by Marian Parsons | Aug 17, 2020 | All Things Home, Decorating, home improvement, Living Room, My House, Painting & Refinishing, Room Makeovers, Tutorials
One of the downsides to buying a house that is new-ish and in nice condition is that it’s hard to rip out and replace things that are perfectly nice. In the other homes we’ve owned, I’ve been able to take the approach of “we can’t make...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 10, 2020 | a slice of life, All Things Home, Art, Artistic Endeavors, Gardening, Oil Painting, summer
My typical gardening routine each year is to start enthusiastically and then fizzle out as the weather gets hot and beds are overwhelmed with weeds. A part of that is I was battling beds filled with rocks, deteriorating weed-blocking fabric, and plants I didn’t...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 3, 2020 | All Things Home, Bathrooms, Decorating, My House, Room Makeovers
Between January and March of 2019, we worked on giving our half bathroom a makeover. We painted the walls in Stonington Gray (mixed at 50%), swapped out the boring mirror with a vintage one, changed out the light fixture and faucet, and added a chair rail and picture...
by Marian Parsons | Jul 29, 2020 | All Things Home, Bathrooms, Decorating, My House, Room Makeovers
If you’ve been following my Instagram stories, you’ve seen the beginning of our master bathroom makeover! The demo, electrical, and plumbing work are done, so we are well underway. I would say that our bathroom is a pretty good example of a suburban...
by Marian Parsons | Jul 24, 2020 | All Things Home, Bathrooms, Decorating, My House, Room Makeovers
Between January and March of 2019, we worked on giving our half bathroom a makeover. We painted the walls in Stonington Gray (mixed at 50%), swapped out the boring mirror with a vintage one, changed out the light fixture and faucet, and added a chair rail and picture...