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waiting well | encouragement
I've had this blog post sitting in my head for weeks over the summer and then in my drafts for months. It felt so personal and different from what I normally post here, so I kept it as my own. ...
the paint colors I selected | decorating
Several people have been asking, so let's talk paint colors and which ones I selected for our house. I didn't feel much urgency for selecting colors since I had so much wallpaper to strip, but now...
tips I learned from the pros stripping wallpaper
I told you I would only write a couple more posts about stripping wallpaper, so let's just get one out of the way. This post is prompted by the people asking if I snooped and picked up some tips...
making trades | 1970s home renovation
As I have been working on stripping wallpaper with my one-tank-a-day method, Jeff has been questioning why I don't get a quote on having the work done. The steamer would be heating up, he would...
my top three tips on getting things done
As I share the things I do each day, I'm often asked how I get it all done. This has been a question that's been asked and answered many times over the years, but it's always worth talking about. ...
new bedroom windows | 1970 home renovation
When we first started our home renovation projects, I felt like we had more than enough saved and dedicated to comfortably do all of the projects we wanted. As I'm sure many of you have experienced...
$40 dining room table & chairs
Since we moved into our house in September, I have been hunting for a dining table and chairs. The dining room has been a bit of a storage room, so it hasn't felt like too much of a priority. I...
the jewelry of the house | grandeur hardware
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Grandeur Hardware. As always all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. The projects on our house slowed down a little bit over the holidays, but...
my antique pencil box & what is in it
I have shown the antique pencil box I've been using since this spring a few times here and there and I'm almost always asked about it as well as the contents, so I thought I would write a post...
walking again
"Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow." - Henry David Thoreau As some of you know, I broke my foot back in May. While it was a frustrating inconvenience...
customizing a boring sketchbook/notebook
Over the Christmas break, I wanted to take some time for creative play. It's a meandering that doesn't have a real purpose but almost always ends up being productive. I was eyeing my sketchbooks...
new antique fireplace tools
The first thing I bought specifically for our house was a pair of antique "cannonball" andirons. My mom and I went to an antique store as a diversion from a tense period of waiting for our offer to...
making & using paint sample boards to select colors
Yesterday, I worked on making some paint sample boards to nail down the colors I've been mulling over for the main living areas of our house. Usually, I would just slap a swatch on the wall, but...
kitchen cabinet shopping & selections | 1970s home renovation
This is the year of the kitchen makeover and I am so, so excited about it. Every house we have lived in has had a kitchen that was too good to completely redo. We've always been fortunate to have...
Christmas Break 2022 Recap
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful and fulfilling Christmas and New Year that was everything you needed it to be. Ours was a bit of a mixed bag, but it will definitely be memorable! Our...
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Well, I played hooky from writing on the blog yesterday. I felt lazy, tired, and really ready for my own Christmas break to start (the boys are already on break […] - little studio tree
When I plunked the little artificial tree on a stool in my art studio, I figured it would just be there temporarily. It was more about putting it in a […] - salt dough ornaments 2022 | Christmas crafts
This salt dough ornament-making is going to be an annual thing, I think. They are just so fun, easy, personal, and pretty. I made them last year, both traditional salt […] - Christmas foyer 2022 | Christmas decorating
I love that Christmas decorating doesn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming, or expensive to be really pretty and festive. It really can be as simple as trimming a few branches […]
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