MBU House - Week #1

Here is the plan - Redesign as I have the time.  

I am a stay at home mom of three, with a home that is a bit homely if you will.  Don't get me wrong, I love my house, but I'd love it more with a fresh coat of paint and a chance to craft something for every room. Made By U - DIY Craft Studio becomes the MBU - DIY House!  So with a wicked laugh I have brewed up a plan that will take a long time but, in the end I will have something I love.  I invite you to join me.  

Here's the skinny:

• Redesign my house one wall at a time.
• Each week take $20 and put it towards a wall and it's projects.
• If a project or a wall will cost more than $20 to complete, then I will buy as many materials as I can each week, until all the materials are assembled. ( Cause let's face it paint is more than $20 a can)
• To avoid being overwhelmed each project will be chosen one wall at a time
• No moving on from the wall until it is complete.
• Finish every room in my house by the time my 21 month old is in school. ( 3 years - told you it was going to take a long time)

I know, I know the math is a bit scary.  Redesigning my whole house, wall by wall, for just $20 a week, with three kids, and a husband, and a dog!  Bananas!  But I'm crafty what can I say.  

This week I chose a simple project and also a very short wall, we will call it W#1.  W#1 is a wall in my kitchen that I painted with primer almost two years ago and never painted it a final color because I could never choose one I liked.  Until today!  My inspiration and motivation was the large cork board that has hung in my kitchen since the day we moved in.  As cork boards do - it has changed many times over the years but most recently I had it plastered with photos of my kids and nephews.  Not that they aren't cute to look at - but I always needed a place to tack up odds and ends, and the fridge is a no go in my house because as you may know, toddlers love to steal anything from the fridge.  So down came the photos and I was left with a very boring old cork board

I was convinced that I had nothing around to put towards the project but I decided to pick through my fabric stash instead of doing dishes.  Boy am I glad I did, a square of fabric that never seemed interesting suddenly was perfect.  Tea Pots!  Now, what I did with my cork board we have all seen before, but it is just so cute and I just had to do it.  Now I have a color palette for my kitchen to boot.

A quick material list for those of you who haven't made or seen one of these bad boys up close.

• Cork board
• material large enough to cover the area
• pins
• ribbon

Simply cut, pin, cut, pin.  TA - DA!

Next week I will buy rollers and tape, so I can work towards painting the wall behind my lovely cork board.  Check back for updates on the "redesign as I have the time" project continues. Week #1 down 155 weeks to go.  Total money spent $0.00