The Painted Hive
Mother’s Day Outdoor Transformation | Live Video!

Mother’s Day Outdoor Transformation | Live Video!

This was such a fun-daunting-exciting-scary makeover for me! If you follow me socially (on Facebook or Instagram) or are a blog subscriber, you've probably heard about this project - in fact, you may even have already seen it! Last weekend I was fortunate to have the...

Rustic DIY Stool Hack…using a $12 kids’ stool

Rustic DIY Stool Hack…using a $12 kids’ stool

Firstly, I have to express my gratitude for such an amazing response to my last post. Given I almost didn't publish it I was completely overwhelmed by the comments and emails. Thank you all. When I shared my parent's bathroom refresh last month many of you asked to...

How to Transform a House on a Budget

How to Transform a House on a Budget

This is one post I thought I'd never publish. If you follow me socially (on Facebook or Instagram) you may have seen a sneak peek of this makeover and read about my reservations in sharing it here. Basically, this is my gran's house which we suddenly needed to sell...

Budget-Friendly DIY Bathroom Reveal!

Budget-Friendly DIY Bathroom Reveal!

I know it's been a long time coming, though the most protracted bathroom makeover in history is ready for its close up...or wide angle...or medium range shot...or whatever sort of photo it takes to finally get this bleeping room up on the blog! There's really no good...

Best of 2017 & Gratitude

Best of 2017 & Gratitude

I don't usually do these 'round-up' kinda posts, though given we're already into the second week of January and I still had a Christmas-themed project at the top of my blog I thought I'd better publish something new. To be honest, the idea of looking back through my...

How To Make Clay Ornaments & Gift Tags

How To Make Clay Ornaments & Gift Tags

I wanted a really simple Christmas tree this year. Complete with earthy tones and natural elements off-set by a delicate smattering of little white stars. However, when I couldn't find any said little white stars, I figured I'd have a go at making my own. And I'm so...

My First (decent) Christmas Tree!

My First (decent) Christmas Tree!

I've never had a decent Christmas tree. The year we moved into our first home, we didn't have one at all. The following year we bought the cheapest, nastiest faux tree from the supermarket...for $12...the night before Christmas. Needless to say, it wasn't the finest...

A “New” Vintage Desk & Swivel Chair

A “New” Vintage Desk & Swivel Chair

So, I know it's basically December and publishing a post without any hint of pine needles or flocked snow is seemingly akin to impudence, though let's be rebels! Over the past few weeks I've been chipping away at Riley's bedroom re-do, with the most recently completed...

Free Printable Large-Scale Vintage Christmas Signs!

Free Printable Large-Scale Vintage Christmas Signs!

I am sooooo excited to share these classic Christmas book title page printables with all of you! I'm the first to admit I'm not a huge holiday decorator, I think my blog's scarcity of Christmas-themed posts can testify to that, though this year I wanted to create...