My mom and I work at an exhausting pace.  Yesterday, I primed four pieces of furniture, painted three, refinished a table, cleaned our workshop, made the slipcover video, wrote a post, wrote an article for HGTV.com, organized my son’s clothes and toys, and painted a lamp.  Crazy, right?  Tomorrow, we’re going to paint the solo peacock wall in my dining room in the Aria Ivory that coats the other three walls.  I love the blue, but I am planning on painting the corner cabinets blue.  And blue on blue with the blue drapes is just too much…well…blue.  I also need neutral walls for my photo shoots.  Today, we drove all over the world to do some shopping.  First up was Hobby Lobby in Chambersburg.  I bought a bunch of materials I need for my Easter/Spring/Summer projects for HGTV.com.  My youngest broke something and threw M and M’s on the floor.  My oldest asked about

First of all, one quick note about the glaze formula I shared yesterday.  Apparently, some of the Home Depot paint counters out there won’t make my special glaze blend for you.  My HD mixed it without question.  If yours won’t, here is what I would suggest.  Buy a quart of glaze and a test pot of Espresso Beans.  mix the paint and glaze at a ratio of about one part paint to three or four parts glaze.  Mix it in small batches as you use it, so you can make it weaker or stronger depending on the project.  Hope that helps!  You may read through my blog and think that all of my DIY attempts come out exactly as I want them to.  That I just whip out my sewing machine, paint brush, staple gun and hot glue and everything looks perfect.  Well, I hate to disappoint…or perhaps…you may be relieved

I’m sure a lot of people out there are making resolutions about now.  Lose weight (amen), exercise, train for a marathon, get a job, start a family, start a blog, stop smoking, no more coffee, etc.  I think resolutions can be silly things.  As human beings, if we want to do something, we do it.  If we don’t we either: A.) don’t B.) wait until the new year, make a resolution, do it for two weeks and then stop C.) discipline ourselves to do it So, make whatever resolutions you’d like, but may I be so bold to propose just one? Don’t be afraid. Just make the resolution that you won’t let fear control you this year.  I’m not talking about healthy fear…that’s a good thing and can keep you out of trouble.  I’m not talking about anxiety issues.  I’m talking about the fear that prevents you from doing good

My blog designer interviewed me in July and asked for some of my goals and dreams.  One was to become a vendor at the Lucketts Store and the other was to be featured in a magazine.  I figured these were “wishes” more than goals and I didn’t actively pursue either one.  In August, one of the designers from the Lucketts Design House bought some of my signs, furniture and accessories to sell at Lucketts and I was so excited about it. If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know how I feel about Lucketts.  I only mention it here, here, here, here, here, and here…just to name a few.  I’ve been shopping there for ten years and I have bought some of my favorite things there.  I’m so happy to share that today I became a vendor at Lucketts.  I am selling my furniture and signs in Karen’s room.  She