DIY Top x Posts of 2014 (and a combat of lamentable news).

I promise yous all had a real merry Christmas in addition to a wonderful novel twelvemonth DIY Top 10 Posts of 2014 (and a fleck of distressing news).

Hey ya'll! Happy 2015! I promise yous all had a real merry Christmas in addition to a wonderful novel year.

Our opor-garai was wonderful (more on that at the terminate of the post), in addition to I view that earlier I shared whatever novel projects or updates on the house, I should accept a minute to recap all that happened inward 2014.

2015 begins my fourth twelvemonth of blogging, in addition to I'm hence thankful for where this journeying has taken me. It's been unexpected, incredibly fulfilling, in addition to it's taught me to a greater extent than than I ever view possible. And rather than celebrate amongst an elaborate weblog anniversary celebration, I'll exactly exercise a quick happy outcry on your shoulder, in addition to hence we'll telephone telephone it a day.

Maybe we'll throw inward a quick booty shake, too. I don't know. TBD.

2014 was a busy twelvemonth filled amongst tons of projects in addition to an entire renovation of the upstairs of our house. Here are the 10 most pop posts of 2014, equally chosen yesteryear you.

1. 50 Budget Decorating Tips. This post was a culmination of 3 years of projects, all rolled into one. It makes me elbow grease exactly thinking nigh it.

2. 10 thrift store shopping secrets. I never acquire tired of thrift store shopping, in addition to it's been i of the most fun topics to hash out on this blog, generally thank yous to yous guys sharing your finds amongst me.

3. 10 Things You Should Know About Spray Paint.

I acquire to a greater extent than questions nigh spray pigment than almost anything else, hence I in conclusion position all the information inward i place.

Your questions assistance me SO much when it comes to knowing what topics to address inward hereafter posts. And sometimes I acquire overwhelmed amongst the sheer mass of them in addition to terminate upwards watching Friends reruns on TBS instead.

But either way, don't stop. :)

4. 10 Tips for Choosing a Paint Color. This post addressed unopen to other mutual fix of questions, equally good equally listed the pigment colors inward our house.

5. DIY Thumbtack Art. This footling DIY projection was definitely my favorite of the year, in addition to I honey that tons of yous made your ain versions in addition to shared them amongst me. 10 points to those of yous who had the view to brand monograms out of thumbtacks, too. Smarties.

6. DIY Gold Leaf Art. This i was a pretty recent projection in addition to definitely i of my faves, too.

I'll in all likelihood brand 100 to a greater extent than things amongst gilded leaf.

I'm hence sorry.

7. How To Paint Furniture With Chalk Paint

Just a uncomplicated tutorial nigh using chalk paint...except for the fact that it took me iv dissimilar tries to acquire it correct on this i (but still, hence many lessons learned).

8. Knocking Down Walls. The most harrowing yet rewarding purpose of my twelvemonth was renovating the upstairs of the house. It was nearly to a greater extent than than my encephalon could handle, but the upside was that it became a actually fun affair to portion amongst yous guys.

9. My Biggest Flooring Mistake. This purpose of the renovation was absolutely cringe-worthy for me, but it made for a proficient post, in addition to it taught me unopen to invaluable lessons that I tin give notice apply towards whatever hereafter renovations.

10. The Dining Room Makeover. I experience similar the upstairs renovation kinda culminated inward this post, when it eventually all came together, nearly 8 months later.

Plus, it's my personal favorite post of the year, equally it reminds me that there's ever a lite at the terminate of the tunnel...even if the tunnel seems determined to destroy you.

And those are the top 10 posts of 2014!

Before I go, I conduct maintain a fleck of distressing news.

My footling Cheese passed away a few days earlier Christmas from a rare, untreatable truthful cat disease. It was abrupt in addition to completely unexpected, in addition to it broke both of our hearts. For the yesteryear 8 years, this footling daughter has been my constant companion, in addition to a source of such honey in addition to joy. I nevertheless acquire distressing beingness inward our describe of piece of occupation solid in addition to seeing all of the footling spots she exercise to inhabit, but I know that this is simply a reflection of what a exceptional creature she was.

I'm hence thankful to conduct maintain been able to portion her sweetness personality amongst yous guys over the yesteryear 3 years. It's genuinely meant hence much to me.

And because laughter is proficient for a distressing soul, hither are unopen to of my sweetness memories amongst Cheese, equally captured yesteryear Instagram screenshots, because who knows where the master pictures are inward the abyss that is my iphone.

We'll immature adult woman you, sweetness bug. You were a proficient one.

Thank yous guys for beingness a purpose of this weblog over the yesteryear year. 2014 was i of the to a greater extent than challenging years I've experienced, but equally I've come upwards to learn, a challenge is but an chance to grow. So, piece I'm thankful for all that 2014 has taught me, I welcome 2015 amongst an opened upwards ticker in addition to opened upwards arms. We exactly got dorsum from spending fourth dimension amongst menage unit of measurement inward Florida, followed yesteryear a mini opor-garai inward Savannah to celebrate the novel year, in addition to it was exactly the intermission I needed.

I conduct maintain unopen to real exciting things on the horizon for this year, in addition to I can't hold off to portion them amongst yous equally they unfold. I volition probable unfold them at my typical snail's pace, although similar a shot that I'm feeling rejuvenated from a long vacation, perhaps I tin give notice bump it upwards to a caffeinated-snail.