Name: Treva
Bio: Marketing Assistant who loves to bake, crochet, read, garden and craft in spare time.
Ultimate Recycling This was an ultimate recycling project using a discarded storage unit and leftover aluminum backsplash panels in art nouveau pattern to create a stylish storage unit. The basic unit is a tossed out shelving unit from a retailer consisting of two plastic cubes. By adding the backsplash panels to the outside, it’s transformed into [...]
Whether building a new home or remodeling, choosing cabinetry is a major decision. Cabinets are a large portion of the kitchen or bath budget and a long term investment and commitment. After determining your layout, the next steps are selecting custom or stock cabinets, wood species, finish, door style and features. Let’s take a look at the five areas you [...]
Cabinet pulls are jewelry for your cabinetry. Changing hardware can give your kitchen or bath a completely different look. As a personal preference, many people elect to have no hardware but hardware can save the wear and tear on your cabinets and is another area to express your style. Technically, cabinet hardware includes hinges but this [...]
There are so many material options, not to mention colors, that it’s hard to make a decision on the perfect countertop for either a kitchen or bath. You can choose from granite, quartz, laminates, solid surface, ceramic tile, butcher block or wood, stainless steel, marble and concrete. The decision can be tough and includes many [...]
For the Backsplash Bang project, we were provided a bookcase and one decorative metal backsplash panel to create a new item. After brainstorming ideas with my family, I decided to make a wine rack. Each of us “crafters” kept our idea for transforming the bookcase a secret from the other two. Imagine my surprise when [...]
Our upstairs bathroom definitely had an ’80′s feel. After painting light fixtures, papering with wainscotting wallpaper (and then painting the wallpaper), sewing a window covering, purchasing new towel holders, shower curtain, towels and rugs, the last item needed was wall art. This was a simple DIY project using 1005 Design metal backsplash in tile pattern [...]
After 9 years, our fountain was showing its age. Pitting and stains were putting the wrong emphasis on our outdoor focal point. Instead of replacing it, I decided to go green and revive this fountain with a fresh coat of paint. If it didn’t work out, the only thing lost was time and a few [...]
Banana Orange Muffincake is one of my favorite ways to use overly ripe bananas. I confess to being a recipe clipper and have had this recipe from Quaker Oats for many years. I’ve baked it often - it’s healthy, not too sweet, and tastes great. I usually make this in a round pan but have made muffins for [...]
Guest room Accessories complete a room and I chose things carefully to create a welcoming space in the new guest room. Some of these accessories were items I already had. A bird theme emerged starting with my son’s chalk drawing of a finch that I’ve always liked. A large basket placed beside the bed holds extra blankets [...]
Just last week I completed a new afghan, this time a baby blanket. The neutral colors are not gender specific since we do not know if the baby is a boy or girl. The body of the afghan is crocheted using Lion Brand Yarn in Antique White, and the border is Caron Simply Soft in Sunshine. The overall size [...]