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Today, I’m sharing a quick and easy way to upcycle an old entertainment center with mineral paint. It cost me less than $10 to give new life to this piece. A few months ago, we took a room in our basement and created a small home gym for our family. We had all the gym…
Are you ready for some Christmas inspiration? I am so excited to be sharing my Copper and Gray Christmas Tree! So grab a cuppa and a cozy spot and get ready to be inspired. When we were making over our family room, Christmas decor was already on my mind! Where will we put the tree…
Our dated basement family room gets a much needed update. Here’s a DIY guide on how to remodel your finished basement. Bring on the movie nights and family time! Our Basement family room is finally finished and I am so happy with the results! We’ve slowly been chipping away at giving our basement a much…
There’s been one project I couldn’t wait to tackle this past year – my ugly staircase. Here’s how we completed our DIY basement stair remodel that’s easy to accomplish and how to install an indoor outdoor carpet runner Almost 2 years ago, this stairway makeover was on my wish list, but it was trumped with…
These stairs are slowly getting finished and I can finally see this room coming together! Here is our Basement DIY remodel progress as well as how to install iron balusters. Are man caves still a thing? I’m not completely sure, but this basement DIY remodel definitely is getting some of those vibes. Our family room…
Lime Slurry is the latest trend that is here to stay and I am so excited to show you how to lime slurry a brick fireplace in just one weekend! We are constantly improving on the DIY projects we have done. A tweak here or a quick update there. But this is by far one…
Our fireplace got an update a few years back, but it still needs something more. We are diving into another fireplace makeover by filling recessed mortar joints on our brick wall. Have you ever needed to redo your DIY? It happens to the best of us. When you walk into my home, the first room…
Before you rip out your ugly bathroom tile, you should read how to paint floor tiles! We changed our bathroom tile for $150 bucks and it is the best deal for a cheaper alternative to replacing tile! A huge thank you to Rust-Oleum for sponsoring this post and helping us create a bathroom we love!…
Want to know the secret to making your home feel cozy and welcoming? It’s all in texture. Here are 7 simple ways to add texture to your home. Whenever someone comes into my house, my hope is that they feel at home. It makes me happy if someone kicks off their shoes, grabs a blanket…
I was about to donate an old basket I had on hand to my local thrift store, but then a creative idea to give it an update came to mind. Here is how to lime wash a basket. I’ve been doing some Spring Cleaning lately. There is something so satisfying to me to rid my…
I have been looking forward to this sale for weeks! It’s like the Black Friday deals in Spring! Here are Wayfair Way Day Home Decor Deals I’ll be checking out. If you’ve been one my blog for longer than 5 minutes, then there’s a few things you’ll know about me. I love my husband. I…
Are you looking for something new and fresh to style your home for the new season? Here are 7 decorating ideas for Spring that I know you’ll love! I love Spring – it’s one of my favorite seasons. But it’s sometimes challenging to find new and creative ways to add spring decor to your home…
Handling our self-employed taxes for the past 20 years has taught me some tips on how to stay organized and save time. Here’s how to organize self employment taxes! If you’ve been around me for any length of time, you will quickly learn that I am mathmatically challenged. I would even say I’m numerically challenged!…
I love this time of year in blogland – where a group of us come together and share our homes for the season. This is the Celebrating Christmas Blog Hop. I am so excited to be joining this group of talented ladies showcasing parts of our home for Christmas. Today I am sharing my front…
Looking for ideas to add fall to your front entry? Here’s how I’m decorating a porch with heirloom pumpkins and mums this year. Hooray for October! It’s my favorite month of the year – and for many reasons! It’s my birthday month – so it’s always been a celebration. And then, my sweet husband and…
We’ve been working on transforming our back yard and I wanted to share our covered patio inspiration and plans with you! Confession: I’m not outdoorsy. Like – at all! There is a short window of time where I LOVE being outside, but all the stars must align for me to want to be outside. However…
Our front porch needed some pizazz, but the budget was tight. Here’s how we made these DIY farmhouse porch planter boxes for less than $25 each! What a difference a few months make. It’s hard to believe that this was our porch not too long ago. We had limewashed our exterior brick, but did not…
Wanting to keep our bathroom makeover on a tight budget, I found these used shower doors online for just $60. Here’s how to make old shower doors new again. Ever have those “Just In Case” moments? I did with this post. I waited a few months to share this tutorial, just in case it didn’t…
When we made over our Boys Bathroom, we needed to hide a bad ceiling repair, but our budget was low. Here’s how we made DIY Ceiling Planks from Laminate Flooring. We love our recent bathroom makeover! But I never shared our sneaky trick to hiding a big boo boo from the builders. So I thought…
We have LOVED our Limewashed Exterior, but our dated red pavers did not match the look we wanted. Here’s how we fixed that problem and how to install and mortar wash a herringbone brick patio. When we limewashed the exterior of our home, we knew we had on big issue to address. It’s one you…
Once a month, a group of us get together for a fun thrifty flip transformation. I hope you’ll love them as much as I do! Today I’m sharing how to repurpose exterior iron stair railings for our front porch! Have you ever tackled a project and thought something wasn’t quite finished? That there was something…
When we made over our boys bathroom last fall, I wanted the perfect mirrors for this space. Here’s how we made a DIY Cedar Framed Mirror for each sink! It’s been 5 months since we renovated this bathroom for our boys. And I still love this bathroom makeover. It was beautiful, economical, and our boys…
We have limewashed our house, but our entry still doesn’t wow us. Today, I’m sharing our small front porch plans to boost our curb appeal! Earlier this week, I promised to share what project we plan on tackling next and here it is! We’ve Limewashed our exterior, inserted glass in our front door and even…
Ten Years ago today, I hit publish on my very first blog post. Here’s a fun look back on a decade of Noting Grace. Wow! It’s kind of surreal writing this post. Looking back to where it all began and how much has changed in just the past 10 years. We’ve had 4 different mailing…
Each New Year brings a fresh new start – a perfect time for making goals for yourself. Here is our 2020 vision for our home! Do you remember the excitement of back to school shopping? Getting my latest Trapper Keeper, pencil boxes and all the things for school – it was my favorite part of…
Welcome to my Meadow Brook home! Stick around and Tour our Current Home! After living in a dated 80s fixer upper in rural Tennessee for four years (you can tour that home here), we moved into this 35 year old home in September of 2018. It was a difficult move for our family but we…
Sharing the best project ideas and room renovations from last year. Here are the top 10 DIY and home decor posts of 2019. Another year in the books and it just feels like it’s flown by. This past year held some big firsts for us. The one year anniversary of moving to Birmingham, the first…
When we updated our boys bathroom makeover to accommodate my tall son, the most asked question we received was how to easily make a bathroom countertop taller. Today I am sharing all the details with you! I knew almost immediately that we needed to make drastic changes to our boys bathroom. It was when I…
This $1000 DIY bathroom makeover took just 6 weeks to complete and doesn’t look cheap! It looks like we spent so much more! Yawn. What a boring before! Dated fixtures, bland tile, and a countertop that was too low. We weren’t ready to tackle another huge remodel this year, but when I walked in to…
We are in the final stretch of our Bathroom Remodel and it’s so fun to see things come together! I didn’t think we were going to make it. This past week has been such a crazy one and I honestly thought I wouldn’t be able to finalize this room. But I can say now that…