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Painting Kitchen Cabinets with a Sprayer

Painting Kitchen Cabinets With a Sprayer

Tips for Watercolor Brush Lettering

watercolour hand lettering for beginners

Painting a store and mural

Painting a Store + Mural!

Exterior Makeover

3 Day Exterior Home Makeover With Paint

Playhouse Reveal: Solid Stain vs Paint

DIY Leather and Felt Pennants

Leather and Felt DIY Handlettered Pennant (2 Ways!)

How to stain a pressure treated wood deck

Can You Use Stain with a Paint Sprayer?

DIY brush lettered canvas

DIY Brush Lettering on Canvas with Acrylic

How to Paint Stucco

Floral Watercolor Monogram Tutorial

Floral Watercolor Monogram

modern rustic diy brick fireplace makeover... love the painted brick, tile hearth and the chunky wood mantel

DIY Brick Fireplace Makeover

How we painted our patio doors black (including masking off the living room!) and the before and after- it makes SUCH a big difference in the feel of the space

Painting Patio Doors Black!

Moody black moulding wall DIY

Master Bedroom DIY Moulding Wall

How we chose paint colours for our whole home- Tips and tricks!

How I Choose Paint Colours for The Whole Home

DIY Brush Stroke Floral Mural for a Nursery

Brush Stroke Floral Mural & Nursery Refresh

Kids play table makeover with navy chalk paint and copper leaf ABCs

Can I use a Paint Sprayer with Chalk Style Paint? DIY Kids Table Makeover

Watercolour rabbit with vase of seeded eucalyptus for spring mantel decor

DIY Watercolour Painting- Modern Bunny Silhouette

Putting on a king size pillow cover with the lettering 'mine'

‘Mine + Yours’ Painted His and Hers Pillow Covers

modern grey and wood DIY Mini Mudroom Makeover in a split level entry home

Mini Mud Room Makeover- Making the most of a split level

DIY Abstract painting on canvas- a beginner tutorial... I love this large scale art! Way more affordable to make it yourself

DIY Abstract Painting- Beginner Tutorial

DIY Christmas Countdown Chalkboard with Copper Leafing- love that copper detail!

DIY Christmas Countdown Chalkboard with Copper Leaf- Modern Holiday Home

Front door update- painting and tape tips for an easy job

Navy Front Door Update

DIY Fireplace Refresh with painted stone & live edge mantle- great tips on how to!

DIY Painted Stone Fireplace Refresh (Live Edge Mantle!)

Simple Wooden DIY Coat Rack- love the bright green of this one! So great for a small space.

Simple DIY Coat Rack

I love this simple watercolor painting duo! And the video tutorial makes it so easy to make.

2 Watercolor Paintings in 20 Minutes (no skills required!)

How to create a wall mounted art station for kids- perfect for small spaces!

Over Here! Wall Mounted Art Station for Kids

DIY Copper photo frame mat- this is such an easy upgrade!

DIY Photo Mat in Copper & Free Printable

DIY Noel Wooden Sign- I LOVE this! Plus the tips on how to letter easily on wood are great

DIY Noel Holiday Sign (and the easiest way to letter on wood!)

DIY Cloud Wall (2 types of stencils)

DIY rolling book crate- I love that stencilled label! The natural wood looks so great

DIY Rolling Book Crate with Hand Lettered Reverse Stencil

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Spot the DIYs in these photos! I rounded up 10+ aw Spot the DIYs in these photos!
I rounded up 10+ awesome DIY home decor projects in partnership with @officialCricut #ad over on the blog yesterday, there's some really fun ones from my friends too!
#CricutMade #Cricut
Which do you like best? Even though it didn’t wi Which do you like best?
Even though it didn’t win the vote, I still decided to make this free printable a set instead of just the one!
You can find them plus so many other gorgeous spring printables from some friends of mine over on the blog today!
I’ve been doing some polls in my stories (thank I’ve been doing some polls in my stories (thank you for your responses!) and one that totally surprised me? 
Almost half of you don’t know I blog! That’s my job, guys 😂 IG is just a fun little part of that! So tell me... is this new information to you or are you team ‘knew that!’? 

Also... Should I do a blogging Q&A? 🤷🏼‍♀️
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends 🥰 Happy Valentine’s Day, friends 🥰
Anyone else feeling the balance between work and f Anyone else feeling the balance between work and family and rest and keeping your house liveable has all just toppled this year? I keep seeing articles about pandemic fatigue and long term stress and burnout and while it’s totally relatable, I really just want tips on how to actually deal with that. I thought I’d share some things that are helping me if you’re in the same boat... and I’d love if you shared your tips in the comments! We could all use them 🥰
-I’ve been going for a walk every day by myself. Even when it’s freaking cold like today, I just bundle. It’s the only time I get truly to myself with no kiddo asking for something and that I don’t have to try squeeze in an email or something else.
-I’ve been putting the instant pot to work and leaning on cheater meals (local soup mixes are amazing), Costco dinners... whatever
- I’m prioritizing friendships with phone calls, zoom games nights and group chats about the bachelor (with matching snacks!)
- I’ve given myself a schedule that has downtime to play with the kids and to read... even when there’s things I feel like I ‘should be’ doing
- I’ve realized exactly how much time I’ve been spending on my phone and that it’s become my response to stress. Have you ever looked up your screen time analytics? 🥴 look at how many times you pick it up in your day. I’m setting app limits for myself and trying to break this habit, but I’d really love tips!
Can you believe that address sign is a DIY?! I'm s Can you believe that address sign is a DIY?! I'm sharing the whole tutorial in partnership with @OfficialCricut today over on my blog! I'd originally made it as a place holder for a metal one but after having it up for 4 months... we totally love it long term! What do you think? Would you try it? #cricut #cricutmade #ad
What are your Sunday plans? Mine are to sit right What are your Sunday plans? Mine are to sit right here for the first half of the day drinking coffee, then the second half of the day it’s to clean this house so it looks like my Instagram feed again 😂
Who has DIY projects on their mind this year?! 

👏🏻CLOSED 👏🏻 congrats @kelseycford ✨
@ryobi_canada and I want to help you start knocking those projects off your list by giving away a new nailer and battery set! #ad 
This tool is what we used for this accent wall and all the trim in our home. It’s the one I used to trim out my built in shelving and add the decorative moulding to my geometric barn door. What I’m saying is this thing is a workhorse and I want you to have one too 😉
To enter:
✨Follow me @colleenpastoor and @ryobi_canada 
✨like and save this photo 
✨ tag some friends who’d love to win in the comments! One tag per comment, each is an entry. 
✨ share to your stories for a bonus 5 entries!

Open to Canadians only this time (sorry US friends!) and not associated with Instagram. Closes Friday Jan 22 at noon PST!
Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘st Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘station’ and the second photo is my dads! I’m talking aaaall about them over on YT today!
Also... see how nice that fresh silicone looks?! 😉 IYKYK
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