by Marian Parsons | Aug 25, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, decorating dilemmas
Once I wrote about working on Megan’s office, I started getting e-mails from readers who weren’t local, but really wanted some help with their spaces. Sadly, I’ve had to tell them that’s not really my forte. I once tried to do a virtual...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 25, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Painting & Refinishing, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials
Catchy title for a post, isn’t it? You’ll see why once you get to the bottom… I have done a lot of painting over the years…every wall, ceiling, piece of trim and cabinetry in my current house AND previous house. Some rooms have been painted...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 23, 2015 | a slice of life, Balance, Running a Business
In a recent comment, Cami made a request. “I for one, would love to hear you talk about balancing a blogging career with kids and family. I’m just getting mine rolling and I feel so overwhelmed at times. You’ve been going at this longer and I would...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 22, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Room Makeovers
I spent a good part of the day at Megan’s house, helping her paint her office. If you’re just hopping in on this series, we’re in the middle of giving her small office a farmhouse-style makeover on a budget of $1000. Here are the previous three...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 20, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Exterior, Gardening, My House, Room Makeovers
I’ve always been what you call an “indoor girl” when it comes to home decor. When we put our house on the market (and ended up not selling it) last spring, our realtor put an “I’m Beautiful Inside” sign above the “For...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 20, 2015 | All Things Home, crafts, Furniture Makeovers, Gardening, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Painting & Refinishing, spring, Tutorials
There are some people who like things shiny and new. They want to be the first person to own something. They like the smell of a car with 32 miles on it. They want their furniture to be delivered, tags still attached. I am just not one of those people. Unless...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 19, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Secret Weapons
You hear me talking about rearranging furniture and you look around your “cozy” room and laugh. Everything is wedged perfectly in the space and any rearranging would be impractical at best and a fire hazard at worst. You want to change things around, to...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 18, 2015 | All Things Home, Antiques, Before and Afters, Decorating, Favorite Finds, Furniture Makeovers, Gardening, My House, spring, summer
Don’t you love it when projects come together perfectly? Such is the case with this hodgepodge of a potting bench. We just finished it today and it looks even better than I imagined. It’s especially exciting, because we already had the workbench in the...