DIY Floating Shelves

I . FELL . IN . LOVE 

with Young House Love's floating shelves when I saw their dining room. 

And shortly after, they debuted Ana's version of how to build them yourself.

You can read about that HERE!

The total was.......drumroll please.........

$28.00

We had some basic's such as paint, nails, and wood putty.

Of course, my handsome, hard-working husband was eager and excited to build them for me.

Here are a few pics of us in "building mode"

Our Helper!

Here is how the shelf brace and box looked completed

I used the design trick of putting tape up on the wall to mark the length and height of the shelves

Here is the before:

And.....

The Fabulous Afters!

Decorated

Another View

View from front door!

A closer view

A view from upstairs

Totally and Honestly In LOVE!

I am going to post about some of the special things on the shelves later.

I am posting to Met Monday, Make It for Monday, and Strut Your Stuff Thursday

Splash of Color-Part 6-Master Bath-Beadboard and Moulding

If you have been following my Master Bath Decorating, then you remember the

 Paint and the Fabric Window Covering.

Well, today is about hinding the eyesore of the front of our jacuzzi tub

and adding moulding to the large vanity mirror.

First up...The Tub

I love our huge jacuzzi tub, even though I rarely use the jets,

but,

It had this UGLY panel in the front.

My brilliant hubby added some $10 Beadboard to make it flush with the other.

We also painted it to match the trim.

I LOVE IT!

Nice touch if you ask me!

Next, we added some moulding to the large vanity mirror, just like our hall bath.

Matt bought me a miter box for Christmas, and I have yet to use it. Maybe next project!!

I love the way everything is coming together.

Next post is the Accessories!

Splash of Color-Part 6-Master Bath-Fabric Window Covering

Part 2
I am back with another update about our Master Bath!

This time, I have a tutorial about making your own Window Covering for above a jacuzzi tub.
Or anywhere for that matter =)

We started out by selecting a few fabric swatches that best went with our paint choice Behr's Cozumel. It took a couple of days to pick one, but I highly suggest doing this.
Even with paint colors, that way you can see it in different lights.

We ended up going with the one to the right of our paint color (3rd one down). It just seemed right!

The first one on the left had too much of the same color and the
furthest one on the right looked to flowery for me.

The first step was to measure for the window.

I snagged some FREE wood and moulding from the side of the road.....in my own neighborhood =)

SIDE NOTE: I was walking Azul and saw all of this perfectly good wood.....So I picked up these 8ft or so boards and was walking down my street along with walking Azul. I looked crazy....
and Matt thought I was.

We wanted it to be a snug fit, so we wouldnt have to screw it into the wall and so that I would still have a little bit of a window ledge.

Here is Hubby's Handy Work:

Next, I ironed the fabric....yes...me....I ironed the fabric!

Then, lay the frame onto the fabric with about a 1 1/2 in border.

Start with the corners and fold the corners like a package and staple. Continue to staple all around while pulling tightly and making it snug.

Step Back and Admire!!

What do you think??

It still lets in the light while adding style as well!

Splash of Color-Part 6-Master Bathroom-Paint

This is part one....

For my birthday, I asked my husband for a master bathroom makeover. It is one of the rooms that we havent touched since we have moved in 18 months ago

with the exception of adding a dramatic tile surround .

I didn't neccesarily want to paint the whole bathroom,

especially the with the ideas that I had. It would be too much.

I wanted to add a focal wall in our bathroom that I could accesorize with. I have always loved Behr's Cozumel (esp. since Cozumel is one of Matt's and My favorite places).
It would just be too much if I painted the entire bathroom.

If you have read some of my decor adventures in the past, then you know how much I LOVE moulding.
It adds so much.

I already had this Van Gogh Cherry Blossom canvas that I found at Old Time Pottery awhile back.

 I just used that for inspiration.

I decided to paint a large section of the wall above our jacuzzi tub.
We also added some white molding, the canvas, and some wall sconces.

Here are the before pics:

AFTER:

Stay tuned! We also added some moulding around the mirror above our cabinets, added bead board to the front of the tub, added some new rugs, accessories and a tutorial for a fabric window covering!!

I am linking up HERE!!

Splash of Color-Part 5-Hall Bath Reveal:

Part 2 of 2
Remember our horizontal striped bright green bathroom?

I needed to accesorize and add some personal touches!

Before Accessories:

After the accessories!

I framed some of our favorite photos of Cozumel

All kinds of Texas Wildflowers that I took photos of

I had this shelf lying around that was previously blue,

Matt sanded it and painted it our trim color.

He also framed out the mirror using chunky white moulding using liquid nails

Close Up of Accessories

Reducing the Utility Bill

With us getting the afternoon heat, we had to do something with our back door. We had added a bamboo shade but that wasnt cutting it. We had already bought
some curtains designed to cut energy costs by 30 %,
and I think it seems to be working.

Here are a couple of photos that shows the amount of light and heat that we get on a hot summer day!

We used this: Gila Heat Control Window Film

It reduces the amount of heat up to 60% while still letting in light.

                                                                     ****NOTE****

So frustrating to do, and you MUST have 2 people....and a dog =)

It did set us back about $30 for the roll, but it should be enough to do the back door and the window that is above our kitchen sink.

 This pic shows half of the window tinted:

Left: Bare Window

Right: Tinted

   

Here is the finished product!

Can you tell the difference?

You can't, can you???

Azul is happy because he can still see out!

I must say that we can honestly feel the difference !