Turning shanty to chic one bargain at a time
Hey friends! I am LOVING these new cedar planter boxes I made for the front entry! How cute are those babies? Of course I teamed up with my sweet friend, Miss Ana White to design them! I will share some of my tips and tricks here, and you can access the full set of plans {…Read More…}
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There aren’t many jobs we leave to our hubbies, but yard work definitely makes that list! The thought of gas, chokes and a yard full of weeds can be a bit intimidating. NOT ANYMORE! We were so pumped to try out Ryobi’s 40V Lithium Ion Yard tools. A mower with a battery? You bet. We {…Read More…}
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Happy Wednesday!! I hope you guys are having a great week! I am SO excited to share this last build with you! I teamed up with my good friend, Miss Ana White to design and build this porch swing! How cute is she?? I have wanted a porch swing for FOREVER. My Meme and Papa {…Read More…}
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Are you ready for the BEST. GIVEAWAY. EVER?! …as in you’re not gonna believe it when you see it? YES - it’s true! We are about to make one VERY LUCKY family VERY HAPPY!! We’ve joined forces with some amazing bloggers and sponsors to give one family THE ABSOLUTE BEST prize package! Are you ready for this? {…Read More…}
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Happy Friday guys! With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to throw a little something together to give my hubby from the kids. I made this for his office and I am so pleased with how it turned out! Of course, I also made this a free printable for {…Read More…}
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Good Morning! I hope you all had a great weekend! We had some beautiful weather here, so I tackled a few projects that have been on my list. Yesterday I threw together a hose holder for the back patio! Here is how it turned out… How cute is that? And guess what? The whole thing {…Read More…}
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Happy Friday guys! I am SO VERY EXCITED to share my latest build with you guys today! Before showing you, I must start by prefacing this with the cost of lumber… $85. That’s right… $85 and 16 boards. Here is how my new outdoor dining table turned out! How cute is that? And did I {…Read More…}
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Hey friends! I hope you all had an awesome Memorial Day weekend! I had a great time with my fam, and also managed to throw a little something together for my living room! Here is my DIY Wall Art I made from wood shims! How fun is that?? This is really simple! I started with {…Read More…}
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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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