Well before Thanksgiving I had visions of creating a spot in our home to read, relax, and enjoy the season away from it all. Enter my home office which is STILL going thru what seems to be a three year makeover, but we put that on hold to enjoy the most wonderful time of
I have always wanted a set of beautiful plate chargers, especially for the holidays. And, being a thrifty mama I have had a really hard time justifying the price tag to amass enough of these to create a full place setting around our farmhouse table. I have thought of picking them up at Dollar
Inspiration sometimes seems to strike quickly with some projects I have found. Other times, the idea hangs around and I just have not sat still long enough to pull it all together in my head. This time, the wreath in all it’s 1990’s glory hung in my garage for too long, a product of
Remember the left over pre-fab white bead board from the back of the farmhouse church pew? Yep, we found a way to use the last of it. I have wanted to make something I can hang these Mason jar holders on for quite a while, but to date have just incorporated them on
While we are still having some warm weather in the Pacific Northwest, Fall is certainly upon us. The hydrangeas have turned from their gorgeous blues to soft green and pink tones. The evenings have a chill that creeps in a little earlier than it did a few weeks ago.
Since we are still having days that are in the mid 70’s I don’t have the heart to buy a truckload of pumpkins only to see them go bad mid-October. There is nothing like an early pumpkin purchase gone wrong to cure you of ever wanting to purchase them too early again. While I
We all seem have that thing (or twenty things) that we are looking for. It might be the perfect long dresser to turn into a buffet. The missing piece of china to complete the set we have worked on collecting for years. Or, in this case the church pew. The pew that eluded me,
It didn’t take much for the Fall Bug to hit hard here at casa twelveOeight. One rainy afternoon and a couple fall Scentsy cubes and I found myself going thru my fall decor in the garage… Pinning some casseroles… And thinking up a new way to ease our home into early fall without too
I have a whole lot of fall goodness in the works right now. We had a 100 degree day this week, needless to say it almost took away my Fall Mojo. But cooler days have returned and so has the itch to cozy up the house and make some Fall stuff. But before I get
The North side of our house has four gargantuan (that’s a real word right?) hydrangea plants. These things are huge, gorgeous and they have intimidated me for 8.5 years. This was the year I was going to win at hydrangea-ing. For real.
First off I must say that I do not crochet or knit. My daughter does and she is amazing. The skill is not in my wheelhouse, but I sure do like to buy yarn. Aisle after aisle of different textures and every color you could dream of. I have the hardest time with yarn, it’s
You wouldn’t believe it, but this desk was a break-away top sewing table in her former life. A giant hole in the center of the desk top with two sketchy pieces of wood sitting inside. We drove out to check it out as it was for sale on Offer Up, and I thought we
I have had a stack of these Dollar Tree rag rugs FOREVER. They are in the “bin of conviction” (the things I HAD TO HAVE to make something cool then they sit for a long time) Yeah, that bin. Tell me I’m not the only one who may have more than one of these
Hello friends! I seem to be on a find-dated-furniture-and-paint-it-every-color-you-love kick the last few weeks. But a solid piece of furniture that needs a facelift is so hard to pass up! That may have something to do with the shrinking space to park my car in the garage, but that’s for another day. Today we are
I am so not ready for Fall. Well, that’s not entirely true. I do love Fall, and Fall decorating and thrifty Fall crafts, but before I am ready for PUMPKIN EVERYTHING I need some more summer. This week I popped into JoAnn’s and saw this pretty faux bloom in soft pinks and tan with
Sometimes a piece of furniture comes your way and it takes a while to decide what to do with it. Should I re-stain it, maybe a darker cooler color like a walnut? Should I white-wash it and put new, fun knobs on it? But this dresser had it’s destiny before it became mine.
I cannot tell you how beyond excited I am about how our Outdoor Living Room turned out!! Enter a squeal and a giant happy dance, and that is a start. This space has been a project that has evolved over the span of three summers, and each summer we have accomplished a bit more.
Well I wish I had a better reason than just being plain old crazy busy that this project has taken FOREVER to share…. but it’s here in your inbox now and I can’t wait to show you how EASY this was!! I have had this piece of wood, which is actually a painted shelf
click here to begin slaying it with your free printable The balancing act of life/work/family/kids/money/and-everything-else has admittedly felt overwhelming to me many times. More than I would like to admit. But this is a keep it real zone and to pretend that I get up every day and feel like a rock star could
Oh yeah…. It’s about to get really cheesy up in here. And… Gluten free y’all! I LOVE THIS RECIPE, there I did my all caps and freaked out a teeny bit about how super easy and kid friendly this skillet dinner is. I love pasta, but pasta does not always love me back
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Welcome to twelveOeight! I’m Tanya and I am so glad you are here. If you are ready to start loving the home you have now, then join me on my mission. One thrifty project at a time we can make our today homes our dream homes.
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