Amazing Decor Update / getting rid of outdated stairs by painting them

Sometimes a little update makes a big difference. My house had A LOT of this oak colour... and I have never been a fan. A couple years ago I painted my cabinets (which you can check out here), and in the Spring, I had my stairs done. Check out the amazing results below!

Here's a look at the BEFORE...

Step 1 - Primer! (Prep is always the key.)

Step 2 - Paint the risers white and the railings black. (Note: I didn't touch the treads.)

What do you think? I LOVE how my stairs turned out!!!! I don't even mind my floors (as much) anymore. 

It's so amazing what paint can do!

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Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

Set up your own ROCK LIBRARY / A fun idea for spreading KINDNESS

I recently posted about a fun idea for spreading kindness (which you can read about here). I had so much fun with it, that I decided to try something else. I set up a ROCK LIBRARY and placed it on a trail near my house.

Want to see how I did it? Check out the short video I made below.

Pretty cool, right? If you set up one of your own, let me know. I'd LOVE to see it! You could also use my hashtag... #EastCoastMommyKindnessProject

Thanks for sharing!

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Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

PS (You might also be interested in the fun idea here.)

Painted Rocks Ideas

One of the things on our summer checklist this year is "Paint Rocks".  So, a couple of days ago, my aunt collected some rocks at her cottage, and the boys "got to work".

We laid out the rocks and acrylic paints, and the kids started painting based on the shape of the rock.  It was so much fun!  We ended up with penguins, a tic tac toe game, a lady bug, an alligator, a bunch of hearts, paintings of scenery, dominoes, and a couple of caterpillars.

We plan on keeping our creations outside, so after they were dry, I sprayed them with some Acrylic Crystal Clear Indoor/Outdoor paint.

Have you ever let your little ones paint rocks?  What kind of designs did they come up with?  The penguins were definitely my favorites.  :-)

Cute, right?

♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

PS (Check out the adorable Minion rocks my nephews painted. Great job, boys!)

And these are fun too!

And how fun is this idea???