Over the past week I’ve given you an up close look at some of my favorite Christmas decorations for this year, and now here’s a look at how it all comes together in our home! I’ve been thinking ever since I made it that our DIY monogram front door “wreath” wrapped in greenery needed a
Metallic Ribbon-Wrapped Holiday Letters
We have three gorgeous accent windows in our family room. They’re set higher up on the wall, have a beautiful white square grid running through them, and an incredible ability to capture all the sunshine outside and pour it into our home. I love them so much that I typically keep them unadorned – except
Gift-Wrapped Photo Gallery Wall
Holiday decorations week continues at All Things G&D, and today I’m showing you our gift-wrapped, floor to ceiling, photo gallery wall! Gift-Wrapped Photo Gallery Wall I first had the idea to wrap some of the frames of our photo gallery wall in 2008 when I decorated our house for Christmas without spending a dime.
Welcome to our Holiday House!
Our 2012 Christmas decorations are up and brightening our house with lots of sparkle, tinsel, and cheer! So far I’ve shown you our colorful Christmas tree, and throughout this week I’ll be showing you the rest of our home’s holiday color and sparkle – starting with our entryway! Come on in for some holiday fun!
Tile Shop Tuesday: My Kitchen Backsplash Reveal!
After weeks of drooling over the gorgeous tile selections at The Tile Shop, taking a fantastic, hands-on DIY tile class, and diving into my own tiling and grouting adventures – it’s time for my DIY kitchen backsplash reveal! Our new kitchen DIY tile backsplash (click to enlarge)! The tile is Riviera Beach from The Tile
Holiday Preview…
If you follow me an Instagram (user name: allthingsgd), you may have already seen this, but for the rest of you – here’s a sneak peek at my 2012 Christmas decorations: Colorful Christmas stockings hanging on the staircase. Metallic ribbon-wrapped letters. More coming soon!
Tile Shop Tuesday: Grouting & Caulking
With my tiles set, it was time to start grouting! You really only need to let your tiles set for 18-24 hours before grouting them, but I let mine set for a week since I’m a weekend DIYer and wasn’t able to get to them any sooner. For my backsplash I used unsanded grout mixed






