Feature Friday-Joys of Home

I am so pleased to present today’s Feature Friday Joys of Home. I cannot disclose the amount of time I spent on Joy’s blog preparing for this post, while my poor husband and child were ignored. There is just that much good stuff! I couldn’t help myself! I am so excited to share, but we must first get to know this amazing woman. Here we go with the one minute interview…

What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon?
I suppose my readers would say the obvious choice would be any type of paint. I love to transform almost anything with paint. My husband would say it’s my nail gun. However he loves it too, so I rarely get to use it. And I would have to say that my favorite tool/secret weapon is a tie between the internet and magazines. I get a lot of inspiration for my many projects from those two sources. Maybe too much inspiration since I have a to-do list about a mile long!

What is your favorite room in the house and why?
My favorite room would have to be my living room. Oh there are so many reasons why I love this room. It has five windows on one wall and three are over six feet tall and four feet wide so there’s always plenty of sunlight. With the exception of the flooring, we’ve redesigned and given every surface a makeover, including the placement and style of the windows. We’ve designed and added the moldings. I aged the beam on the ceiling using paint (and faced my fear of heights at the same time). It contains my suitcase stack and several pieces of furniture that we designed and built. And perhaps most of all, it’s the room where most of our favorite family memories have been made.

What is your all time favorite thrift store find?
This is a hard question since the majority of my home has come from the thrift store! I’m going to take the easy way out and say that my favorite thrift find is the latest one I’ve brought home, especially if it inspires me to make some changes in my home.

What is your favorite color of toe nail polish?
Oh dear! True confessions: I really don’t like the look of my toes, so I don’t wear polish. I would have to say that that’s one of the few spots where paint won’t make an improvement.

Now for the unveiling…my Joys of Home crush started with this candy dish.
Joy is asked to bring after dinner mints to a gathering and she shows up with this Over the Top Candy Dish. Talk about rocking the lame assignment!

This next post is a lesson I SOOO need! I have a really silly fear of color. I always end up doing everything in neutrals because they transcend through time and will be good when we sell the house. Do we have any plans of selling? No, so why does this thought creep in to my head when re-doing any room in my house? Silly. Let Joy help you with easing in to those pops of color.

I love this White pumpkin display and I covet (yes covet, don’t judge me) those suitcases. I can’t even find one good one. That is because they are all in Joy’s living room. Hoarder. 😉

I caught on to the whole DIY moss ball craze going around, but never thought to do Decorative leaf balls. Aren’t they festive! Love.

You know how I love a nice filled vase. This Spider Hurricane makes my Halloween loving heart smile!

Pumpkin trifecta. There is just no other way to describe it! This post will raise you up!

It’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving crafts. How about this Be Thankful sign? And as a side note, that is her coffee table. Yep, a green door. So cute!

Joy shares some of her Thanksgiving decor. I am not usually a big fan of turkeys, but these shelves make me swoon!

Those candlesticks, old ballistrade from her neighbors porch. Fabulous! used for the legs of her coffee table too!

I did a happy dance when I found some skeleton keys at a garage sale recently. Again Joy is hoarding. Doorknobs and keys and instruments oh my! Thou shalt not covet…I am loving the starfish with the salt! Joy shares some fantastic Candle decor ideas. How many things can you think to decorate a candle with.

Keys please! If you can’t find some, make some. You will die when you see the before!
All of you avid reader know my love for laundry and anything decor related for the laundry room. Dryer sheet storage, because why not! Hmm. I think I may have a box like that. 🙂
Well folks, we are unfortunately out of time! It is after 11 and past my bedtime. Go check out Joy and trust me, do it when you have some major time to spend. It’s addicting!

Great ideas and tips Joy! You are now entered in the Hall of Fame as Tipster of the week!

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