Happy Thursday! So, if you read my last post, you may recall that a Wet Erase Chalkboard was NOT the next mini-project I had planned for The Ugly Home Office Makeover. My plans were to refinish or build a bench for the bay window. But I was going nuts without a whiteboard in my office.…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 8(a): The Simple DIY Blanket Ladder
Happy Tuesday! Whew, the last few weeks have been a doozy! … an emergency trip out of town to see my Dad, a 93-year old WWII veteran, who fell ill (and much to our amazement, rallied back! ?). … my husband’s total hip replacement surgery – with complications, of course. ? The Ugly Home Office…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 7: DIY Industrial Shelving with a Twist
Happy Sunday! Welcome back! If you’ve stayed with me this long, thank you!!! ? The end is in sight, as I wrapped up the last major project of the Ugly Home Office Makeover with this week’s project, adding Industrial Shelving to my office. There is a plethora (word of the day ?) of online tutorials for DIY Industrial Shelving which helped…
How to Build a Platform Bed With Legs – For Less than $120!
Happy Friday! Learn how to build a platform bed while on vacation? Sure, why not!?! So, this week I took a break from my Ugly Home Office Makeover to head down to Melbourne, Florida to visit my son Drew and his girlfriend Kenzie from Sintra Swim When we weren’t at the beach, in the pool,…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 6: The Sweet and Simple Printer Stand Makeover
Happy Palm Sunday! “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Leonardo da Vinci Welcome back, y’all! THIS week’s project is a great reminder that Mr. da Vinci was spot on with his views on simplicity. The makeover of this cute little printer stand was super simple and straightforward, but added a sweet touch of charm to my now not-so-ugly…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 5: The DIY File Cabinet Desk and How Chip Gaines’ Hair Inspired Me
Happy Sunday! We all love Fixer Upper’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, right? They’re sweet, authentic, wholesome, family focused, successful but humble. Joanna is beautiful, talented and smart. Chip is funny and pretty smart too 🙂 What’s not to love? So what do Chip and Jo have to do with this week’s Ugly Home Office Makeover? …
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 4: The Shiplap Wall Hanging
Happy Sunday! Welcome back for Part 4 of the Ugly Home Office Makeover Series! Let me start by saying that this week’s project was an exercise in frustration, perseverance and a LOT more hours than I had anticipated, so I’m exactly one week behind schedule on the makeover. In the end, though, it was soooo rewarding and…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 3: The New Wall Paint Reveal
Happy Sunday! Ok y’all, I have to admit – Part 3’s title in the picture above is part truth, part click bait… While it did take just one gallon of paint to paint the home office, it actually took two of us – my husband Greg and me – about 2 hours from start to finish. But… for your…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 2: The Decluttering
Happy Sunday! HAVE Y’ALL seen the procastination episode of Sponge Bob, the one where he has to write an essay and spends hours looking at a blank sheet of paper? Yeah, that was me at the beginning of Week 1 of the Ugly Home Office Makeover, also know as… Week 1 Recap I started Tuesday evening, and…
Ugly Home Office Makeover – Part 1: The Plan
Happy Sunday! TODAY MARKS the inaugural Beautiful Life Market blog post, and the first of 9 posts in the Ugly Home Office Makeover series. I’m SO pumped about this project because my home office has been suffering from neglect for waaayyyy too long. Over the next couple of months, I’m planning to do a total home office makeover and…