I love foaming hand soap. I really love foaming antibacterial hand soap in the kitchen. It’s become obvious that I love it, because I keep going through it like crazy. After picking up another bottle at the store, it occurred to me that I spent a lot of money on foaming antibacterial hand soap. Which, […]
Projects
Tackling Things
I finally got busy on some projects this weekend. First up: priming my display cabinet. This was tricky business – a puzzle of sorts. Lots of cutting in corners, painting ceilings then sides then bottoms. Two hours later, it looked like this: Now on to the much harder task of deciding finish colors! More on […]
I Have Had Enough
I’ve mentioned before that I keep an inspiration file of projects to tackle some day. One of the eternal projects is sprucing up our television wall. I’d pulled this diagram from a home living magazine some time ago: While sorting through old magazines, I found three pillowcases we’d purchased at the Musee de Cluny in […]
A New Project!!
I have another project in the works…one that I’m very excited to start! Throughout the years, I’ve collected nativity sets. If I see an interesting nativity that reflects the culture and heritage of a place where I’m vising (or living), I add it to my collection. Now that we’re in the Hayley House, my collection […]
Inspiration+Determination=Creativity
I love Pottery Barn style. Now, I’m not saying I’d ever want my house to be 100% Pottery Barn decorated. However, I’m constantly inspired by their mix of textures and colors. Take, for example, this lamp shade: I love it. Love it, love it, love it! In fact, I ripped it out of the catalog […]
The Big Reveal
Finally – after many weeks of hard labor, The Niece and I have finished her desk make over project!! But before I show you the after, here’s a flashback to the before:And here’s how it looks now: You can find tutorials all over the web on painting furniture – trust me, I read most of […]
Pretty Drawers
We’re winding down on a major project – transforming a Craigslist desk into a pretty (and functional) desk for The Niece. While we finish a bit of touch-up work, I thought I’d share with you a quick and easy way to visually improve your furniture by making your own decorative drawer liners. You’ll need wrapping […]
A Project’s In The Works…
We’ve steadily been working away on The Niece’s desk rehab project since the beginning of the month. What can we say? Busy schedules and the need for multiple trips to Home Depot have slowed us down a bit! How many trips to Home Depot, you might ask? Well…we’re 2/3 of the way done and to […]
Organizing My Thoughts
I’ve noticed that my idea files have begun to burst the seams…so much so that I can’t find my great ideas when I need them! I decided it was high time to get organized. I got a large notebook dedicated for my inspiration pages. I think my favorite part is the custom cover and spine […]
This Weekend’s Exciting Deal – #2
I’m not talking about the Great Pipe Burst (that would best be described as This Weekend’s Exciting Event)…I found and bought another great desk. This one isn’t an antique, but it is solid wood, is in great condition and only cost $20! This desk is for The Niece. Once she’s back, we’ll figure out what […]