Cleaning Your Farmhouse

I did all the hemming with hot glue (of course), but I used a needle and thread for the basting stitch to make the ruffles..

It’s a good thing I never throw away paint because I’m pretty sure that the last time I used this can of paint was about 6 years ago.. Once the paint is dry, all you need to do is just nail or screw the strips in place, one by one!.Yes, that’s really how our master bedroom looks right now, right in the middle of our big bathroom reno.

When you’re all done, you end up with something that looks like this!.I love the depth and texture that you get from using the real beadboard.. We did look into buying a really high quality shelf for this corner, but since we’re hoping to put some corner cabinet built-ins in here one day, that just seemed like a lot of money to spend for a temporary shelf that will probably end up somewhere else in the house eventually.Real grown-up shelves are expensive!

This little DIY does the trick  just fine for now!.It’s the perfect place to put our books, dishes, and other dining room miscellany and it looks good doin’ it!.

If you attempt a tall shelf DIY like this one and you have kids around, don’t forget to bolt it to the wall!.

Have done anything fun and interesting to update the backs of your shelves?I saw at least 3 different trucks with trees in the back this weekend.

And those are just the “real tree” people.So it may not be too late to help a few folks out with a fun ornament idea.. Also, if you’re like me, you may be already planning for next year.

So there’s always that!.Also, if you’re like me in another way, you may find yourself in desperate need of some fun and easy activity to occupy your kids about, oh, 67 times a day..