I tried a slightly harsher, but still natural store-bought spray.
I know these little tricks come in handy to me every day!It was a pretty great year for DIY projects around these parts.We really did make a lot of progress on the house AND we shared some handy tips along the way too!

Here are the top 5 favorites from this year, according to our readers.. How to paint absolutely perfect wall stripes (from September).The no-brainer no math molding trick (from August).Our favorite speedy deck staining trick (from July).

How to paint old wall paneling (from September).How to change out a light fixture (from June).

Wow, I never noticed it before, but it looks like we really picked up speed with the DIY projects in the last half of the year.
I hope you enjoyed looking back over some of the best posts of the last year with me.This is my Spring wreath, which became my Fall wreath, which is now another Christmas wreath..
I kept my $7 lanterns and my stools from the Fall mud room and just filled them with various Christmas bits and bobs.. A dollar store Christmas tree, dollar store ribbon, and left over burlap and pine cones.You can see just a bit of the hand painted sign I made last year when I seemed to have a bit more time on my hands.. How nice will it be when we have the wood floors one day?.
Kennedy decorated under the windows with whatever she felt like from the Christmas boxes.. Yup, that’s Dora!.I really haven’t bought much new this year at all in the way of Christmas decorations, but having a new (old) house to play around in has made all my leftover stuff from past years feel brand new.. More Christmas fun to come soon!Have you been outside to play today?.
(Editor: New Ring Lights)