Author: mariam

DIY Faux Brick backsplash from faux brick panels

I’ve seen painted floors online

and thought they were so creative. Why not paint- if you already hate the floor, and want to replace it someday anyway? So that’s the story with this floor.

Oak parquet ran through the entryway and powder room of our home, and I despised it. It glowed orange! Someday we want to replace it with real hardwoods, but in the mean time I came up with a more creative solution. I decided to paint then stencil it to make it look like Moroccan tile, which is very popular in design these days. Read on to see how easy it was to do!

I cannot wait to show you all the new PLANK WOOD WALL

we put up this weekend in our son’s bedroom! (and tell you how you can get one too!)

Find out where I ordered the wall planks on my full blog post here. They are stained to match my son’s gray wall color. And were very easy to install. The wall was put up with sheetrock screws – two screws to every board.

The biggest home decorating secret is out!

This is what EVERYONE has been asking about (and raving about!)… In order to avoid the hassle of ripping out existing floor and the high cost of real tiles, you CAN achieve a similar look by painting your tile floors that only LOOK expensive. Get in with the inside scoop and check out how YOU can create paint directly over your tile floor to make it look pretty and patterned. Watch the video and follow the instructions below to learn how you can create your own faux aged blue glazed tiled floor in 10 easy steps using Tile Stencils from Royal Design Studio:

We took our boring, builder-grade fireplace

and gave it a total transformation to make it feel a little more special! Here are the details on how we got it done (if you’re curious about the mantel, it’s a DIY project! Click here to see the full tutorial).