Entries by Brittany Bailey

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Red, White & Blue Themed Boy’s Room Reveal

Happy Friday!!! I finally finished my son’s room makeover. Poor kid has been asking for over two years when I was going to work on his room. It feels so good to be done and be able to share the final reveal with you. The theme started four years ago when I converted his extra […]

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Securing an IKEA LILLÃ…NGEN Mirrored Cabinet to the Wall (with an outlet cutout)

Have you ever shopped the “As Is” section at IKEA? There are some deals to be found there! Like this IKEA LILLÃ…NGEN Mirrored Cabinet. The cabinet had a small bent piece at the bottom and was therefore marked down to $60 from $100! Score! I easily bent the metal back in place with pliers once I […]

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Why I’m NOT going to participate in Teacher Appreciation Week anymore!

Two weeks ago was Teacher Appreciation Week at my son’s school. Every year I have a bit of a knee jerk reaction to this week. Is it because I don’t appreciate my sons’ teachers and administrators? Definitely not true! I appreciate them more than I can ever show. It’s a joke in our house that […]

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How to Make a Chalkboard Surface Desk

As part of the makeover of my son’s bedroom, I wanted to create a fun chalkboard desk surface for him to write and build legos on. The idea of a chalkboard coated surface came to me when I remembered how much he liked the mini-chalkboard decals that used to be on his room wall. Creating […]