of the methods below!The great thing about this whole chalkboard paint trend and having big chalkboards all around your house is that it.

I went with a color called Dover Grey to match the dresser that we already have in the dining room.It’s a good thing I never throw away paint because I’m pretty sure that the last time I used this can of paint was about 6 years ago.. Once the paint is dry, all you need to do is just nail or screw the strips in place, one by one!.

Yes, that’s really how our master bedroom looks right now, right in the middle of our big bathroom reno.When you’re all done, you end up with something that looks like this!.I love the depth and texture that you get from using the real beadboard.. We did look into buying a really high quality shelf for this corner, but since we’re hoping to put some corner cabinet built-ins in here one day, that just seemed like a lot of money to spend for a temporary shelf that will probably end up somewhere else in the house eventually.

Real grown-up shelves are expensive!This little DIY does the trick  just fine for now!.

It’s the perfect place to put our books, dishes, and other dining room miscellany and it looks good doin’ it!.

If you attempt a tall shelf DIY like this one and you have kids around, don’t forget to bolt it to the wall!.So I set out to do a bit better job of that this year, and I decided to let you in on it!.

It’ll be mostly pictures for this one!.I really just walked around the house for five minutes and snapped some pictures of things I like that make me happy and that didn’t make it to the blog..

When you start with all your planning and decorating so early, you can start to feel Christmassed out around this time of year.I’ve been feeling lately that while I love it all, I’m ready for a break!