B commented the other day that he does not remember what the inside of any of our previous homes look like. I can't really blame him. We move a lot and he was little. So the other day I went through all our pictures (!) from th ...

No butterflies were harmed in the making of this craft. Do you love the look of butterflies, but not enthusiastic about having actual, dead butterflies hanging on your walls in your home? Me too! Here is a vegan, kosher, free ver ...

I bought that little K-hook a while back through Antique Farmhouse last year some time. For $12. I love the antique feel of it. Then I had the idea to make a little wreath for it. Here is how I made it: I made a 6 inch cir ...

We devoted some time to think up some outdoor lighting. I am still searching for the perfect strand of globe lights, but in the meantime we have added some solar and some LED lights to the backyard. Every year until now, I ha ...

You might have seen when I made some Front door forever decorations earlier this year and of course I have experimented with making forever plants inside for a while here, here and here. This year, I branched out (!) into the b ...

I want to share some incredible resources that I discovered through my blogging friend forever (bff) Gretchen over at Boxy Colonial. You have to check out her blog. She has a lot of great ideas and I love her writing style. She ...

I have been on an owl kick since 2007. What can I tell you. Here is a pastel that I made earlier this year and I took some step by step photos while I made it at art class. Isn't he handsome? First I sketched him. Then I added ...

As I am getting ready to finish the next wall in B's room, I have been looking at all his artwork to pick and choose what I want to DISPLAY on his big blue wall. See how the word of the month just popped up there What is the w ...

New to Shift Ctrl Art? Welcome! At the top of the page I have links to a tour of our home, a page with all the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects we have done. You can also find favorite posts, recipes, artwork and much more. Want to ...

Here is the latest progress in B's room. I hung some spray painted cardboard letters above his head board. You know, just in case he forgets what sound to make at night I love to decorate with letters and I chose these because ...

Our Powder room turned full bath REMODEL got featured over at IKEAhackers.net today. Check it out. --- Last week I showed you my framed giraffe photo in a frame I had bought at a thrift store for $1.59 in the Young House Love Ma ...

That is hella tight! Last Friday Young House Love posted a challenge. Who loves a challenge? Who? what, what, what, what? I do, that's who! It's the unofficial Macklemore challenge. Finally a song about thrift stores (lyrics), r ...

Last week I found this quatrefoil shaped mirror at HomeGoods. It was only $29.99. I have been looking for a new mirror for over the fireplace for a while. The one I had, I had since forever. And with our fireplace remodel being ra ...

What can you do with 15 minutes? You could sit and contemplate the meaning of life while starring out the window. I could save you that time and reveal that the meaning of life is ...  to have fun. Yup. that's it. Sorry to ...

You probably did not notice that I had no living room rug in all my Christmas pictures, because I shot around it. I had to return it. Here is what happened. I used to have this rug in my living room. A West Elm Jute Bouclé rug. ...