Draft Stopper

Our front door lets in a LOT of cold air through that annoying little slit on the bottom. Well, today no more cold air is gettin' through!

I bought heavy fabric at Wal-Mart for about $2 (1/2 yard) and a couple of bags of split peas ($3 each) and made myself a draft stopper.

I got a neutral color so I wouldn't have to worry about color coding...

And I put the peas in a separate sleeve so I can wash the cover anytime it gets dirty

I decided to add a "handle" to it (you can't see it in the photos) so I could hang it on the door (once I get some hooks installed) so we don't have to move it every time we use the door.  That way, it will just move with the door.

All in all:
Total Cost: $9
Total Time: 1 hour

stairwell finally painted

We've been meaning to paint this since...well, when we painted the kitchen. 

It's amazing what happens when I have a day off:

now it matches the kitchen:)

Old Board refurbished

This thing was in our house when we moved in...I've always thought it was ugly. At one point I nearly took a hammer to it.
Today I decided to refurbish it and make it my "craft" board.  All it took were a couple cans of spray paint...and about an hour.
Here are before and after shots:

closeup of before and after

the entire area

a little closer

Originally I painted everything but the cork board that tan color (the cork board is a metallic spray paint), but I didn't like it AT ALL, so I decided to try spraying the edges black...turns out I LOVE the look.  Now it doesn't look old and outdated...more like new and sophisticated:)

total time: 1 hour
total cost: free (pre-purchased paints)