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pillows, upholstery & a dresser

I had a very productive day today and it felt great. I made three pillows, upholstered an arm chair, painted a piece of furniture and caulked and primed some trim. Whew! There are a few things that are contributing to the flurry of activity. First of all, we have a big photo shoot happening over the next two days. Second, I need to take some more shots for the cover of my book. Lastly, we are soooo close to finishing some projects that have dragged on for years, so I’m ready to have things done. Here’s one of the pillows I made… A good friend of my mother-in-law gave this unfinished needlework piece to me and the colors were perfect for my house. The second pillow is a tea towel with simple ties on each side. I’ll show the pillow and the upholstered chair another day. I ran out of

January 17, 2012 No Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Link Party

It’s the first FFF of the new year and I almost missed it! It’s been a crazy week for me, so I didn’t have a chance to get some favorites lined up for you. I did enjoy looking through some of the best furniture from last year, though. We’ve accomplished a lot, haven’t we? If nothing else, we have some great furniture, right? So, link up and I’ll pick some favorites for next week! Here are the rules for our furniture get-together… 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please…just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it’s not because I’m mean, it’s because your post was not about furniture. You can share makeovers, awesome finds, favorite pieces, furniture arrangements, or even pieces on your wish list! Built-in furniture like kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities qualify as furniture. 2.) Post a permalink (the link to

January 13, 2012 25 Comments

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{the new doo}

Before… After…

January 8, 2012 No Comments

Before and Afters

Home Office Reveal

I’m sorry for disappearing for a day! It’s so rare for me not to post, but I’ve been working on a special (and very exciting/terrifying) project and it took all of my time yesterday. I’ve been in video-uploading, picture editing, error-receiving purgatory and just didn’t have time to get a post up. I also spent three hours (and a ridiculous sum of money) at the hair salon yesterday. I’ve never had my hair properly and professionally colored and I decided it was finally time. Mary, the miracle worker, swapped out the brassy blonde color-from-a-box for a color closer to my natural shade. It was quite a shock for me, since I’ve been bright blonde my entire life (expect for a brief period when I was the victim of a terrible goth-blackberry color of red.) She colored it a dark blonde and with warm blonde highlights. The base color ended up

January 4, 2012 No Comments

Favorite Furniture of 2011 – Link Party

Well, I’m a week and a day late in doing this post, but I’m a little out of sorts with Christmas and family visits and projects and all of that, but I’m really excited about this post, so I figured it was better late than never. This is a party where you can link up all of your favorite furniture makeovers and finds of 2011. It’s OK if you’ve shared them at FFF before, but only share your very best post(s). OK? I can’t wait to see them… This link party is for furniture ONLY and will be open through Friday, January 6 at midnight PST. Enjoy!

December 30, 2011 46 Comments

Before and Afters

French chair makeover & updates

After a whirlwind week of activities and festivities, we dropped my parents off at the airport this afternoon. We got so much accomplished, it’s amazing. I started getting a little teary-eyed today when I saw so many projects complete. I know that’s silly, but some of them have been five years in the making and now they’re almost done. Before I show some progress on the house, I’ll share my latest French chair makeover. I’m really missing working on furniture, but I have a few pieces I’m going to work on in a few days. It was nice to get this chair finally finished. I’ve had it since June, painted it in July, upholstered it sometime in the fall and I finally made the cushion cover and put on the trim this week. Here’s how it started… It wasn’t bad, but it was just a little dated and tired. Here’s

December 29, 2011 No Comments

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December 28, 2011 44 Comments

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favorite home project in 2011

As the year is winding down, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the best things that happened in 2011. Today, I’m going to share my favorite projects we tackled in our home. I did a lot of projects and makeovers, but I sold most of them, so I really enjoy projects I get to do in my own home. We’re almost done with two that have been a long time in the making, but until those are finished, my favorite makeovers happened in the kitchen and family room. I was itching to paint these cabinets from the day we bought this house five years ago. It was a happy day when I finally got the “thumbs-up” from hubby and the courage to tackle the 52 cabinet doors. …and what a difference. It was totally worth all of the hard work. I also love the changes we made in

December 28, 2011 No Comments

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