have it done and up on the wall.  I took photos of the project last night so the lighting was awful.

I created the wine labels using the a free online photo editor, Fotor. I had to resize them before I printed them onto off-white craft paper. On Saturday, I found the picture frame at Michael’s. It was on sale for 40% off the original price, and my teacher discount gave me an additional 15% off the sale price. 

Have you recently salvaged a flopped project?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Custom Wine Label Wall Art Flop

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craft, custom art, decor, dining room, DIY, gift idea, home decor, plaques, wall art, wine, wine label

When Hubster and I first married, I sketched plans for custom wine labels. About 18 months ago, I purchased and painted the wooden plaques and designed/printed the labels. Unfortunately, this project has been on the back burner for well over a year.

Finally, I dusted off the plaques and my project resulted in a big FLOP! My images ended up slightly wrinkled and discolored. My paper started to shrink as soon as I put the Modpodge transfer medium on it. 😦

Don’t worry… I’m currently working on another fix.
See my completed wine label wall art here…

Have you had any project flops recently?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

French Chic Tissue Holder

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bathroom, craft, crafting, DIY, home decor, master bathroom, master bedroom, master suite

Hide your ugly cardboard tissue boxes with a custom French Chic Tissue Holder.

When I found an oil-rubbed bronze tissue box on clearance, I knew I wanted to customize it. I had resized and printed a small vintage French label from every crafters’  God Mother, The Graphics Fairy. Then, I quickly trimmed it out and ModPodged it onto the front. DIY home decor in under 5 minutes and under $10.

French Chic Tissue Holder

I’d like to find a rectangular, oil-rubbed bronze tissue holder to decorate one for the powder room.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

DIY Blind Pull Makeover

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beads, blinds, curtains, DIY, home decor, nesting, window treatment

We painted the master bathroom a shade of tan with white trim. There are bronze faucets, dark stained woods, and a window I don’t know how to decorate. Venetian blinds? Café curtain? Roman shades? Swag? For now, there is a bronze curtain rod at the top and cheap white vinyl blinds. Until then , it’s the small touches that make a house a home.

DIY Blind Pull Makeover

Note the lack of plastic cover of the pull cords? With a needle, thread, clear nail polish, and a few beads left over from a jewelry project, I quickly customized the blind pull.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Making An Entrance: Urn Makeover

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curb appeal, DIY, entrance, front door, home decor, makeover, planter, porch

I’ve had these resin urns for over 7 years. The original finish was perfect with the siding and accents of our first home. Since then, the finish has faded, and the color is completely washed out against our light grey siding.

Due to the lack of mature trees on our property, our house gets full sun all day long during the summer and the harsh winter winds whip without the windbreak. I’ve struggled to keep even hardy perennials and evergreens alive in these planters.

Ugly Urn to Updated Urn

Urn Update

I want to update them, but I’m unsure how spray paint will hold up on the worn finish. I decided to test out the paint on two urns I keep on the front porch. Next summer, I’ll decide if I should update the others. I also purchased realistic faux (gasp!) topiaries for the two urns. I’d like to order three more to place outside the garage doors.

Hopefully, this helps make the front entrance a little more welcoming…

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Festival of Lights – Day 3

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light fixture, makeover, paint, spray paint, update

From Brassy to Classy!

I had some spray paint leftover from the light fixture makeover. However, the shiny brass finish on the three hall lights was mocking me. The shape of the lights are fine, it’s just the finish that needed updating.The lights were fairly easy to take down, but I did make Hubster do the electrical part. The most time-consuming part was taping each little glass pane! I also taped over the sockets and the sticker warning me not to use more than 25 watt bulbs. After a few coats of oil-rubbed bronze spray paint and removing all that tape, they looked so much better.

Hubster then mounted them back on the ceiling for me. He decided he doesn’t like where this is going… 5 ceiling fans to update, 1 kitchen light, 1 more bathroom light… Oh, well! those are projects for a later date.

XOXO,
Young Wifey