Has A Place

So I know I have been MIA these last few weeks but its summer and we get so little of it where I live I try and jam pack every weekend with outdoor activities. Plus my husband and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary in the middle of July! AND my mom's birthday is in August, which always means traveling of some kind!

I am a pintrest stalker, I love it. I'm not addicted like some, BUT I do look at it. A while back I seen this makeover of a rental bath that peaked my interest. For the life of me I couldn't find it, and of course when I first looked at it I didn't pin it, why would I do that?

So, One day I just couldn't get it out of my head. I just went from memory and drew a "doodle" of what I could remember.

Here's my doodle:

HILARIOUS, I know. But seriously this is how I think, down to the TP holder.

Stay tuned for the reveal this weekend!!

Also I have been featured in this really great front porch e-book, there are amazing porches done by other bloggers in there, be sure to get it at the link on my sidebar!!!

Hello and Happy Summer!! Where I live nice days are few and far between, weather wise.  So I tend to be MIA during this time of year. Spending the majority of my time outside....

Of course that prompts me to "update" out there also.

Its not bad by all means, jut not my style. The sitting set was a gift from family and I love it, just not the colors.

Here's what it looks like now:





Here's what I have purchased already, (im) patiently waiting for them to arrive:

World Market

Lowes

kmart

Stay tuned for the reveal, should be next week!!

Well hey there, how are you all, I'm just great.  I'm on this new organization kick, stay tuned for that, so I have a daily agenda I go through and this project has bee #1 on my feature in blog list everyday for I don't even know how long.

So I decided to change up my master bedroom for spring/summer. I always seem to change it around a bit with the seasons or anytime I find something interesting! Pretty much everything except for the big stuff like bed, dresser, rug and curtains.  I really really like it. Its nice and light for a refreshing spring summer update.

Here's the before, not to shabby I might add:


Now, this next pic outlines for my readers that think it takes a lot of effort to update a room. It doesn't matter what the before looks like, if you update these next five things you can dramatically update a room.


See, it doesn't take a lot to make a big impact.

Here's the update:








Let me know which one you like better!!!

My worst project ever?  I don't know about that much but I certainly think its taken me the longest.  Its the small cuts they are overwhelming and the mastic is just messy. I hate it, I can't wait for it to be over :(

Pain is beauty right?  Yea right...

Anyway, this post is a tutorial, I am famous for these, but hey, I figure if your going to attempt a DIY project let some other schmuck do it first!! Let them screw it all up, face the challenges and learn from them. Then try it out.

We we are the schmucks...

I was so happy with my choice of tile, it was a great price, great looking and 12x12 so it will go up fast right?  Like in 2 days fast, right?? Wrong!  more like 2 months... well that's us procrastinating a bit, ok A LOT. Whatever...

I did turn out great :)
 This is how we started, with thinset  and tape. The part that took the longest was the cutting.
 On the other side of the kitchen I picked up a SimpleMat from Home Depot. I wanted to try it out.
 Very easy to use, not messy at all.

 They are 18x9? I think, which was good, because a typical back splash is 18 inches from counter to bottom of upper cabinet.

 This stuff was super sticky, but it went up really fast and without a mess.

 No the reviews say that once a tile is on you cant get it off, not true they pop back off. However, because they pop back off, some may fall off. They tended to sag a bit as well. But, they were easily adjustable.


After the tile was grouted, I did notice that these tiles can still move, so, before it dries don't push on them or move them at all. I had to place a small board behind the stove to temporally keep them from sagging out of alignment.



All in all I would use the mat again, a lot less messy, just takes care.

Have a great week!!