tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post5580454093723281099..comments2024-03-28T17:53:34.935-04:00Comments on Exquisitely Unremarkable : How I Decide Whether To Buy Or DIYKim http://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-16826680699538580822015-11-16T19:19:22.064-05:002015-11-16T19:19:22.064-05:00Exactly, Brandi! Exactly, Brandi! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-11481932159031962502015-11-16T11:27:06.214-05:002015-11-16T11:27:06.214-05:00You make some really great points. I agree with al...You make some really great points. I agree with all that you said. If it's something as simple as painting or spray painting to update the look, I vote for DIY. If money isn't an issue, which it always is- ha! I vote for buy. Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049383432715304456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-90253255181808443342015-11-09T12:21:05.800-05:002015-11-09T12:21:05.800-05:00Haha! I’m with you!! :)Haha! I’m with you!! :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-13588757327053798812015-11-07T15:05:56.921-05:002015-11-07T15:05:56.921-05:00The determining factor is always... will it look j...The determining factor is always... will it look just as good and can I make it for less. And then I just buy it because I'm lazy LOL<br /><br />xoRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-13327238005016471442015-11-06T16:01:52.521-05:002015-11-06T16:01:52.521-05:00No way I could've made that one!! :)No way I could've made that one!! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-17338397702517808192015-11-06T15:58:54.526-05:002015-11-06T15:58:54.526-05:00Thanks Kris! I am always saying that I am a lazy c...Thanks Kris! I am always saying that I am a lazy crafter and not really that into it and I thought, people must wonder, then why do you do it all? I figured I would explain! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-44862689755532524122015-11-06T15:56:51.964-05:002015-11-06T15:56:51.964-05:00Oh boy, I have a few of those, What Was I Thinking...Oh boy, I have a few of those, What Was I Thinking projects, too, Doreen!! It's funny, live and learn, and then cough up the cash!! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-16427813659067940962015-11-06T15:55:53.532-05:002015-11-06T15:55:53.532-05:00Thanks so much, Jane and I bet you are an awesome ...Thanks so much, Jane and I bet you are an awesome creator…plus you can cook and creating is the kitchen is an art form of the highest order and one DIY skill that I do not possess! That is my klutzy area!! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-76247410774459201272015-11-06T15:40:24.593-05:002015-11-06T15:40:24.593-05:00Hello Tammy, boy you just made my day! AND YES! I ...Hello Tammy, boy you just made my day! AND YES! I think it's the red...who can look away from that captivating color? ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-24952797245227972172015-11-06T15:17:18.171-05:002015-11-06T15:17:18.171-05:00Signs used to intimidate me, too. Now I just look ...Signs used to intimidate me, too. Now I just look for creative, quick ways to make them! :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-64677065576078044102015-11-05T22:23:09.672-05:002015-11-05T22:23:09.672-05:00 My options are DIY or find it at a thrift store.... My options are DIY or find it at a thrift store.....I like challenging myself about the creative treasures I find at thrift store. I love signs and do find them pricey but for some reason they intimidate me? I do like to craft so if I could go that route I do!Cathy @ My 1929 Charmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152030881064923919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-47729902551371988902015-11-05T17:12:20.743-05:002015-11-05T17:12:20.743-05:00Oh I hear you loud and clear, Lisa! I sew out of n...Oh I hear you loud and clear, Lisa! I sew out of necessity and I go into kicking and screaming, trust me! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-38393303594601326862015-11-05T17:08:08.588-05:002015-11-05T17:08:08.588-05:00I have made some bad choices, too! Yikes, when I t...I have made some bad choices, too! Yikes, when I think about some of my ill fated DIYs and the money I've spent trying to make them work...oh boy! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-4889763497632310902015-11-05T17:06:41.271-05:002015-11-05T17:06:41.271-05:00You are so sweet, thank you. I just do what I enjo...You are so sweet, thank you. I just do what I enjoy. I am amazed by all the builders and talented furniture painters out there. That is not my talent! At all!! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-13294310881800891692015-11-05T17:04:36.831-05:002015-11-05T17:04:36.831-05:00Judy, I am right with on the too much stuff alread...Judy, I am right with on the too much stuff already thought! I have to purge and I really do think before I make or buy. Sometimes, though, I just have to have something sweet, y'know? ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-86370706988151350252015-11-05T17:03:03.677-05:002015-11-05T17:03:03.677-05:00Thanks so much, Celestina Marie. I know that that ...Thanks so much, Celestina Marie. I know that that rose fabric is an oldie, but I just had to have it. I was late to the game with it, but I still just stare at it sometimes! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-8893889720474188222015-11-05T17:01:21.197-05:002015-11-05T17:01:21.197-05:00Time is key, Vel, no doubt about it! Can't wai...Time is key, Vel, no doubt about it! Can't wait to see that felt tree! :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-48395965489185144602015-11-05T17:00:53.448-05:002015-11-05T17:00:53.448-05:00I find myself up cycling a lot more these days, to...I find myself up cycling a lot more these days, too…and I find myself getting rid of things I don’t really love or use. It’s freeing! :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-5665456141738326842015-11-05T16:58:25.836-05:002015-11-05T16:58:25.836-05:00My husband is a very talented DIY guy, too, Carol ...My husband is a very talented DIY guy, too, Carol and yes, I think that helps to contribute to the can do attitude. It makes it harder to pay for anything when I know we can make it. Furniture is a big problem, because the house is small and today’s furniture tends to be on the larger side. Around here it’s either old or handmade or a combination of both and I have just the guy to do it! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-45844193077399337412015-11-05T16:54:11.556-05:002015-11-05T16:54:11.556-05:00I'm with you, Diana! I am so over the "I ...I'm with you, Diana! I am so over the "I made it myself" stage. I just want what I want (bratty, I know!) and if I have to make it to get it right, then I do...but you can believe me when I say that by that time, I have exhausted the stores to find it first! ;) <br /><br /> Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-32054715422225368662015-11-05T16:51:23.106-05:002015-11-05T16:51:23.106-05:00Thanks so much, Jann! I am almost ready to let som...Thanks so much, Jann! I am almost ready to let someone sit in it! Just kidding. ;) <br />Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-44862472013677245792015-11-05T16:48:59.809-05:002015-11-05T16:48:59.809-05:00I have to get Christmas crafting too, Carla. I rea...I have to get Christmas crafting too, Carla. I really do like to do it while the fire is going and the carols are on, but just once it would be nice to have my projects ready to go when the tree goes up! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-72821452644405459842015-11-05T16:47:57.869-05:002015-11-05T16:47:57.869-05:00Thank you Lorri! AND I still think you're a cr...Thank you Lorri! AND I still think you're a crafter...your palette is just the earth now and your lovely farm! I can't imagine anything more beautiful than being able to grow your own food. That's the ultimate DIY!! xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-21043760280215453052015-11-05T16:46:23.383-05:002015-11-05T16:46:23.383-05:00Thanks so much, Kimberley and trust me, that chair...Thanks so much, Kimberley and trust me, that chair intimidated me, too. I have to say though, it was so easy. That fusible web tape is a lifesaver and makes me look like a pro!! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-5306839352514703652015-11-05T16:45:17.456-05:002015-11-05T16:45:17.456-05:00I don't usually jump in willy nilly (or willin...I don't usually jump in willy nilly (or willingly!) Deb, there is a method to my madness! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.com