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A Porch Refresh & $100 Ace Gift Card Giveaway

October 31, 2014 By Linda 67 Comments

My once welcoming porch no longer greeted my guests with a “come on in and stay awhile.” Instead it said, “I’m old” (which it is). And “I’m tired.” Oh, “and be careful on the fourth step from the bottom. It’s a doozy.”

It was just plain scary. And not in that intentional decorated for Halloween scary way.

And then there was my once-fabulous painted on porch rug. It was worn. And chippy. And downright unwelcoming.

So this past weekend I gave the porch a spruce. A quick one, because I heard rumors snow was in the forecast.

Really? Snow?

I focused on the steps and the landing. Starting with my husband hammering a few nails into that doozy of a fourth step from the bottom. And then I headed off to my local Ace Hardware store where the super talented Matt mixed up a perfect color match of that green color. And as he was concocting and mixing, we swopped tips on how best to paint that pesky, tired old front porch of mine …

… and I shared my plans for a new painted on porch rug for the landing.

I decided to go a bit bolder this time around. I thought it would be a more fitting introduction to the bold color choices my guests will discover once they come inside …

And I figured out genius way to paint that rug on the landing that involved a minimal amount of brain-freezing math. But I’ll share that tutorial with you next week. Today let’s focus on giving one of you a $100 gift card from Ace Hardware. You know, to give your entry a quick spruce for the holidays …

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck!

Linda

This post was written as part of my partnership with Ace Hardware as a member of the Ace Blogger Panel. However, any and all opinions are my own.

Paper Flowers for Fall

October 6, 2014 By Linda 15 Comments

This post is 100% for me. It’s 100% self-serving.

I hope you don’t mind …

But when I went to change out the green tissue paper flowers in my planter box centerpiece for a more fall-inspired brown, I couldn’t for the life of me remember how I made them. Seriously. How many sheets of paper did I use? No idea. What size sheets of paper did I cut? Again, no clue. I even searched the blog hoping that somewhere along the line I shared a tutorial for these. But no such luck. I only shared one for a much smaller versions of this tissue paper flower.

So in anticipation of the next season’s tissue paper flower change out, I thought I’d document it here for posterity.

Here goes …

I started with 5 sheets of tissue paper cut into 10” x 14” rectangles.

I gave them an accordion fold.

Then I stapled them in the center.

I used a wire stem that I found in the floral department of the craft store and attached it at the middle, wrapping the wire around a few times.

The edges got a little trim to round them out.

Then it was time to start peeling apart the layers. From the outside to the center.

After you peel each side then just fluff it up a bit and use the stem to insert it into the arrangement.

And voila!

Now I can’t stop thinking about how to change it up for winter …

And thank you for putting up with my blog self-indulgence today!

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Homemade Gift Wrap … And Saying Goodbye

September 21, 2014 By Linda 9 Comments

There’s something bittersweet about this weekend. First there’s the whole saying goodbye to summer thing. Now don’t get me wrong. I love fall with it’s football games and sweater weather and turning leaves and the smell of fireplaces being fired up. But in my heart of hearts, I’m a beach girl. It’s the Jersey Shore in me. Some of my very first memories involve sand and surf and sea shell collecting along the shores of Long Beach Island.

This weekend also included another goodbye … of sorts.

The Braden family said goodbye to the last of our little kid parties. For now, that is. Until my not-so-little-anymore-little-kids start having some little kids of their own. (Which,by the way, is still a long way off. And I say that with fingers crossed and wood knocked.)

But you know how that goes, right? When the kids are young, their birthday celebrations are all about the family. But as they grow older and make new friends at school and pre-school, things change. And birthdays become all about the friends.

And yes, I’ve been there, done that with my own kids. But there is still something sad about it …

For this last little kid party (for now), I splurged. I couldn’t help myself. A new Gap Kids opened up in our neighborhood. And their clothes are just too cute. Miniature-sized adult clothes cute. And when I spotted an adorable toddler grunge-look plaid dress, I was sold. And when the sales assistant announced that everything was 30 percent off that day, I grabbed the cutest pair of little black boots to go with that adorable toddler grunge-look plaid dress.

And with that, my budget was busted. Not a penny left for wrapping paper. So I decided to use what I had at home to make my own.

I started with some plain brown paper-bag-colored paper I had on hand. Which I perked up with some acrylic paint pink and white polka dots …

For the bow, I made some tissue paper flowers (following the tutorial you can find here) …

The metallic-look 3 is actually a paper stencil that I spray painted with gold paint.

And voila! Homemade wrapping paper to celebrate our last little kid party (for now).

Oh, and we missed the present opening portion of the party. But I’ve been told there was an audible GASP from the crowd when the birthday girl opened our present. Turns out the toddler grunge-look is a bit hit in 2014!

So happy to say goodbye to our last little kid party (for now) with a bang …

or, more accurately, an audible GASP.

P.S. You can find more of my craft projects here …

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Paint This! 30+ Lamp & Light Fixture Makeovers

September 6, 2014 By Linda 7 Comments

I’m so excited!

I’ve made a decision. A BIG decision that feels like I’ve lifted giant boulder off my shoulders.

A BIG decision that is so freeing, so invigorating …

so …

exciting, for want of a better word.

I came to this decision on Friday. In truth, it’s been mulling around in my head for awhile now. I just wasn’t sure if I could make it happen. Because there is risk involved. Letting go of security for a bit of the unknown. But that unknown definitely has potential.

A foundation has been built. Doors have started to open. And now is the time for me to get off the sidelines and get my head in the game.

Now, I couldn’t make this decision on my own. It definitely impacts the entire family. So I discussed it with Mike on Friday night and he 100% supports me.

And when he said that … well, that’s when the weight of the world dissipated. My spirit soared. My heart filled.

And here’s where I leave you hanging. Because I’m not ready to share the details of this exciting decision with you.

Yet.

But I will. Oh yeah. I will. I’ll share the whole story. In fact, I’ll make you a promise here: I’ll overshare …

So instead of discussing my new “makeover,” I’ll leave you with some awesome lamp and light makeovers. Using paint. Starting with my third time’s a charm’ lamp makeover …

It All Started With Paint

But the lamp makeover up there wasn’t my first time at the rodeo. I also made over a ceiling fan without even taking it down …

It All Started With Paint

And then, of course, there are hundreds of ideas all over the internet. Here are a few I’ve rounded up in one place (and to find out more about each project, just click on the blog name under the picture) …

At Home With The Barkers

Design Dreams by Anne

I hope you have an exciting weekend too!

Lamp Makeover: Third Time’s A Charm

August 28, 2014 By Linda 6 Comments

It never ceases to surprise me when something I think will be easy turns out not to be easy at all …

and, in fact, so much more difficult than I ever imagined.

Take my son, for example. Silly me, I thought once he entered high school that things would be easy. For me, that is. I imagined he would be able to operate 100% on his own. That I said goodbye to my days of involvement with editing essays and setting study hours and nagging about getting homework done right along with my goodbyes to his elementary school teachers.

And, yes, I can hear you all laughing at me from behind your screens.

And don’t even get me started on the whole college search process. Another thing I thought would be easy. On me, that is. I envisioned him taking the lead … doing the research and legwork … providing me with a list of schools he might like to attend … pushing me to schedule weekend road trips to tour said schools … pulling together a list of application deadlines …

Um, no.

Next week he enters his senior year of high school and the only thing he’s done is taken the ACT (which he did amazingly well on) and written a starter essay (a project required by his counselor last year). I’ve been ‘told’ that he’s researched schools on the Naviance system and has a list. An elusive list that I have not yet seen …

Loud sigh of frustration here.

I’ve let the college search nothingness go on long enough. Looks like I’ll be taking the lead this fall.

Second loud sigh of frustration here.

And while my lamp makeover project is not nearly as life-altering as, say, applying to college, it did elicit a few loud sighs of frustration of it’s own.

You see, my lamps started out like this …

A 50% off steal of a deal at HomeGoods I couldn’t resist. I’ll just paint them, my inner diyer voice said with a cocky confidence. I envisioned something beachy …

… and ended up with something baby blue.

Bleh.

Then I had the bright idea to paint them navy. I thought for sure that that idea would be the solution. The answer to my baby blue lamp blehs …

and here is where I should share a picture of that disaster. Because that’s what it was. For me, that is. The look didn’t work. For me. Too formal. Too traditional for this city-coastal-cottage look I’ve been going for.

And then it hit me. White.

And I’ll be honest, I held my breath as I painted these suckers for the third time.

Luckily, turns out third time was the charm …

The burlap lamp shade was the perfect finishing touch …

It’s amazing what a can of spray paint can do. If only there was as simple a solution for that whole college search project …

Loud sigh of frustration here.

Feel free to pin this image … you know, to share the third time’s a charm lamp makeover love!

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Tissue Paper Banner

June 23, 2014 By Linda 15 Comments

I may or may or may not be freaking out right about now.

Seriously.

In one week I have to turn in the book copy. Introductions and tutorials. With, hopefully, some wise and witty prose. Oh, and I’m trying to keep the snark away.

That’s a tough one for me.

And let’s not forget the pictures. Pictures of tutorial steps. And beauty shot pictures. I’m still working on those …

Gulp.

Speaking of those beauty shot pictures — beauty shots that are all book cover contenders — I may or may not have spent an hour searching for a red mini fig Lego arm for one. In a giant Tupperware box of little Lego pieces. Of all sizes. And shapes. And colors. I’ll liken the search to the slots at Vegas. Each time I’m ready to throw in the towel, my mind keeps saying “just one more time” and “this next dive to the bottom of the box will certainly turn up that elusive red mini fig Lego arm” …

And I forgot to mention we only have two red mini fig Lego arms. Out of the thousands upon thousands of teeny tiny Lego pieces we have in this house, we only have two red arms …

ONLY TWO!!!!

You can see why I’m freaking out, right?

Or perhaps I’m just losing my mind. Because I may or may not have sent an email to my neighbor with the craziest of all neighbor requests: Do you have a mini fig Lego red arm I could borrow? Just one. And don’t worry about the hands. I’ve got plenty of hands …

Sigh.

So why, you ask, am I here blogging today? I needed a break. A mental health break. And a break from mason jar crafting …

Hence, the tissue paper banner.

1 – cut 1/2 lengths of tissue paper; I used ten strips || 2 – fold in half || 3 – twist strips || 4 – make a loop and tie with string

Then string it up …

Easy and inexpensive. Well, inexpensive for me since I already had all the materials on hand.

And now it’s time to go back to freaking out …

EEK!

P.S. This tissue paper banner is not a total disconnect from the book. The plan is to use it as a prop. For one of those beauty shots.

P.P.S. My neighbor pulled through with a red mini fig Lego arm. Now I have no excuse not to get back to work …

P.P.P.S. The book is now for sale! Click here for more …

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Flip Flop DIY

June 15, 2014 By Linda 11 Comments

Once upon a time I had a bit of a shoe thing. Some might call it a fetish. Others an obsession.

Me? I called it options …

At the bottom of my closet sprawled a selection of pumps and wedges, boots and ballet flats, sandals and peep toe shoes. Nowhere as extensive as the very real Imelda Marcos. Nor as expensive as the fictional Carrie Bradshaw …

even back then my frugal side took over. I couldn’t bring myself to justify spending much on a fleeting fashion trend.

And then I had kids. And quit my job to stay at home with said kids. And my shoe thing dried up.

Oh sure, I still have many of those pumps and wedges and strappy sandals and boots in my closet. Tucked away in boxes. I even spend time visiting with them from time to time, trying them on with my yoga pants and hoodies. But walking the kids to school in patent leather peep toe pumps seems a bit over the top.

Now my shoe wardrobe consists of two styles of shoes. Uggs in the winter. And flip flops in the summer.

That’s it.

Sad, right? So I decided to try and make my summer flip flop wardrobe a bit less sad …

by creating a few fashionable ‘options.’ On the cheap, of course, using a single pair of flip flops from Target …

They’re actually fine on their own. Comfortable too. And the wedge gives me some much needed height. I can even overlook the fact that my son calls them “frankenflops” …

The offer a nice blank canvas for my materials, including adhesive heat-activated Velcro, ribbons, and pins …

I started by cutting a Velcro strip to fit on the flip flop strap …

Use an iron to secure by applying heat to the back of the strap. And, yes, this can get a bit tricky. Just be careful not to melt the plastic. It will ruin your iron.

Then I cut straps out of ribbon and affixed Velcro to the backs. Using the iron to secure (apply heat to the ribbon side, not the Velcro side).

I also glued and/or sewed pins to the bows embellishments.

And now for the fun – and fashion – part. Mixing and matching straps and bows …

And now I’m wondering what kind of diy I can do to my winter Uggs to give them more fashionable options …

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Cracked Marble Jewelry

May 29, 2014 By Linda 8 Comments

This blog post and cracked marble jewelry project first appeared on Made From Pinterest.

As a teenage girl growing up in Paramus, New Jersey I worked at the mall. As did many of my high school classmates. Paramus Park Mall was legendary in New Jersey. It may have even been one of the first enclosed malls in the state. And people flocked there on the weekends. To shop. To hang out. To play hide-and-seek among the fountain …

My first job in the food court serving up Greek fare — giros and moussaka and baklava — was short-lived. The free food was doing nothing to help my waistline, and the aroma of onions and beef and lamb in my hair …

my clothes …

my pores …

was doing nothing to help my love life.

Luckily, my second job at the mall was in jewelry store. Fortunoff’s. A high-end jewelry store. Filled with sparkling jewels this New Jersey born-and-bred teenage girl coveted. Drooled over. And tried on over and over again when the store was slow.

Needless to say, a good portion of my paychecks were reinvested in the store.

If only I knew then what I know now. That you can make your own sparkling jewels for a fraction of the cost. Using plain old marbles. I first spotted the idea on this Pinterest pin …

You start by baking them in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes …

Then you immediately dump them in ice cold water. Ice cold water in a metal container …

The temperature difference makes them crack on the inside …

but not the outside.

Pretty cool, right?

Now for the tricky part. Turning this into a necklace.

Oh how I wish I had worked in the service center of that jewelry store!

Instead, I turned to Pinterest once again. And found this pin that led to an excellent tutorial.

So, I started with some supplies I found in the jewelry department of my local craft store.

Per those excellent instructions I found on Pinterest (complete with pictures too), I thread the eye pin through the ball cap. Then I cut the excess eye pin wire and created a loop inside the ball cap to hold it in place. At this point, there may have been some cursing. And frustration. And digging through the tool box hoping we had a second pair of needle nose pliers.

After lots of glue and a giant mess, I ended up with this …

I added jump rings (the two needle nose pliers strategy worked here too).

And strung them up on cording and chains.

Voila. Now you have a unique sparkling jewel necklace that you definitely won’t find at the mall …

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How To Stencil A Wall

May 27, 2014 By Linda 16 Comments

There are some diy projects that wait until my husband travels on business.

Please tell me I’m not alone.

I’m not worried he won’t like it. Okay, that’s not 100% true. I just don’t want him to see the project during the during. Because the during is not always pretty. The during can be downright scary. The during is when I often doubt myself. And wonder if I’ve made some terrible mistake …

I realized early on stenciling a wall was not going to be a single day process. It wasn’t going to come together during a typical 9-to-5 workday with my husband arriving home to the big reveal. So I held off on this master bedroom leopard wall until an out-of-town board meeting. And that’s when I pulled out my new wall stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils {thank you Cutting Edge Stencils for providing me with the stencil} …

How To Stencil A Wall

Supplies

Stencil

Flat Paint

Foam Roller Brush

Disposable Paint Pan

Paper Towels

Painter’s Tape

Drop Cloths

Level (Cutting Edge Stencil has a proprietary clip-on level that works perfectly with their stencils)

1. Figure out where you want to start your stencil. I started at the top of my wall (okay, my eave) using the top piece that Cutting Edge Stencil provided specifically for use at the top of a wall. Use level to make sure stencil is straight.

2. Roll foam brush in paint and then roll out onto paper towel first. You want to work with a thin layer.

… oh, and this roller application technique makes the process go so much faster!

3. Roll paint, but don’t worry about the corner. You’ll come back and do that later (see step 5).

Remove stencil.

If you use a flat latex paint with a thin layer it dries quickly so you can move onto step 4.

4. I opted to apply the stencil to the wall by moving across the top of the wall first, aligning the stencil as I went along. My home is neither square nor level and I wanted to make sure the stenciled image would be straight across the top of the wall.

5. At the corner, tape off the adjoining wall. Attach the stencil to the wall, but don’t bend at the corner. Simply roll your roller into it.

Remove stencil and tape.

7. Once the top of the wall was stenciled all the way across, I then moved down and over using the large stencil piece.

This is when the roller comes in really handy.

And I continued to the other side of the room, alternating down and over as I went.

7. At the bottom of the wall, I the same technique as the corners, starting with taping off the moulding.

Just roll into the stencil.

Remove stencil.

Remove tape.

I finished by painting the trim.

And you’re done.

And now you want to know if I finished before my husband returned home from his trip …

and my answer is almost.

You can see the full master bedroom remodel by clicking here …

Cutting Edge Stencils was kind enough to send me this Leopard Skin Allover Stencil, but all opinions are 100% mine.

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How To Paint Wrought Iron

May 22, 2014 By Linda 12 Comments

Peer pressure. Or more like neighbor pressure. I try not to succumb. But it’s pretty hard to ignore when you live in a city where your next door neighbor is mere inches away.

And when your rusty and peeling wrought iron fence butts up against their newly painted and refreshed one, well that just ups the pressure to the nth degree.

So I succumbed.

Now, there are those who celebrate all things rusty and chippy. Hunt yard sales and flea markets and rummage through old barns in search of rusty and chippy. But I doubt even the most fervent rusty and chippy lover would want this …

on the iron fence in front of their home.

For all their neighbors to see.

I know I don’t.

Before I get to the tutorial, let me add in a disclaimer. I, in no way, am claiming to be an expert on wrought iron. Or how to paint wrought iron. I’m just sharing what I did. This time. Because in the past, I didn’t spend time on prepping the surface first. Which was my #1 mistake. And as a result, my previous wrought iron fence paint jobs have turned out bumpy and, well, not good.

But not this time.

This time I pulled out the big guns, thanks to the folks at 3M DIY …

How To Paint Wrought Iron

Supplies:

3M Safety Products ForceFlex™ MAX Safety Eyewear (safety first!)

3M Advanced Abrasives with NO-SLIP GRIP™ Backing (80 and 220 grip)

ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape Exterior 2097 Painter’s Tape (who knew there was an exterior painter’s tape?)

Wire brush

Rotary tool (and extra sanding attachments)

Ace® Hardware Rust Stop Indoor/Outdoor Oil-Based Enamel

Ace® Hardware Rust Stop Oil-Based Primer

Step 1. Use wire brush to remove chipped paint.

Step 2. Sand.

I used a 3M™ Advanced Abrasives with NO-SLIP GRIP™ Backing in 80 grit and wrapped it around an old sanding block.

Step 3. Very important: sand again. This time using a power rotary tool.

And be sure to wear your safety glasses for this very important step. Chips and flecks and dust from the old paint was flying this way and that.

I chose the super cool 3M™ ForceFlex™ MAX Safety Eyewear.

Step 4. Clean surface. No picture for this one. Just grab the garden hose and rinse off.

Step 4.a. Let dry completely before proceeding to next step.

Step 5. Prime using an oil-based rust protector.

I just primed over the rusted areas.

Step 6. Lightly sand once dry.

I chose a very fine 3M™ Advanced Abrasives with NO-SLIP GRIP™ Backing in 220 grit.

Step 7. Time to paint. Finally! Use an oil-based paint.

I chose a satin finish. I thought it would be more forgiving of my sanding shortfalls than a gloss.

Also, the paint is a bit runny so be sure to put something underneath to catch drips. Since we living in the windy city, I secured a sheet of plastic using my new best friend, ScotchBlue® Painter’s Tape for Exterior Surfaces …

And you’re done …

so much better!

And here’s the fence from a distance.

Now I’ll fess up. I only painted one section of the fence. So far. This is a big project. Time consuming. And one that I want to take my time with to make sure I do it right.

You know, I am under a great deal of neighbor peer pressure here …

I am proud to be a 3M- sponsored blogger, and, as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate new products from 3M DIY. Opinions are my own and additional product used in the project were selected by me.

For more great DIY tips visit 3M:

3M DIY Website | 3M DIY Twitter | 3M DIY Facebook | 3M DIY Pinterest

Paint This! IKEA Hacks

May 17, 2014 By Linda 6 Comments

Bar Cart VITTSJO Laptop Table Hack from Style Me Pretty | Mondrian Dresser MICKE Computer Work Station Hack from IKEA | Dipped Leg SVALBO IKEA Hack from The Sweet Beast | IKEA Step Stool Hack from Serendipity Refined | Kitchen Sideboard TARVA Dresser IKEA Hack from All Things G&D | IKEA RAST Hack Dresser from Sita Montgomery | Campaign Style Dresser IKEA MALM Dresser Hack from Homey Oh My! | Office Desk VIKA AMON Table IKEA Hack from White + Gold | TARVA IKEA Dresser Hack from It All Started With Paint | Ombre Dresser TARVA IKEA Hack from Decor8 | Campaign Inspired Dresser IKEA Hemnes Hack from Lacquer & Linen | STORNAS Buffet IKEA Hack from Little House Big Plans | | PATRIK Swivel Chair IKEA Hack from Hither & Thither | Rolling Desk TARVA IKEA Hack from In My Own Style | TARVA 6-Drawer Dresser Hack from Centsational Girl

I’m a Google image search junkie. It’s my go-to for just about everything …

well, everything that has to do with home décor or diy or crafting or holidays or gift ideas or free digital downloads or clothes or shoes or or hairstyles or recipes or …

okay, everything!

I tend to bypass the standard Google web search. Too many words. Not enough visuals. I’m a show-me kind of girl. An I-need-to-see-it-to-believe-it kind of person.

So it should come as no surprise when I was ready to “hack” my IKEA Tarva dresser, I turned to Google image search for ideas. And I never in a million years would have guessed the first image I pulled up would be the exact look I was looking for. Which you can see by clicking here …

That Google image search also pulled up some amazing IKEA transformations. With paint. So I thought I’d collect my search findings here for you. All in one place.

You’re welcome!

Now I can’t help but wonder how – or if – this collective post of IKEA hacks will turn up in a Google image search?

Hmmm …

Teen Girl Room | Inspiration

May 15, 2014 By Linda 5 Comments

Teen Girl Room Inspiration in White and Gray.

Have you met my daughter yet? I bring her up from time-to-time. Not often. She prefers to keep her business off the blog.

In fact, neither of my kids are angling for fame on It All Started With Paint. They’d so much prefer to be an internet sensation on Reddit. Or Instagram. To them my blog is so, like, not cool.

Though, if I was pulling in a million pageviews a month I’m pretty sure they’d be singing a different tune …

But back to my daughter. She’s 13 years old. And after a rough start at the beginning of the school year, she’s back on track. Finding herself, if you will. Trying things out. And on. Not just for size. But to see how they fit her emerging personality.

So when I finally succumbed to her many requests for a room redesign, you can be sure she came to the table with plenty of ideas. And opinions. Strong ones. Most of which keep circling back to white …

which we all know is a challenge for this color loving girl!

Though, I did insist that we add a bit of color to the walls. Just a bit. With a light shade of gray …

So we visited our neighborhood Ace Hardware to check out options at their new in-store Paint Studio. It’s pretty cool, actually. There are mood-inspired palettes displayed in unique draws with bright lighting. It reminded me of a high-end cosmetic counter. And of course, there were plenty of paint chips and brochures and color match ideas to look through for inspiration …

not to mention the amazing Paint Studio staffers who were one-upping each other about their perfect paint mixing abilities!

In the end, we narrowed it down to three possible shades of gray from the #1 ranked Clark+Kensington line …

We also picked up some mixable color samples – just $4.99 for a pint – and will try them out on the walls this weekend.

And speaking of this weekend, Ace Hardware is offering an amazing Buy One Get One paint deal …

I better hurry up and decide on a color!

🙂

So, what do you think of our color choices? Do you have any recommendations, suggestions, or – like my daughter – strong opinions?

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Teen Girl Room Makeover (click here)

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This post was written as part of my participation on the Ace Blogger Panel. Ace Hardware provided me product and compensation for this post. However, any and all opinions about Ace Hardware, The Paint Studio, and Clark+Kensington paint .. now matter how strong those opinions may be … are 100% my own.