Dinning Room

I love a good spray paint project.  It is the cheapest way to give something a new look, so, when Krylon contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in trying some of their new spray paint, I was thrilled at the opportunity.  I chose their new Rust Protector quick drying spray paint in Copper Metallic and Aged Brass Metallic and I loved it. The timing couldn't have been more perfect as I had picked up one of these copper post caps at Lowe's on clearance not too long ago and thought it would be perfect for something,  I just wasn't sure what yet. Then inspiration hit.  Our cheap basic mailbox has been looking pretty sad for the last few years so why not give it a facelift.  The spray paint I chose was perfect as it is a rust protector and of course, a mailbox is exposed to all kinds of weather so that's what it needed.  I was also pretty happy that I selected copper and aged brass for my choice of colors.  The mailbox would also tie in nicely with my ...

Hey there!  I have been an absent blogger lately, right?  I've been so busy and the weather has been just lovely, so it's been hard to plop myself down in front of the computer.  Our kiddos are just about finished with school for the summer and I. Can't. Wait!  No more getting up at the crack of dawn to get everyone out the door on time.  Staying up late and sleeping in.   But best of all, spending time with my kids. We love summer!! So, I've been busy doing more fun projects around the exterior of our house.  See, after 6 years of wanting needing a privacy fence in our back yard, we finally put one up and couldn't be happier.  It looks so much better and as a result, I've been adding things we've always wanted to here and there.  Starting with landscaping the side of our home.  It's always been rather dull so we took the plunge there, too.  We waited until shrubs went on sale for half price so landscaping the side wasn't cost...