Turning shanty to chic one bargain at a time
Hey friends! As many of you know, one of our very favorite things to do is to find an old item, ‘shanty’ it up a bit, and give it a whole new life. It really is what started our whole site. I always like keeping my eyes out for old frames! There are so many {…Read More…}
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Hey guys! I am back today to share part 2 of the Pottery Barn inspired Armoire I made for my littlest lady! This drawer insert is an awesome option for this armoire! I love that you can take it in and out depending on your need for this piece. I will share a few tips {…Read More…}
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Happy Monday guys! I am SOOOO excited to share my latest furniture build with you guys! I teamed up with Ana White to create this AMAZING Pottery Barn Kids Inspired Armoire! Here is how she turned out… Oh wait! Don’t forget the inside! I kind of LOVE it to pieces. So, as always I will {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! Happy Friday! I am in the middle of redoing my youngest daughter’s room. I recently shared her twin bed I made that I LOVE. You can click the photo below if you missed it! I just finished another huge piece of furniture for her room that I CANNOT wait to share next week… {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! We’re back! Oh it feels so good to be home. We had some great trips, but we are so thrilled to be back home with our families and tools of course! Today I am sharing a super quick way to dress up a boring mirror. I have been wanting to find a cute {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! Please help welcome our final guest blogger friend, Jen Woodhouse! She has brought you a really fun project today! It’s no secret that the Shanty Sisters inspire my socks off. I’ve completed several of their amazing projects, including their outdoor box planters, knockoff Restoration Hardware nightstands, and rustic planter box centerpiece. So when {…Read More…}
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I’m so excited to be guest posting here on Shanty 2 Chic!! My name is Chrissy and I blog over at Hoot Designs. I have followed Ashley and Whitney for a while now and I just love all their projects. They are super clever and doable which is most appealing!! When Whitney and Ashley emailed {…Read More…}
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This post brought to you by World Market. All opinions are 100% mine. Hey friends! So… I was recently asked to share what I love about World Market with you guys. Tough gig… I know! I was actually SO excited about this post because World Market is one of our FAV stores out there. {…Read More…}
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Hi all! My name is Tracie and I am author of CleverlyInspired.com. “Be inspired to be clever” That is my mission on my blog. I am always sharing something new…whether it is a project, decorating tip, recipe, or crafts. My hope is that you enjoy learning too…and you pass it on. I am thrilled {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! As we mentioned on Wednesday, Ash and I are hitting 4 cities in 2 weeks! We head off to NYC this morning for a the great Pantone Color Paint launch that you can find in Lowe’s! In the meantime, we are so excited to have some of our ‘Blogging Besties’ stop by and {…Read More…}
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Good morning guys! We hope you are all having an awesome week! It’s been bonkers over here with us… For those of you that follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, you know that we just got back from the Snap Conference in Utah. It was so awesome to meet up with some of our great friends. Here {…Read More…}
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Happy Monday guys! This will be a great project for any of you like me that still have your Fall wreath hanging… I know. Bad. I fixed that problem though! I made this new wreath in under 30 minutes and under $10! Woohoo! Here is how it turned out… Simple but oh so CUTE! So… {…Read More…}
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Hi friends! Hope you are all having an awesome week! Ash and I are traveling at the moment… We will be hitting 4 cities in 2 weeks (with 8 kiddos at home) Your prayers are appreciated I do have a fun project to share with you guys today though! I’m calling this a vase, {…Read More…}
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Good Morning guys! Happy Monday! With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be a fun time to share this great printable I did for my mom! I love handmade gifts that are big on thought, but don’t make you broke. To me, you don’t need to spend a ton of money {…Read More…}
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THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO ENTERED THIS GIVEAWAY! WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL! CONGRATS TO PATTY S., KATHLEEN V., AND HOLLY J.! So… We are a bit giddy about today’s giveaway! We were so excited to reach 30,000 likes on Facebook this week! We decided it would be fun to celebrate {…Read More…}
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Happy Wednesday! I am so excited to share my latest furniture build with you guys. I teamed up with the oh so amazing Miss Ana White on this one! We had a reader email us about an amazing chest that Pottery Barn carries that she was wanting plans for. I fell in love with everything {…Read More…}
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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fun weekend! I spent mine working on a new piece of furniture (coming Wednesday) and making these cute little wall vases for my living room! Here is how they turned out… These are SO EASY and cheap to make! Let’s get started! You will need a 2x8x8 {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! I had an epiphany over Easter weekend, and I am here to share the results with you. I love shoes…. Almost as much as I love DIY. I was looking for the ‘perfect’ shoes to finish off an outfit and had no luck finding them. That’s when I decided to improvise. So, I {…Read More…}
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Happy Wednesday! I hope you are all having a great week! Today I am here to share the 7-can stackable canned food organizers. I will also be sharing my tips and tricks in the pantry and letting you know where I found all of my storage goodies! For those of you that waited 6 months {…Read More…}
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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! I am here today sharing another quick, simple and easy Shanty Storage Solution! I love to organize, especially when I can do it real cheap. My latest victim… My belts! I created this super simple belt organizer that hangs in my closet. It makes {…Read More…}
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Happy Wednesday!! I am so excited to share my latest furniture build with you guys! I feel like I put my building “big girl pants” on for this one. I typically come up with the idea, and then enlist the help of my good friend Miss Ana White to make me plans. This is my {…Read More…}
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Hey guys! Happy Monday! I am here today to show you my latest furniture build with you. My baby is growing up, and she is ready for a ‘big girl’ bed. Notice I said she is ready and not me. I wanted something that would grow with her. I ran across Pottery Barn Kid’s Emmet {…Read More…}
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Happy Friday! I hope you are all having a great week! Today I will be sharing a super easy project! This one can be customized for any room in your house and I have done all the hard work for you! I have been thinking of a fun way to do my son’s name for {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! Happy Wednesday! How many of you cook recipes off your iPad like me?? I always have mine when I am cooking in the kitchen, and I was always having to lean it up against the candy jar or coffee maker which led me to create this little guy… It’s my iPad display! It {…Read More…}
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Hey guys! Recently, our friends at Ryobi Tools challenged us to come up with a cheap and easy wine rack to be featured on Ryobi Nation. We love a good challenge like this! So… Here is how our ‘Shanty’ Wine Rack turned out… Today we will be showing you all how to make this simple {…Read More…}
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Good morning friends! We hope you are all having an awesome week! You may remember me telling you last week how much I love the satisfaction of DIY, but want some of the unnecessary steps skipped or done for me. For example… I love building a piece of furniture, BUT I will always have the {…Read More…}
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Oh yes guys…. You read that right! We are so pumped about today’s giveaway! What’s better than free foil, parchment paper, baking cups, slow cooker liners, and more??? 6 months of it! I know all of you mommies out there feel the same way! Ash and I are loving sharing our tips and tricks using {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! I am so excited to share my latest furniture build with you today! I teamed up with Ana White to design this new coffee table, and I LOVE the results! This is a super easy build and the cost of wood was under $50. That makes me like it even more! I will {…Read More…}
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Hey guys! If you are anything like me, you love the satisfaction of DIY, but you want some of the unnecessary steps skipped or done for you. For example… I love building a piece of furniture, BUT I will always have the hardware store rip my big sheets of wood for me. It’s not worth {…Read More…}
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Hey guys! I hope you all had an awesome weekend! I took one of my girls to Lowe’s on Saturday and just walked the aisles. It is amazing what you can come up with. I left the store with materials for 5 new projects… Woohoo! I finished 2 this weekend, and I want to share {…Read More…}
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