tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post2188257284824759879..comments2024-03-27T20:28:11.840-04:00Comments on Exquisitely Unremarkable : The Honest Truth About Easy DIYKim http://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-49185413489318880552020-10-30T11:38:15.322-04:002020-10-30T11:38:15.322-04:00Thank you, Nancy! And I agree 100%. I have a very ...Thank you, Nancy! And I agree 100%. I have a very tiny place and wall space - well, space in general - is hard to come by. I don't have large areas for storage or display. So whatever I do must be necessary or wanted so much that I can keep it out for real use. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-80298349436200183512020-10-17T17:07:12.091-04:002020-10-17T17:07:12.091-04:00Hi Kim! It's been a while since I wrote a comm...Hi Kim! It's been a while since I wrote a comment - or a blog post, for that matter. Sorry in advance for the wordiness!<br />My motto for DIY is something to the tune of "Does it do the job? Serve the purpose? Not going to fall apart instantly? Yes? Good enough!"<br />I know, I know. I do power tools. 😏 I'm sitting here looking at a large map that needs hanging and also more space between the back of the map (so the tacks don't go into the wall!) and debating getting out the table saw and compressor. (I need to invest in an electric nail gun and stapler!)<br />But what I started to say... I used to follow a bunch of blogs, look at all the cool craft projects and start, maybe finish them. Even came up with a few fun ones myself. And then it hit me: where will I put the finished product?? Who will appreciate it if I give it to them??<br />I stopped making craft projects unless I, personally, have a use for them. Saves a lot of time and money!<br />But your stuff? Easy, useful, cheap. What's not to love!!<br />Mom2347https://www.blogger.com/profile/11256458807410764078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-30078733321979519572018-11-16T19:00:13.360-05:002018-11-16T19:00:13.360-05:00Oh Instagram! So many pretty pictures, but I hear ...Oh Instagram! So many pretty pictures, but I hear you...I can't keep up! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-31394236008959695992018-11-14T20:36:11.235-05:002018-11-14T20:36:11.235-05:00I can relate--especially when it comes to Instagra...I can relate--especially when it comes to Instagram and the constant stream of perfection! Thanks for keeping it real! My thrift store addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158685096212282319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-8697552440038425952018-10-26T22:02:21.995-04:002018-10-26T22:02:21.995-04:00Thanks!! I'll take that as a compliment. Somet...Thanks!! I'll take that as a compliment. Sometimes I feel the need to tell it like it is...or at least as I think it is!! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-18756230673789943122018-10-26T22:00:50.203-04:002018-10-26T22:00:50.203-04:00I agree Mary...it's all relative. That's w...I agree Mary...it's all relative. That's why I wanted to write this post. I myself see posts about easy DIY and then someone whips out a power tool and I'm like..what??? That's not easy!! But maybe that same person looks at my sewing projects in the same way...Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-2839912588519491262018-10-22T21:10:04.315-04:002018-10-22T21:10:04.315-04:00This sounds like a blog post that I could have wri...This sounds like a blog post that I could have written, only not as sweet as you put it lol<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-50603327090135845202018-10-10T16:30:52.921-04:002018-10-10T16:30:52.921-04:00I try to tidy up that pantry once in a while when ...I try to tidy up that pantry once in a while when I can't find anything anymore. I guess easy is relative as you say. For someone who has been doing DIY for a long time it might be easy, but for someone else it might look like a mountain. When I recently did the accent wall into clouds it felt like Everest to me but I was determined to get through it and I didn't even care if it was a success I just wanted to finish it. So there is that aspect as well. Mary K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17696218067214163344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-1994192293218865792018-10-03T11:47:37.915-04:002018-10-03T11:47:37.915-04:00I think it has to do with fall, Doreen. Well, at l...I think it has to do with fall, Doreen. Well, at least that was my motivation. Bathing suit season is over and now I can fill my face with cookies every day and hide the damage under a big sweater. So I was taking stock of my baking supplies…and woodworking? No. I can hang a picture and manage to do some other household DIYs when absolutely necessary, but with such a willing accomplice…well, you know. 😉Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-84698690805192801612018-10-02T21:57:54.728-04:002018-10-02T21:57:54.728-04:00There must be something in the air about pantries ...There must be something in the air about pantries lately. This is about the third post in as many days I’ve read about them, plus we just finished putting our pantry together too. Pantries are probably the most clutter prone areas of anyone’s home...organized one day and the next it looks like hurricane Florence came through ;). <br /><br />What you said about your husband is so true for me too. I’m good wiith a glue gun and paint, but power tools scare me. I keep telling myself I’ll twke a woodworking class ‘one day’, but who am I kidding?! <br /><br />Doreen@foxdenrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418636999038800443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-72654629760364394492018-10-02T18:45:46.246-04:002018-10-02T18:45:46.246-04:00Kris, your stuff truly belongs in a magazine. You ...Kris, your stuff truly belongs in a magazine. You have an amazing style and Terry is a tool genius! You always present things in a very real manner though, by telling people he is doing it and you make it clear that he is very experienced with DIY. I think that's so important. Inspiration and honestly. Love that. And you. xo Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-23664125573428750422018-10-02T18:32:13.764-04:002018-10-02T18:32:13.764-04:00Totally agree! I need to do more of this in closet...Totally agree! I need to do more of this in closets and my basement. How does this stuff accumulate so quickly??? Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-80193379546173165902018-10-02T18:31:25.055-04:002018-10-02T18:31:25.055-04:00Thank you, Bobbie!! Thank you, Bobbie!! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-77104220476575126932018-10-02T18:25:07.530-04:002018-10-02T18:25:07.530-04:00Totally agree. I like the way you think! We spent ...Totally agree. I like the way you think! We spent the first 7 years of our marriage updating an old house. When we moved here, we did most of the big stuff in the first year so we could enjoy our weekends instead of living in constant renovation. My kitchen looks the same as it did the day we completed it in 2003. I joke around that I'm going to be that lady with the really dated house, but I don't care as long as I get to spend my days at the beach. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-55142577457890307092018-10-02T18:11:57.085-04:002018-10-02T18:11:57.085-04:00Thanks so much!! This one has been on my mind for ...Thanks so much!! This one has been on my mind for a long time...I think decorating your home, crafts and DIY should be a fun experience and not an angst riddled, pressured hobby. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. I appreciate the time you took to visit and leave a comment. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-759656750668132992018-10-02T18:09:37.293-04:002018-10-02T18:09:37.293-04:00Thanks Linda...I appreciate your taking the time t...Thanks Linda...I appreciate your taking the time to read it. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-19910497604067654502018-10-02T18:08:00.050-04:002018-10-02T18:08:00.050-04:00I've been thinking about this one since I star...I've been thinking about this one since I started blogging, Deanna. The perfect rooms and perfect photos and perfectly styled meals, I wonder what they do to our collective psyches. They say that girls are getting plastic surgery to look like Instagram models and Snapchat filters, when even those are just edits, but it makes them unhappy with themselves. I fear that happens with the home stuff, too. And home should be our haven, not a source of comparative angst....just my humble opinion.... Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-9832290146571891312018-10-02T18:00:58.310-04:002018-10-02T18:00:58.310-04:00No one. Ha!! ☺️ Well, no one I know anyway. No one. Ha!! ☺️ Well, no one I know anyway. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-38016006821628344292018-10-02T17:59:18.172-04:002018-10-02T17:59:18.172-04:00I like to take inventory, too, Carla...especially ...I like to take inventory, too, Carla...especially in the fall, when I get that baking craving!! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-24238138671596871572018-10-02T17:58:27.139-04:002018-10-02T17:58:27.139-04:00Thanks so much, Ann!! Thanks so much, Ann!! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-14929549932740244982018-10-02T17:14:53.754-04:002018-10-02T17:14:53.754-04:00Haha...Judy, I'm giggling because I'm the ...Haha...Judy, I'm giggling because I'm the same with leftovers. I very rarely eat what I bring home from the restaurant, but I always, always take it. And yes, photos are just that...real life is often quite different. Half the pictures of my kitchen are cropped so the dirty pans or the piles of bills aren't showing. Now crafts, well, I'd love to have a whole room to make a mess of. I might even take a picture of that!! xxooKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-1020252419853682772018-10-02T17:11:54.589-04:002018-10-02T17:11:54.589-04:00That’s a real necessary real life DIY, AnnMarie. A...That’s a real necessary real life DIY, AnnMarie. And I can’t wait to see the bathroom!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-66140114888811771672018-10-02T17:09:12.374-04:002018-10-02T17:09:12.374-04:00Reality is the best, Debbie and your house is so b...Reality is the best, Debbie and your house is so beautiful and cozy who could ever get sick of seeing it over and over again?? Plus...those pups. I mean come on. Adorable!!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-38721540040179910112018-10-02T17:08:02.290-04:002018-10-02T17:08:02.290-04:00Excellent advice, Mary! Life's too short to wa...Excellent advice, Mary! Life's too short to waste on things we don't want to (or have to) do. Shipping tape sounds like a great solution and one I may employ for a bit. It's still too nice outside for me to waste time inside papering shelves!! And thanks!!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-91501239950379816572018-10-02T17:06:18.115-04:002018-10-02T17:06:18.115-04:00Once a season, I have to really dig into, Lynne. O...Once a season, I have to really dig into, Lynne. Other than that, it's clean as I go. How's your clean up going? I say too nice to be inside. Hope you're enjoying the fall...Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.com