I put some more time into the kitchen yesterday, but my "honorary moms" who worry about me doing to much, will be happy to know that I took a bit of a break today. I did still get some things...
New French Sofa
Do you ever get that feeling...the sudden urge to look at Craig's List? You just know in your gut that there's something there for you. Sometimes I get that urge and come up empty. My...
Master Bedroom Reveal
Today was the due date for all of my bedroom project tutorials for HGTV.com, so I spent the morning taking the "beauty shots" for those articles. They will be available on HGTV.com in a few weeks...
First Painted Nightstand Reveal
Those who have missed my furniture makeovers lately are going to enjoy this post! There's a lot more furniture painting around with corner with the Lucketts Antique Market fast approaching, but...
the eagle has landed
Some kind of cliche code phrase just seems to be appropriate for what my husband and I accomplished today. After a lot of sweat equity, geometry, learning what lingers in drain pipes and a dinner...
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Butcher Block Kitchen Countertop
The day before Thursday
Tomorrow is Thursday!!! That means we're finally going to install our butcher block counters. I am so excited. Today, I did a an insane amount of stuff to make a final push towards getting these...
Ruched Shams & Crown Molding
Two more projects are checked off the list. The first one I finished yesterday was a set of pillow shams. My editor asked for something Pottery-Barn-ish. I checked out their site for some ideas...
the final coat & latest cow
There is a reason why I love painting and never quite latched onto quilting. Patience. I am a finisher and I like to finish in a day. If a project drags on too long, I get bored with it. Well,...
Butcher Block Counters
Last night, as I crawled into bed, I declared, "I didn't post on my blog all weekend!" There was something liberating about that. I love my blog, but I recognize that I can sometimes be a slave to...