a chair back, details, & a dog
Jeff has been on a fishing trip for the past few days, so he gave me a chance to get out of the house today and do a bit of kid-free milling around. It was so nice to have some unhurried time to myself. I’ll share what I was shopping for in another post. In […]
fluffing & organizing
I usually blog in “real time”, but I did a slew of projects one right after the other over the past few weeks that I missed a few of the smaller things that happened in between the bigger things. Giving something a total makeover is the flashy part, but sometimes it’s the little details that […]
Gold Rush 2018
This weekend is the big antique event in this corner of the world – Gold Rush! It’s an antique market that sets up in the entire town of Oronoco, MN and at the Rochester Fair Grounds. I went last year, but it was raining, so I only experienced a small fraction of the event in […]
Wellsworks Furniture Farm Table
Within a couple of weeks of moving into our new house, my mom and I picked up a table and chair set off of craigslist. The size was perfect and I loved the little scalloped, dotted detail around the apron. I thought it was the perfect candidate for painting and refinishing and would see our […]
RAFA & Oil Paintings
The last couple of days have been busy with birthday parties, Mayo Clinic visits, house keeping, and back to school shopping, so I haven’t had much time for home projects or for posting here on the blog! I thought I would pop in, though, just to give an update on my oil painting. I started […]
Laundry Room Makeover | Sources
In case you missed any of the other posts in the Laundry Room Makeover Series, you can catch up here… Part One – Inspiration & Bead Board Installation Part Two – The Reveal Part Three – Tools & Tips In this post, I’ll share sources for everything (well, as much as I can source) and […]
Laundry Room Makeover | Part 4 | Sources & Organization
In case you missed any of the other posts in the Laundry Room Makeover Series, you can catch up here… Part One – Inspiration & Bead Board Installation Part Two – The Reveal Part Three – Tools & Tips In this post, I’ll share sources for everything (well, as much as I can source) and […]
Laundry Room Makeover | Part 3 | Tools & Tips
In part one, you saw the inspiration and progress for the laundry room makeover. In part two, you saw the reveal. Now, it’s time to get into the nitty gritty details of the tools and products I used. First of all, the kind of bead board I used was a thin, tongue and groove plank […]