Add a Touch of Spring {Free Printable!}

Warm weather makes me giddy! Oh I just love the way the birds come out to sing, the sun takes the bite of chill out of the air, and the way my house smells with all the windows open. I was so inspired by spring recently, that I decided to switch out some decorations for […]

Sleeping Beauty Spinning Wheel

So, there is this aspect of my life that I don’t write about much here on Charming Imperfections, quite frankly, because it doesn’t fit. Outside of the DIY projects, parenting, and trying to be a good housewife, there is a part of my life that has to do with horses. I grew up around these […]

Simple Distressed Frame Technique

The other day I stopped by my favorite thrift store here in town: Etcetera. It’s always exciting to roam through the aisle, sorting through the old and unwanted items, but I don’t think I need to tell you how much fun thrifting is One of my finds were these gold wall decorations for $1.25 each. […]

Simple Piano Stand Upgrade

In a conversation with my husband recently I came upon a realization. I was telling him about my plans to update a bookshelf and he asked why I would bother changing it at all. It serves its function well, yet, I couldn’t stand it. We just see things so differently! To him the things we […]

Awkward Space Storage Solution

When he built our house in 1949, Harry Rocke was not going to do what everyone else was doing. He built this home with creativity and out of the box thinking. His ingenuity is evident all around this home. An example can be found in the kitchen. One of the walls would be left blank […]

DIY vs. Professional Blog Design {Part 1}

In the short four months that Charming Imperfections has existed, it’s gone through a lot of face lifts. I began knowing very little about blog design and figured my blog would do well using the free themes from blogger. This didn’t last long as I perused through more and more blogs and realized one of […]

Dollar Store Command Center

“Oh, confound my forgetful mind!” If I was a seventy year old man I think I would be saying this a lot as I am constantly forgetting things. I have to write EVERYTHING down. Our house has all kinds of notebooks, sticky notes, and pads of paper lying around so I can write a quick […]

The Huge Difference Paint Will Make

I kept telling myself not to. I had enough half-finished projects, house work to do, and things to catch up on and certainly didn’t need to take this on. But the paint was on sale so I had to buy it and when I brought it home, I could just let it sit there until I […]

Beautifully Blue and Daringly Distressed Desk

Dark furniture has it’s place, but the way our home office sat in a corner without any nearby windows meant it needed some lightening up. As much as I loved this desk we found at Mr. Charming’s great aunt’s house, it was nicked and damaged in a way that was not trendy. I’d always intended […]

The Biggest Money Saving Paint Trick

Everyone is always saying that the most affordable renovation you can do to your home is paint the rooms inside. While it is true that paint can make a big impact for a relatively small amount, there is still a cost to it. With supplies, the gallons of paint and primer, and your precious time […]