mixing a custom color & fixing too much chipping
The first thing I have to say about painting these two antique washstands is that I didn’t follow my own advice. But, before we get into that, let me show you how the pieces looked before… I painted these pieces in MMS Milk Paint in Linen a few years ago for our master bedroom in […]
dwelling book & a giveaway
When I was organizing my decorating book collection on the new bookshelf in my office, something struck me. Most of the books were written by people who I now consider friends and professional acquaintances. When I was first joining decorating book clubs 18+ years ago to start and grow a collection, I never would’ve guessed […]
studio guest chair & art sale
Thanks so much for all of the love on the guest room bed! You collectively surprised me. While I was working on some organizing this week, I decided to try scooting around some more furniture. This checked chair, which I reupholstered a few years ago, was up in the sewing room and I decided to […]
reupholstering the guest bed
The boys and I had a good time over spring break, but not having my usual work hours was a bit of a struggle for me. I’m behind on pretty much everything…e-mail, errands, projects. And I really hate being behind. But, I tried to relax and embrace the time with them, knowing that the years […]
Goodies for Junk Bonanza
Getting ready to sell out of a 10 x 12 indoor booth in a space predominately occupied by another vendor is a far cry from filling the entire Show Barn at the Lucketts Spring Market, but I am excited about getting ready for Junk Bonanza nonetheless. And honestly, I’m glad that I’m only responsible for […]
annoying projects
While the boys are home and dedicated, quiet creative work time is limited (or non-existent), I am trying to knock out some projects that are quick and mindless and have been hanging around undone for months. The projects that fit in that category are on my “annoying project list”. Every once in a while I […]
studio closet progress
Remember the closet we were building in the studio? (You can read about it HERE if you missed it.) Well, we finally had some time to do a bit more work on it. This is how it looked when you last saw it… The construction of it was very basic, but I didn’t care too […]
picture frame molding in the 1/2 bath
While my mom was here and the mitre saw was out, we decided to install the chair rail and picture frame molding in the half bathroom. This is a small room with 9′ ceilings and I thought this trim work would be a nice way to break up those tall walls a bit. (You can […]