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I Want To Do This. Should I?

Isn’t that paneling gorgeous?  That image is from Phillip Sides who does lovely work. And I am thinking of doing it to this big wall… Sorry for the Christmas photos…it was raining and dark ALL day yesterday.  All Christmas decor is stored and put away and it feels so good. :) But my question is, should I do the above… View Post

There’s a New Book in Town…

An e-book that is!  Altar’d has done it again and just released their second e-book “Decorative Finishes for Furniture.” It will teach you how to use metallic paints, silver leaf, chalkboard paint, stencils and much more, and all on your furniture!  How fabulous.  I know I have a lot of questions when I see all of those pretty pieces of… View Post

The Staircase Makeover!

Well the stairwell wall is finally complete!  Hip hip hooray! Let’s take a look at the before photos shall we? The above picture is the wall to the right of the staircase, but still the same wall. And now….the after! Ahhh, don’t you love moulding?? We continued the rail to that little wall behind the cabinet and I painted it… View Post

The Stairs: Picture Frame Moulding

I wanted to do a separate post just about the picture moulding, because it’s kind of technical so it deserves to be talked about on its own. :) When you are trying to do wainscoting up a staircase, you are going to have odd angles and cuts.  But this new little gadget my Dad introduced me to is so cool…. View Post

What Happens When Your Dad Takes Over Your Projects…

Let me begin by saying I had made a little progress starting a gallery wall on our big empty staircase wall, but I just wasn’t feeling it.  It needed more than just pictures, so what’s the solution?  Moulding, and lots of it. So, I had told my Dad my ideas and plans for our staircase wall, and the next thing… View Post

A Dining Room Turned Office

*Update–the office now has wood floors!* Dining rooms are so overrated right? :)  Since I had been wanting to redo the dining room for quite some time now, the hubby and I decided to turn it into an office.  Because in all honesty, the formal dining room was used as an actual dining room maybe  twice since we’ve lived here?… View Post

Bye Bye Brown Chandy

Or should I say “Shandy” because that’s how it sounds when you say chandelier for short?  Um, anyway… After we got everything in our new office, the old dining room chandelier was just a major eye sore. It was big, bulky, and just not for an office obviously.  So, this is what we replaced it with… Yes, track lighting!  And… View Post

I Promise I’ve Been Working on Something…

Well I was until these crazy flu-like symptoms started up on Sunday night. Grrrr.  We’ve all been sick around here, including our little girl.  So needless to say, I haven’t accomplished much this week except eating pints of Blue Bell ice cream. :(  BUT, I will show you what I am going to try and attempt to finish today… The fake… View Post

The Famous Pantry Carousels…Not Just For Your Pantry: Under Sink Makeover

I had another horribly unorganized place in our home…under the kitchen sink.  I was scared every time I opened those cabinets.  I was afraid something might come crawling out.  Luckily though, that never happened. :) Soooo, remember the carousels my Dad put in our pantry makeover and he also talked about them here?  Well, I finally got him over here to… View Post

Crushin’ on Quatrefoil

I’m sure you’ve seen this design everywhere by now right?  Do you love it as much as I do? I really would like a rug for the new dining room, and I think a rug like this would look great. Oh gosh I just love it!  It is from Ballard’s and I SO wish it came in gray or black…. View Post

Another Easy Update: Under Cabinet Lighting

We’ve been wanting to put in lights under our kitchen cabinets since we’ve moved here.  Then we saw them in our neighbor’s home recently, and I went out and copied them exactly.  Thank you neighbors! :) We used a Hampton Bay light kit from Home Depot and it was $44 for 6 lights.  Not bad!  And yep, Nester was right…more… View Post

A Coat Closet No More.

I am on an organizing kick.  And I like it. The other day I opened this closet we have downstairs by the powder room. Here is the bottom of the floor once I removed the coats. And here is the top of this closet.  It goes up really high. So, as you can see, this coat closet has turned into… View Post

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