While my mom was here, the biggest job on our project to-do list was wallpapering the guest room. I was planning on installing the chair rail as a part of that, but I was going to stop there and work on the picture frame/box molding with Jeff. He’s the real woodworker in our family and he is much more detail-oriented … Read More
“week” wall clock
When I was out shopping last week, I was poking through one of the antique mall booths and spotted a pretty clock on the wall. I’m not so much into clocks, but I think I’m attracted to them as small pieces of furniture. Does that make sense? I like the shape of the case or the design on the face … Read More
antique store finds & Junk Bonanza 2019
In addition to the dresser and mirror my mom and I found for the guest room, I found a few other fun finds on our two shopping trips to local antique stores. I still need to do a lot more exploring to find “my honey holes”, but that will come with time. I lived in PA for several years before … Read More
wallpaper paste comparison
I know you’re just dying to know which type of wallpaper paste won out in my head-to-head challenge. Was it Roman 880? Was it Dynamite 780? Oh, the suspense. Oh, the drama. This is the post you’ve been waiting for all your life. Okay, not really. Wallpaper paste isn’t exciting, but I will tell you that you will appreciate this … Read More
guest room dresser & mirror
Last week, my mom and I needed a break from hanging wallpaper and installing box molding, so we went to an antique mall (Countryside Antique Mall) and to a local consignment shop (Kismet) to see if we could find a few things on my “wish list” for the room. One thing that was at the top of the list was … Read More
wallpapering the guest room | pasted vs. unpasted
I have been looking at wallpaper patterns for a couple of rooms in our house for months, but I haven’t pulled the trigger on any of them for one main reason – almost all of the papers I liked came unpasted. To me, “unpasted” might as well have read “you cannot install this on your own and will have to … Read More
wallpapering the guest room | part 1
Thanks so much for all of your encouraging comments on yesterday’s post! I am really looking forward to reworking some of those designs (even just making the scale larger) and getting them available for you (and me) to purchase. Your supportive words have made me even more excited about it. So, if you’ve been following my Instagram stories, you know … Read More
closed doors and open windows
Yesterday afternoon, I received a phone call and I could tell immediately from the tone that bad news was about the be delivered. I had a feeling I already knew what that bad news was, though, so I didn’t feel the need to sit down to steady myself. “We presented your second quilting fabric line at our January show and … Read More
