Christmas Decorating with Family Traditions

November 21, 2019 By Meegan 11 Comments

I am happy to have you here today and show you my Christmas Decorating with Family Traditions.

This is part of the Very Merry Christmas Home Tour hosted by Carrie of Lovely Etc. It’s been an inspiring week browsing through the home tours and seeing all the beautiful and creative ideas.

If you are visiting from DIY Beautify, WELCOME. It’s a pleasure to have you here.

After moving into a new (to me) apartment this year, decorating for Christmas was going to be a new challenge. Do I use what I already have? Do I add to my Christmas collection? Where do I even place the Christmas tree?

Thrifty DIY Ladder Chandelier

June 12, 2019 By Meegan 3 Comments

Hi everyone. It’s the 2nd Wednesday of month when I get to share with my Thrifty Style Team. These bloggers are amazing, a long with their husbands or partners. Besides me sharing a Thrifty DIY Ladder Chandelier idea, each blogger is highlighting a thrifty project titled “Dads Do DIY-Thrifty Style”

It’s going to be a lot of fun filled with a lot of creative ideas.

The project that I am going to share today is a Thrifty DIY Ladder Chandelier.

Simple Cottage Style Christmas

November 29, 2018 By Meegan 15 Comments

I am very happy to be here as part of the Very Merry Christmas Home Tour that Carrie from Lovely Etc… hosts each year. If you are arriving from Little House of Four, welcome!

Since we live in a tiny condo, I like to decorate with a Simple Cottage Style Christmas.

As you walk in our front door you will enter the living room. This time of year, it is filled with Simple Cottage Style Christmas ideas.

DIY, RECIPES & DECOR INSPIRATION

April 8, 2018 By Meegan 2 Comments

Welcome back to the Inspiration Monday party!

This week we have “Must have” recipes, DIY projects and decorating tips from last weeks party!

Today’s features were chosen by Debbie from Refresh Restyle.

DIY, RECIPES & DECOR INSPIRATION

DIY Recipes and Decor Inspiration

How To Stencil A Wall

September 9, 2015 By Meegan 3 Comments

If you follow me on Periscope or Instagram, you know that I have recently stenciled our living room. It has been really fun and I wanted to show YOU how to stencil a wall (the easy way).

The whole job could be daunting, or even sound overwhelming. BUT, I did my whole wall by myself in 5 hrs, with an hour and half break.

Let me give you some tips that will help your stenciling go a lot smoother.

Highlights in July

August 6, 2015 By Meegan Leave a Comment

It’s a fun time of the month for me to share what I have been doing here at home and on my blog. I am happy to have the posts pulled together in one place. NOW I ca show you MY Highlights in July.

Let’s get started with the

Highlights in July…

Using a Door For a Living Room Accessory

July 10, 2015 By Meegan 10 Comments

Happy almost weekend! I hope your week has been full of family, friends and those you love. Ours most certainly has. I love Summer visits from and with the grandkiddos. It makes me smile A LOT.

Another thing that makes me smile is… Using a Door For a Living Room Accessory. Yep, you read that right. Let me tell you a little bit about my adventure with this door…

I saw this at my local thrift store and for $20, I couldn’t pass it up.

The shapes, the curves were everything I wanted for the

Vintage Rustic Pine Chest

July 8, 2015 By Meegan 6 Comments

Hi everyone. I hope you are having a great day! We have some grandkiddos here and SO you KNOW it’s a blast. With swimming, eating, playing “Go Fish”, and more eating, we are having a lot of fun. BUT, I have been thinking that I needed to share my Vintage Rustic Pine Chest with you.

Why, you ask? Well, I have used it A LOT recently in my living room pictures. In the Welcome Home with Balsam Hill Tour, My Living Room Gallery Wall, AND, Our Living Room Makeover.

Living Room Makeover Ideas

June 17, 2015 By Meegan 6 Comments

Good Morning! If you are new here-WELCOME! If you are a long time follower, thanks for stopping by once again. I always appreciate it. I am happy to show you my living room makeover ideas today.

I realize my style isn’t for everyone. But, for me it feels homey and comfortable.

This is a portion of our living room this past Spring. You can see I have a drop cloth over our sofa. Not the prettiest thing…

BUT, Living Room Makeover Ideas can be inexpensive and creative. Using what you have and creating a conversation space couldn’t be easier.

Living Room Gallery Wall

June 8, 2015 By Meegan 5 Comments

Welcome! I am happy to have you here today. I hope your day is filled with lots of fun plans. AS for me, I have a fun project to share with you. It’s my Living Room Gallery Wall. This is a project that has been filed in the back of my mind for months. AND, now if is finally done. With the help of one of our sweet daughters.

You had a sneak peek at it last week for the Welcome Home Summer Tour.

New Living Room Look

May 29, 2015 By Meegan 4 Comments

Happy Friday everyone! We have had kids visiting form Oregon here all week. It has been a lot of fun with grandkiddos here. The giggles and snuggles are the best.

But today I wanted to show you my new living room furniture. It gives our home a New Living Room Look.

This is what it used to look like.

Here is a sneak peek of something new to change our New Living Room Look.

What do you think so far??? Gotta love me some vintage looking feet with a weathered look. And I THINK I see some tufts…

Things That Make My House A Home

February 27, 2015 By Meegan 19 Comments

Welcome to What Meegan Makes today. I am honored to have been asked by Porch.com for me to share things that make my house a home.

I am excited to share my happy place and…

Things That Make My House A Home

I love these book shelves for many reasons. The first is the colors, blue and white. (And, yes, I painted them myself.)

Easy Plate Gallery Wall

January 28, 2015 By Meegan 7 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone! I bet your week has been full of Winter weather. It can be fun and also a pain. But I have something to brighten up your day: an Easy Plate Gallery Wall.

It is SUPER easy and a DIY project that you can enjoy in any room.

Let’s get started with your own Easy Plate Gallery Wall.

How To Hang A Vintage Ladder as Home Decor

January 7, 2015 By Meegan 3 Comments

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a wonderful week. Are you adjusting from the Holidays being over? Do YOU have ALL of your Christmas decorations put away? I thought I did until I looked at our living room window…

MY new vintage ladder from Decor Steals is hanging with Christmas decorations. (OOOPS!)

I KNOW, you are thinking, what is she doing NOW???

Today I want to show YOU How To Hang a Vintage Ladder as Home Decor.

Best of 2014-Day 3

December 26, 2014 By Meegan Leave a Comment

Well, How was your Christmas? Was it filled with family, friends, and the magic of the Holidays? I REALLY hope so!

Today is Best of 2014-Day 3. This is one of my personal favorites. I think it even surprised me!

Enjoy! and feel free to pin and share it…

Last week I promised to show you my new chair. It’s not what you might think I would chose. It’s not white, it’s not shabby, it’s not, well, Meegan. BUT! It is “Out of The Box”. And I love it.

You have seen my OLD chair here.

What my “out of the box” new chair is:

Blue, lime green, gray, purple, lavender, abstract,

textured, tacked, curved,

armless, curved back, dark legs,

and an excellent fit for our living room.

My Out of The Box-New Chair pairs well with the “girl” picture, and our rug. It’s fun to mix and match patterns, colors and styles.

It is as comfy as can be. That IS ALWAYS important.

I really like that I went “out of the box” with my new chair. I wanted something to break the colors up. Something that would almost be a work of art.

I saved this picture for last, because it shows the beauty that my “out of the box” chair brings to our living room. It finishes the look I was hoping for.

Thanks for stopping by today! I liked sharing my Out of The Box New Chair with you. Do you have something in your home that doesn’t “fit”. BUT, it DOES fit???

Think about it, and let me know.

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Best of 2014-Day 1

December 22, 2014 By Meegan 2 Comments

Good Morning! I am happily writing this post from my mom’s home in the hills of So. California. We are here for the week to start our Christmas parties tonight. My mom has a tradition of hosting all of her kids, grandkids and great-grandbabies for a fun night of food, white elephant gifts, games, and MORE food. I can hardly wait!

BUT, right now I am sharing with you of MY Best of 2014-Day 1 .

I hope you enjoy it as much today, as you did the first time I posted it. It was featured on Shabby Art Boutique and French Country Cottage. SO, I was MORE than pleased with it.
Happy Tuesday!! And it’s time for me to share my thrifted Buffet Makeover!! Woo Woo!! I am seriously so excited to share my thrifted buffet with you on this lovely Tuesday.

You know how you are looking for something, and you KNOW exactly what it is, but you haven’t ever seen one before??? Well that is how this was for me.

I was at the thrift store crossing my fingers for a dresser type thing to hold some of my crafts. My vintage cupboard holds the other crafts. But, I have SO many, I needed another cupboard.

Okay, so back to the story…I was walking towards the back of the store and said to myself,”You can’t spend over $40 on a dresser. That is WAY too much. Be patient.”

Well low and behold, I spotted this buffet. She was just the right size, measurements AND

just the right price!! Five dollars UNDER what I wanted to pay. I love when that happens, don’t you???

She has shelves and folding shutter doors, what more could I want, right???

Here is the before and after. Oh my, I am crushing on this buffet.

I started out by painting her with a white primer. Very sloppily, I might add. I had a vision of having her freshly painted before Thanksgiving.

But REAL life took over, and I finally finished her on Monday.

I spotted these door pulls at Hobby Lobby the day after I brought her home. They spoke to me. And wanted to be on the buffet. (Not really, but it fun to imagine)

Using Clark and Kensington Flat Ancient Gray, I began to choose where I would accent my buffet/craft cupboard.

I decided to accent the drawers, the shutter doors and the top.

And, yes, I painted right over the drawer handles with my paint brush. Easy peasy.

While I was painting I remembered these other drawer pulls I bought over a year ago, hoping to find something to use them on. Don’t they look great??

As I was painting, I liked the look of the sloppily painted primer. So I left it as is. It fits my taste and my style, so why change it, right??

Have YOU ever just left primer as a finished look???

The total cost for my Thrifted Buffet Makeover??? $35. I had both the primer and the Ancient Gray already. So I used what I had.

I was so excited for you to see the outcome. I am glad you stopped by today for Best of 2014-Day 1.

Your comments and visits make me smile everyday.

For MORE of MY Best of 2014, and YOUR favorite posts, visit:

Add a graphic to furniture the easy way

Mix styles and patterns to create YOUR Own Style

Make it a lovely Monday filled with Christmas lights, baking and some hot chocolate…

Christmas Home Tour 2014

December 10, 2014 By Meegan 19 Comments

Welcome to my Christmas Home Tour 2014. Todays’ post is part of the Home for the Holidays Tour. With 25 inspiring bloggers and lots of talent it is a tour not to be missed.

We love Christmas in our home. I love to decorate with snow globes, nativities, greenery, garland, music boxes, and vintage ornaments.

Vintage Christmas At Home

December 5, 2014 By Meegan 8 Comments

Welcome to my vintage Christmas at Home. I am part of a blog tour with Sondra Lyn At Home. It has been a week with over 20+ bloggers and their Christmas decorations, home tours and more.

If you are new to my blog, I am happy to have you here today.

Welcome to the first annual Home for the Holidays Blog Tour

brought to you by Sondra Lyn at Home!

This year’s co-host is Michele from Our Rosey Life. Thanks, Michele!

We are so excited to bring the selection of blogs that have been assembled for this inaugural kick-off. Be sure to check back for each day’s inspirational links!

Here is the line-up for the week:

Monday – Gifts and Wrapping

{Home-ology} Modern Vintage ~ Let’s Wrap Stuff ~ Tried & True

Two Purple Couches ~ Two Thirty-Five Designs

Tuesday – Trees and Decor- Part I

Atta Girl Says ~ Cottage at the Crossroads ~ Sondra Lyn at Home

Stone Gable ~ The Happier Homemaker

Wednesday – Crafts

365 Days of Crafts ~ Houseologie ~ Redhead Can Decorate

Sisters, What! ~ Sweet Pea

Thursday – Recipes and Tablescapes

Creative Southern Home ~ Domestically Speaking ~ Dukes and Duchesses

Major Hoff Takes a Wife ~ Our Rosey Life

Friday – Trees and Decor- Part II

Dandelion Patina ~ Decor Adventures ~ Designed Decor

What Meegan Makes ~ White Lace Cottage

Each day you will see new links added for that day’s featured topic. So let’s get started! Enjoy!!

Home for the Holidays

Monday ~ Gifts and Wrapping

Tuesday ~ Trees and Decor- Part I

Wednesday ~ Crafts

Thursday ~ Recipes and Tablescapes

Friday ~ Trees and Decor- Part II

Today is MY turn to show you some of my Vintage Christmas At Home.

10+ Last Minute Thanksgiving Decor Ideas

November 17, 2014 By Meegan Leave a Comment

I have been sharing a few Christmas ideas lately, BUT I don’t want to skip Thanksgiving in anyway shape or form. SO, if you are looking for some help with your Thanksgiving decor, I have 10+ Last Minute Thanksgiving Decor Ideas to share with you…

A Festival of Fall

September 25, 2014 By Meegan Leave a Comment

Welcome to A Festival of Fall! Fall is officially here. And you know what that means, right? It means bloggers are excited and thrilled to share their own Fall crafts, decor, recipes, home tours and DIY projects.

Today is my turn to show you a few of my Fall ideas. I had so much fun showing you other ideas here, here and here. Today I am working with 29 bloggers to bring you THE BEST in blogland.

My goal this year was to bring blue, white, and REAL foliage into my Fall decor.

Using fresh clippings from right outside my door, I was able to achieve that. My vintage blue mason jars were needed, as well.

I love to use as many natural elements as possible. So using tree twigs and branches, and stumps was also a good option. Before throwing away a perfectly good tin can, I painted it two shades of turquoise. It now is home for my twigs and sticks. (Easy Peasy)

Botanical prints are some of my fave. They bring a natural feel to any room. I made each of these pillows to add the color I wanted and needed for my Fall decor. You can find the tutorial for the pillow on the far right here.

I painted a block of wood, turquoise and, then I stacked it with my vintage books. Can you tell it’s not a book?

My blue vintage mason jars are filled with more clippings from outside. Adding a little orange helped bring in the Fall colors.

My Pottery Barn Knock-off Pumpkin is the balance I needed for this vignette. (Now you can tell the blue “book” is a block of wood. Sneaky, huh?)

This is a view of the blues , oranges, whites and real foliage I used for my Fall decor. This is one of my favorite views right now.

As a part of the Festival of Fall and the natural Fall look, I included succulents and a white painted pumpkin on a candlestick. My vintage window and mirror, and clock are an optimal backdrop.