Amazon Fall Finds
Thursday, August 18, 2022
As seen in Real Homes
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
https://www.realhomes.com/news/before-after-bathroom-sink-farmhouse
A DIYer found a farmhouse sink in an alley, and what she did with it is truly stunning
What a transformation!
Pet fur rake
Monday, March 21, 2022
Good morning and happy spring!! I have to share this because I saw a fellow blogger with one of these and their review was it was life changing, and being that I have two large dogs and lots of dog hair I wanted to try it on my furniture.
Let me tell you this little rake is my new go to for my hardwood floors too! It pulls hairs even after you vacuum!
Life changing. Here is the link
Tutorial for Herringbone peel and stick planks
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Good Morning! I wanted to give you some details on how I laid my peel and stick flooring over my ceramic. Now I know you are supposed to remove your old flooring and lay these on the sub floor, but I have demoed quite a few old homes with 6 or 7 layers of flooring. So 2 layers isn't such a crime. Plus I live in an old home from 1901 so I need the extra "insulation"!
Also I did not fill in the grout underneath. I am sure it would be wise to do so if you have deep grout lines, I had done the floorpops in my half bath here right off my kitchen and had no sinking into the grout so I was willing to take the chance on these not sinking.
*****PRO TIP……Be very careful picking up the boxes from Lowe’s my dear friend Amy ran out to get these and dropped the box on her foot. Wound up in ER with stitches so please don’t grab the box from the hole!😉
Supplies needed
Clean and your floor really well. Let completely dry before you start laying the peel and stick tile.
I first started with laying the border. I took the planks and laid them end to end around the perimeter of the entire room. I had tried to use tile spacers but they didn't work with the herringbone pattern. So I just eyed the spaces. It wasn't hard to do with this pattern.
I was able to use a metal putty knife to lift the quarter round on my trim to slide the tiles under the quarter round without having to remove any of it.
Once if finished the perimeter of the room, I started on the right side. Nothing in my home is level or square so It didn't matter where I started my pattern. I went off the border I had created and made my first "V". Cutting the tile end at a 45 degree angle.
I took the plank with the paper on still and laid it at the angle I wanted to start. I used my square to make a straight line from end to end. Take a pencil and mark your line to cut. ( do not use a marker it wont wash off easy)
I first tried using a utility knife and a level for the straight edge, but the tile kept shifting. My cuts looked awful. You really just need to score the top of the tile and then bend it to snap at the cut line. So I decided to try and use a paper cutter I had and it worked perfect. I got perfect cuts! It is so much easier than using a razor blade!
Plus the paper cutter didn't hurt my fingers like using the utility knife.
I had made some mistakes and had to lift the tiles and re-position them. I had first laid the V pattern and kept laying each plank end to end. Forgetting what I was trying to achieve is a W. Once you get the hang of the pattern it goes fast. I had to move my island to tile under it so if you do I would advice to use some furniture sliders that don't scratch. This tile does scratch easy. So be careful!!
As you can see my spacing isn't always perfect or the same, but again I'm in an old home so nothing is square. But once the entire floor is finished you can't really tell.
I just kept going in the same pattern. You only have to make the cuts when you get the edge otherwise laying them is really quite quick
Excuse the mess, I had to keep vacuuming the ceramic as I went. I have two dogs and two kids that kept walking thru and using the kitchen.
I did not have any sinking. The tiles laid nice so far. It does take a few days to let the adhesive set.
Friday Amazon finds for your front porch
Monday, June 21, 2021
Updating your front porch for summer is easy and is more just about layering. It just takes a few great pieces to add design and style to your home. Not to mention great curb appeal.
topped with this rubber hello matt here
or for more of the buffalo look
Start with this plaid pattern you can find here
Layered with this matt found here
adding some farmhouse lanterns is a great way to freshen your front entry
Adding your street address on your front door with these vinyl letters here
Kitchen updated with peel and stick planks
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Good Morning friends..I have the most exciting news. I finally finished my kitchen floor!!! I have been procrastinating it for over 2 years. Many of you had asked from my bathroom updated floors here how I was going to do the transition. I really wasn't sure because I was unsure of the floors. Do I paint them? Do I do a floating floor?
Peel and stick tile has been around for decades, its not like the "peel and stick" wallpaper. Its not removable. I realize that the proper way is to remove the ceramic and start with a nice even sub-floor.
BUT....I tend to not follow directions and do what works for me. I have demoed 100 year old homes before and tore of layers and layers of flooring. So I am not worried about adding one layer onto my ceramic tiles.
Plus my house is old and drafty and I hate, hate, hate ceramic tile. Its cold on my feet, its hard to stand on, and it never ever looks clean.
So this week I was online browsing flooring and the tiles I had my eyes on went on clearance for .57 a tile.
Jumped in the car and ran to Lowes. The lowes closest to me said a contractor came in yesterday and bought all of it! All of the peel and stick because it all went on clearance! Lowes was changing their flooring out. UGHHHHH. So I had the kind man check the nearest one and it was about 40 min away. I did not care now I was on a hunt. I knew if I didn't find them I would forever regret not buying them sooner.
So I was able to pick up 5 boxes from of these My flooring was under $100
Hope this post inspires you to try something new in your home!
It’s been a few years and I still don’t regret adding them right over the cermanic. They are easy to care for and stay clean looking longer than the ceramic did!
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