Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

Well, I’m sure there are plenty of people who don’t care about a good entryway, but I’m not one those people..

I’m sure that I like the idea behind mine and I think it was fun to totally cheat my way through making them.. I’m not sure that I like these particular ones in this particular front hall application, though..I started with one of my Walmart flour sack dish towels, and drew a really simple window pane plaid on it in Sharpie.. Then I cut it to size and hot glued the top to make room for the “curtain rod”….

Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

…Which was actually a bamboo garden stake that I grabbed out of the mud room.I hot glued the whole mess up on the window frame just to see how it would look.Then I got to thinking that if it looked great as is, that would be amazing cause I totally cheated my way through it..

Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

I don’t hate it, but I wouldn’t exactly call it “amazing.”.As much as I thought I wanted a little curtain in here to bring in some soft fabric, I’m now pretty sure that I’ll just put the wreath back up that was there for the last year.

Value & reuse: sustainable construction and circular economy

So you see, it’s a good thing that I have a fear of commitment and didn’t go out and buy a curtain rod like a sucker..

So the hot glue will be popped off the frame and the wreath will go back up.Which are the ones that I enjoy the most?

Honestly, they mostly all have to do with paint..When I heard about the CIL Beauty on a Small Budget contest, I jumped at the chance to talk a little bit more about their paint with you because it’s just made such a difference to me in how I feel in my home on a daily basis.

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?.I’ve been using CIL Premium paint since long before I first partnered up with them last fall for the Decor Experts on the Road tour.