Prepping Walls For Paint and a Giveaway!!

03/11/2013

So I sort of have this running joke with my friends. It goes a little something like this: Them: “Wow Mands, your walls are so clean! What do you use on them?” Me:  “New paint.” Its no secret that I

Is My Thrift Store Better Than Yours?

03/05/2013

This is just about the only hard hitting piece of investigative journaling that you will see from me this year. And by investigative I mean, I hit up a thrift store in Salt Lake while I was there last weekend.

Mantle To Headboard Tutorial

03/04/2013

Hey guys!! Did you have a chance to catch Studio 5 last week? In case you missed it, here is the link to the video…the good (the room reveal), the bad (the process it took to get there x3), and

DIY Diagonal Plank Wall Tutorial

02/28/2013

Planking walls is nothing new to the DIY world. In fact there are a bunch of great tutorials out there on how to do it with a million different materials, techniques, and results. Sometimes all of the chatter around the

Musical Lights

02/20/2013

The lighting around my desk as been evolving since conception. I mean, obviously you need lighting at a desk. And this is legitimately my work desk so it has to be functional AND freaking awesome. I started off by falling

DIY Light Up Sign Tutorial

02/13/2013

Thanks to everyone who has voted for Vintage Revivals for the Best Home Project/ DIY Blog over at Apartment Therapy! Today is the last day to vote and while we are in 2nd place, we are about 300 votes down.

Ivie’s New Thrifted Dresser

02/12/2013

psst! The Homies Finals are happening RIGHT NOW and I need your help to win! I would love your vote in the Best Home Project/ DIY Blog category (we are currently in second place but a few hundred votes behind

Black That Wall Up

02/06/2013

I must admit, up until a year ago I was not a fan of black. I felt like it was just too harsh and preferred a dark gray over black any day. When we moved into our house we painted

Thrifty Finds That You Have Never Met.

02/05/2013

Man I hope you guys follow me on Instagram,  those people get ALL the good secrets. Here is a story. I dropped my phone and cracked my screen a few weeks ago (I have insurance, its all good.)  I have