Fall is Here

Fall is probably my favorite season, well I love Spring too. Let's just say they are in head to head to battle, and it depends on my current mood which one comes out the victor. Fall is currently winning. I have been wanting to decorate for Fall for the last month and just haven't found the time until this last weekend. I put all my decorations that I had up, added a few additions, and bought a pumpkin spice candle to complete the ambiance(I feel so fancy using that word LOL). My tiny little apartment feels even more homey with Fall decorations. Needless to say I am loving spending time in my newly Fall decorated apartment. 

It's all about the Antlers

Marshall has been wanting to do a project with antlers for awhile now, we just didn't have antlers. Are really good friend from Montana so kindly donated one of his family's several antlers to us. We are so thankful Matt and Megan, you guys are the best! So, Marshall got to work. I was going to try and make a tutorial but it just didn't quite happen. Here are the results though, I think it turned out pretty dang good. I was a little nervous about the tribal paint, but I let Marshall go for it and I am so glad that I did. It all just looks so good. He seriously did this whole thing himself. I really wish that I could say I had some influence but that would be a lie. Now we just need to figure out where exactly we are going to put it. We are open to suggestions.

 

A Hidden Treasure

Marshall and I have been in major project mode lately. I mean seriously it has almost turned into an addiction. The other night I was looking at the our counter top and I realized that there was wood underneath all the nasty dark brown paint that was chipping everywhere! I'm lucky it all worked out cause without thinking I just started scraping the paint off our counter top like a mad woman. I think Marshall was a little concerned, but it was a already a little to late to stop me. He had to leave for work pretty soon after I started, and when he came home eight hours later we had a completely new wood counter top! It took almost the whole eight hours to scrape and clean off all that paint, but it was completely worth it. The best part of the whole things was that it didn't cost us anything! We are just so in love with it , and it just completely opens up our apartment. If any of you are thinking of projects to do my advice would be to just go for it!

Before

(You can't see the chips in these pictures very well, but trust me they were bad!)

AFTER

 



Mason Jar Organizer

I know that there are already several tutorials of the mason jar organizer on pinterest, but I decided to go ahead and take a shot at it. This was a super fun and easy project. I love mason jars, they add so much character when decorating. I love how this project turned out, and I hope you all enjoy it too!

Here is what you will need:

-a piece of wood whatever length you want(we used left over 2x4)

-sand paper

-wood stain

-polyurethane 

-old rag to apply stain

-brush to apply polyurethane
-pen or pencil to mark spots
-measuring tape

-jars

-hose clamps

-screw or nails

-hammer or drill

-picture hanging kit

Step 1: Sand off all the rough edges of wood so it is nice and smooth.

Step 2: Apply stain your wood and let completely dry.

Step 3: Apply polyurethane to your wood and let completely dry. This is going to keep your stain locked in and looking good.

Step 4: Screw or nail hose clamps to board. I measured out and marked where I was going to place all mine  prior to nailing in. 

Step 5: Apply Picture hanging Kit to the back of your board.

Step 6: Tighten clamps around jars so that they are secure. Then hang on the wall and enjoy!

Our Apartment

We have been in our apartment for about a year now, and I think we have drastically changed it. For months we have had friends and family asking for pictures of it and we finally got to it today. As we were taking pictures I realized that I have completely fallen in love with our tiny(425 square foot), old, somewhat falling apart apartment. It is our first apartment, and I am so happy that we will get a couple more years in it together.