Stacy Risenmay

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Yellow Spring Mantel Decor! {Giveaway!}

By Stacy 53 Comments

Spring is my favorite for so many reasons. It is so welcome after a long winter and I felt like this winter was the longest in history. I don’t always decorate for spring, but I really needed a little pick me up. I was craving sunshine so I decided to add some yellow to my […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Painting 53 Comments

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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My New Dutch Door!

By Stacy 10 Comments

Aaaaah! I have been so pumped to share this latest DIY project with you! I have always been smitten with Dutch doors ever since I was a kid. And it was my dream to have a cute little cottage with a dutch door in the kitchen. Well I have been living in my cute little […]

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How to Refresh A Weathered Wood Door

By Stacy 40 Comments

If you have a wood exterior door, then you know that even if you use a good quality sealer, eventually it will look a bit weathered. I refinished our front door about 8 years ago. Even though it sits under a porch and is partly protected from the elements, it still was showing wear. I […]

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DIY Wood Burned Chargers {Personalize Your Thanksgiving Table!}

By Stacy 5 Comments

Thanksgiving might look a bit different this year for some families. I know ours will be smaller. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be festive! Decorate your table and personalize it with these incredibly easy wood burned chargers. Add a few pumpkins, light a smelly candle, and you will be ready for a feast :) […]

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Garage Attic Makeover REVEAL!!!

By Stacy 13 Comments

It’s finally here! After 5 months I can say that we are officially done with the attic fort for our boys. This garage attic makeover began as a way to keep our kids happy and busy during quarantine back in late March. This project took longer to do than I originally thought mostly due to […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Favorites, Home Decor 13 Comments

I Tackled A Project I Neglected for 13 years… {Exterior Painting}

By Stacy 7 Comments

We all have them. Projects that we put off for YEARS. And then when we finally do them, we are like “Why did I wait so long?” In my defense, this project is one I couldn’t do because of my fear of tall ladders. I am comfortable until about the third or fourth step. Falling […]

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Fun Finds: Sugru!

By Stacy 70 Comments

Sometimes I discover a product that gets me so excited. It is not very often you find something with unlimited possibilities. A product that can fix pretty much anything, that you can create new things with, and improve how other things work. I have been playing around with Sugru for a couple of weeks and […]

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Tips For Painting Metal

By Stacy 97 Comments

I got a new garden bench but wanted to customize it a bit so it would better fit in with the existing outdoor decor. The bench is metal. If you don’t follow the right steps the paint on metal won’t last, especially if it repeatedly gets sprayed with sprinklers. I have learned that the hard […]

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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 […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting 8 Comments

DIY Concrete Fountain

By Stacy 9 Comments

I revealed the backyard landscaping project last week and you were all so kind! I am excited to be sharing the tutorial for the DIY concrete fountain. It was one of those projects where it could have been an epic fail. I had never done a large scale concrete project before. I think Shane and […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Favorites, Outdoor Projects & Gardening 9 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Painting 14 Comments

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, […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Painting 89 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Painting 97 Comments

Under Bed Storage Drawers

By Stacy 52 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 52 Comments

DIY Fold Down Desk

By Stacy 14 Comments

It’s been a hot second since I posted on the blog and I am long overdue for a post on the DIY fold down desk in the room I did for my nephew. It is a smallish room that is sometimes shared with his older brother so I needed to maximize the space. A fold […]

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Woven Leather Headboards

By Stacy 2 Comments

Last week I shared the room makeover I did for my nephew and the most asked question I got through messages and emails was if I bought the headboard or made it. It was a total DIY. To buy one is hundreds of dollars so I knew it had to be a do-it-yourself project if […]

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Teen Bedroom Makeover on a Budget!

By Stacy 87 Comments

I love reveal day! After working so hard on a room makeover, it is so fun to finally be able to share it with you. I think this room has more DIY projects in it than any of my other rooms. At least that is how it felt :) I had so much fun designing […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Favorites 87 Comments

Top 10 Posts of 2019!

By Stacy 4 Comments

I blame in on the time of year and all the sickness that has been making the rounds, but I was looking around at our house and feeling discouraged at all that we still need to get done. Especially our basement. To me, progress equals success. As I sat down to prepare to write this […]

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DIY Leather Ornaments

By Stacy 10 Comments

If you are a regular reader here, you know that last year we got a new sofa and I skinned the old one. We have been using the leather for all sorts of projects from moccasins, to pillows, leather tab curtains, to now, ornaments! It has been fun to repurpose the leather into new things. […]

Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Holiday 10 Comments

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