Stacy Risenmay

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The Power of Paint {Bed Makeover}

By Stacy 6 Comments

I built this bed with storage for my oldest three years ago. He has now moved out and my third oldest wanted to use this bed. To better fit the new space, we decided to take the headboard off. We also PAINTED it. Oh the power of paint. It looked like a whole new bed! […]

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Halloween Mantel Sign {Sprayer Giveaway!}

By Stacy 61 Comments

My kids love Halloween. Me? Not so much. Since Halloween plans look a bit different this year and they will be spending the night at home, I thought I would go all out and decorate the living room for Halloween instead of Fall like I usually do. With the help of my HomeRight Quick Finish […]

Filed Under: Holiday, Painting 61 Comments

DIY Outdoor Planters

By Stacy 8 Comments

The warmer weather has me wanting to work on all sorts of outdoor projects lately. I’ve been sprucing up the outside of the house and decided I needed new planters for in front of the garage. The other planters were small and light weight and every time we had wind, they would blow over. After […]

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Storage Bench Makeover {5 Easy Steps to Transform any Furniture Piece!}

By Stacy 14 Comments

I have been collecting things to furnish the boys’ garage attic fort and I am determined to use things that are free or things we already have. This storage bench use to be in my office back when the space was turquoise. I’ll know you are a long time reader if you remember that! It […]

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Metal Card Catalog Makeover

By Stacy 89 Comments

If you have been following along on my Instagram Stories then you know that we have been slowly converting the garage attic into a fort for my boys. A place to hang out with each other and their friends. The main thing my youngest 2 boys requested was a place to store their treasures. Rocks, […]

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How to Get A Smooth Finish When Painting

By Stacy 97 Comments

Temperatures are above freezing (most days), the sun has been peeking out, and we have only been snowed on a couple of times the past couple of weeks, so you know what that means… It’s painting time! I have had this dresser in my basement for an embarrassingly long time. I brought it over from […]

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Under Bed Storage Drawers

By Stacy 51 Comments

When I shared the reveal of the bedroom I decorated for my nephew, there was one unfinished project that didn’t make it in that post. Even though this bedroom has two large closets, you can never have enough storage, right? These under bed storage drawers give even more storage to this shared space! This project […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Furniture, Painting 51 Comments

Garage Door Makeover

By Stacy 79 Comments

Now that our house is looking pretty good, it was time to turn our attention to our detached garage. Our garage doors are original which means they are 81 years old! They have been patched and painted numerous times over the years. I admit that when we moved here we just slapped on a coat […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting 79 Comments

Chicken Coop Makeover

By Stacy 59 Comments

We have had backyard chickens since we moved in 12 years ago. Back then we had just bought our house and were trying our best to furnish it, so we didn’t really have a budget for coop materials. My mom had recently asked the local boy scouts to come and help dismantle an old shed […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting 59 Comments

DIY Outdoor Scoreboard

By Stacy 5 Comments

As soon as it is warm enough, my boys start setting up the net for volleyball and badminton. We got a new corn hole game for Christmas so they set that up too. I love that we have a yard big enough to play outdoor games. When I was invited to be a part of […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting, Power Tools, Staining 5 Comments

Outdoor Movie Theater Seats

By Stacy 89 Comments

Now that it is warming up, I am dreaming of having outdoor movies again. I’m resharing this past project with you today because these outdoor movie theater seats are one of my favorites! As kids we used to run an extension cord outside and take a small TV/VCR combo outside to watch movies in the backyard. […]

Filed Under: Favorites, Kids Activities, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting, Power Tools 89 Comments

Raising Backyard Chickens

By Stacy 19 Comments

This post is from a few years ago but since I get asked about our chickens a lot, and because it is that time of year when baby chicks are showing up in feed stores, I thought we should revisit this topic. We love raising backyard chickens! We have since added a couple of bunnies […]

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Painting 19 Comments

Tips for Painting Kitchen Cabinets

By Stacy 10 Comments

This post is sponsored by HomeRight but all ideas and opinions are 100% my own :) Today is the day! I am finally sharing my sister’s kitchen makeover. I have painted serval kitchens before and my own twice. This was the biggest kitchen I have ever painted and it took a little longer than I […]

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Tips For Painting Doors

By Stacy 113 Comments

This post is sponsored by HomeRight but all ideas and opinions are my own. Ever since I took the plunge and painted my interior doors navy about 4 years ago, I have loved having non-white doors! Maybe it is because it is winter or maybe it is the 4 year itch (hey, that could be a […]

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Dated Oak Dresser Gets A Makeover!

By Stacy 106 Comments

This post is sponsored by HomeRight. All ideas, opinions, and projects are all my own. I have been slowly helping my sister transform her new house over the last year. We have tackle a few rooms and a few small projects. This dated oak dresser that was in her bedroom didn’t match anything else. It […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Furniture, Painting 106 Comments

Faux Brick Wall

By Stacy 14 Comments

When I was planning out the details for my sons’ room, I was worried that with white walls and black beds (you can see the bed reveals here!) that the room would see too stark. I wanted to do a feature wall to help soften things up. I have loved the look of German schmear […]

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New Cabinets Doors!

By Stacy 14 Comments

This post was sponsored by CabinetNow but all ideas and opinions are my own :) When we moved into our home the orange-y cabinets were not my favorite. I painted them an off white and that helped. I did not love the style of the doors but I lived with it because getting all new […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Favorites, Home Decor, Painting 14 Comments

Gray Paint for Kitchen Cabinets {Help Me Decide!}

By Stacy 44 Comments

I’ve written about the challenge of picking out gray paint before when I painted my down bathroom. It is a tricky color. If it has a blue undertone it can look baby blue on the walls. If it has too red of an undertone it can look purple. Not to mention the green undertones. I […]

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6 Hardware Options {Help Me Decide!}

By Stacy 68 Comments

When Shane and I were first married we got an old hand-me-down couch from my aunt and uncle, we bought a very cheap table from K-mart, and I bought some wood crates from the craft store and turned them into an entertainment center. That, and the beag bag I had in high school, were all we […]

Filed Under: Furniture, Home Decor, Painting 68 Comments

My Organized Pantry!

By Stacy 22 Comments

I am so excited to show you the inside of my pantry today! I shared last week how I had repainted it white to match the newly painted upstairs and now I am sharing how I organized it! I really liked the way my pantry looked before. The problem was that the colors (sage green […]

Filed Under: Favorites, Home Decor, Painting 22 Comments

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