When shopping for the perfect piece of furniture for your home, don’t forget about online stores, like Wayfair! They have an amazing selection, affordable prices and such beautiful pieces to choose from!

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Do you have a go-to store for home décor? I think most of us have a few favorites that we always rely on when we’re looking for that certain piece. But how about for furniture? Over the past year or so Wayfair has become one of my favorite online stores and we’ve ordered quite a few pieces for our home.

We’ve been on the hunt for a couch for our family room in the basement. The one we had before was one of the best sofas ever and so we had a high standard when it came time to shop for a new one. And we couldn’t be happier with the one we found through Wayfair!

After looking at their big selection of sofas and sectionals we finally decided on the Copenhagen sectional with a chaise and are so glad with our choice!

As is my nature, whatever it is I’m buying, I love shopping around. We went to some furniture chain stores but came up short. Since it was going downstairs to our basement, we had some strict measurements we needed to follow. There’s a tight corner when you come to the bottom of our stairs and when we were looking at sectionals, it had to be one where the chaise came as a separate piece. Wayfair’s measurements were perfect and it fit down our stairs like a charm!

If assembling furniture is something you despise, I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to fear assembling this sectional. I have to apologize for the quality of these pictures… I just snapped them with my phone as my husband was assembling it. #majorbloggerfail 😉

The legs were easily attached and then my husband screwed these brackets onto the chaise and the sofa piece. They then just hook onto each other. This makes it very easy for moving it between floors and is much lighter to carry in two pieces.

I’m pretty sure my favorite part of the sofa is the chaise. There is nothing like curling up with a good book with your legs up, no ottoman needed. The only problem is, the kids always want to sit there too, so it’s a race to see who gets that spot 🙂 The chaise also lifts up very easily for extra storage like blankets, pillows or even books or games.

The other end of the sofa reclines which is also perfect for relaxing with a good book!

Seriously, friends, there are so many options, if you’re like us, it might take you weeks to decide which one too choose. Here’s just a few more that I absolutely love. Part of me wanted to go for white but in the end decided to go a little darker.

Benld Sectional | Aldie Sectional | Andrew Sectional | Harmon Sectional

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I’ll be back later this week with a delicious recipe that’s a staple in our family!

A huge thank you to Wayfair for sponsoring this post and for providing amazing products that I can share with my readers! I only ever share products that we use and love in our home!

You’re probably thinking what on earth is she up to now?!

It’s a new year and I’m ready for a new challenge!

We’ve set a budget for this update and I think we can do it!

The ‘room’ we’re taking on is technically not an actual room but nevertheless, it’s a space that needs completed. Before we get into the details though, let me take you on a walk down memory lane and tell you why I chose this space

I shared a little bit about this back in this post, but just in case you missed it, in August of 2016 while we were gone on holidays we had major water damage in our home. Our neighbor saw water running out of our garage, called my parents, who then found our home in a water soaked mess. Our entire home had to be packed up, we had to move out for 4 months and extensive renos took place.

During that time, the One Room Challenge took place and since I had redone our Master Bedroom Makeover, our Laundry Room Makeover and our Bathroom Makeover we could certainly tackle another one, right? So crazy me, decided to do our stairway. Now let me explain a bit more. During that time, our home was in a complete state of construction. Flooring was being laid, the house was being painted, we were kitchen-less and so on. Plus, we weren’t even living there at the time. Not the best time for a stairway makeover. But stubborn ole me sometimes just thinks she knows better. 😉

So when week 6 of the One Room Challenge rolled around and it was time for the big reveal, I admitted defeat.

I didn’t finish and it’s remained unfinished up until now. Enough is enough and now it’s time to tackle it again. And I’m determined to finish it this time!

Here’s the view of our staircase from our living room. You also see this from the entry of our home. The stairs used to be carpet but we had vinyl flooring installed when we had the water damage. The spindles and posts are probably the thing I want to change the most.I want to hang a gallery wall on this wall going down the stairs. Not a huge one with many different pieces but more like a few nice big frames.

It’s always good to have a to-do list so I’m putting mine in print. Here it is:

• Paint 4 doors at the top of the stairs (3 bedroom doors and 1 bathroom door)
• Fill all holes and then paint all door and floor trim
• Add molding to built in shelves
• Add doorknobs to doors
• Add picture gallery wall
• Redo spindles and posts at bottom of staircase (this is where sticking to a budget will be very important and mean a lot of DIYing instead of just going out to buy new newell posts!)

Not too bad, right? Except for the fact that January and February are busy months with back to school and routine and other projects on the go. Thank you for following along and excited to show you our updates along the way!

Hello Friends!

Hope you’re all having a lovely week! We had a wonderful Mothers Day weekend! Those little handmade gifts and cards truly are the best…. I remember my mom always saved whatever we made for her in school and now I do the same. I will always treasure them!

 Today is our Monthly DIY Challenge that a few of my wonderful blogging friends and I do each month. Most months we have a theme of some sort… like dollar store items, plumbing pieces, wood slices, etc. but this month we left it a bit more open. We decided to take something that would normally end up in the trash and make it something special or pretty for our home. Trash to Treasure!

(Before I get started on the tutorial for this post, just in case you’re not up to DIYing a barn door yourself, check out the bottom of my post where I’m sharing White Shanty’s beautiful handcrafted barn doors! I realize not everyone is interested in making your own so this is a great alternative!!)

I have been admiring barn doors on Pinterest  for sooo long and I’m so excited to show you ours! So happy how it turned out….

But first, let’s take a sneak peek at all of the projects for this month….

All the links will be posted at the very bottom so make sure you check them all out!

I think one of the most exciting things about this door is how little it cost to make, but only because we upcycled materials. It cost a whopping $5…. that is, until we bought the door handle for it, which cost more than the door itself! LOL! Let me show you how…

We started out with this door from the Restore. They had a bunch of older doors in different price ranges. This one was in excellent shape and was $5! We grabbed it and got started!

The wood we used for the door is actually deck railing boards. Last year we redid our deck and installed maintenance free rails. Of course, as DIYer’s we stored the deck boards behind the shed because you never know when you’ll need scrap wood for a project! They were stained cedar boards so my husband first removed all the nails and sanded them down till they were completely smooth. 

Next, he glued them onto the door…..

and then using a nail gun, he nailed them down to secure them!

I then gave the door a good wash to get rid of all the dust from sanding. (Are you noticing that I get the easy jobs on this projectt?? lol! Sure seems like my husband did the brunt of this project…. and he totally did!  I don’t know what I’d do without him! We make an awesome team!)

Before I get ahead of myself, as you can see in the above picture, my husband nailed a piece of the salvaged wood to the middle of the door. This is where the boards join so now the joins are hidden!

There are many different styles of barn doors with varying cross pieces. This is the style we liked best. Getting the angles just right was a big of a challenge. He then nailed them down.

For the stain, we used leftover from when we redid our hardwood floors last summer. The color is “special walnut” by Minwax.

Because the sliding door would catch on the trim, we added a piece of 1X6 pine where the track would be installed. We painted it the color of our walls and it blends right in.

We looked on Pinterest for different options for the hardware. If you’re handy with metal (or know someone who is), buying the supplies and making your own is an option. We decided not to go that route and ordered the kit that Home Depot sells. In the meantime, we had our friends who are ranchers, over for supper. We got talking about the barn door and he said he had a track and hangers at home in a barn! He had bought some farm stuff at an auction a while back and this was included and he had no use for it! We were so, so happy! These friends are the best… in more ways than one!

The track was a bit rusty and covered in cobwebs but nothing a little Rustoleum spray paint can’t fix!

This doorway leads to our downstairs and we used to have a normal door hanging there. We didn’t like the door closed but when it was left halfway open it blocked off that hallway. It was the perfect spot to put a barn door!

Love the distressed look of the boards!

And just because its always fun to look back at the before pictures, here is what it looked like before. We have only had it installed for about a month but have gotten soo many compliments already! Its totally practical and looks perfect for this doorway!

And now I want to chat a bit about White Shanty – the largest sliding barn door manufacturer company in America. They sell high quality handcrafted sliding barn doors in so many beautiful styles and designs. We completely understand not everyone wants to make their own so it is wonderful to have an alternative. As I was pouring through their site, there was SO many that caught my eye… seriously! They have many wooden barn doors to choose from and they are handcrafted with real wood and made in the USA. The 4 Panel Shaker Barn Door is one of my favorites- I am a big fan of dark wood and the panels add some extra detail to any room.  Their closet barn doors are also so functional for many areas of your home including ensuites, closets, pantrys or basement storage rooms. The Hudson Sliding Barn Door is a beautiful choice of simplicity and classic. 

There are so many styles and options available. Whether your home is  farmhouse, rustic or a modern style or if you’re looking for by-pass doors, metal or glass barn doors or double barn doors, White Shanty has them all! They also have a great selection of handles and hardware to suit your style. Be sure to head over to their site and check them out. Until January 31, they have free shipping, plus 5% off!!! Or you can use coupon code  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!