by Marian Parsons | Mar 13, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Design Ramblings, My House
In this week’s Design Ramblings, Kriste and I answered another e-mail from one of our fans, Laura. She asked how to select the perfect paint color, specifically a creamy white. Here’s what we had to say on that subject… A few of you suggested...
by Marian Parsons | Feb 18, 2015 | All Things Home, Decorating, Family Room, Master Bedroom, My House
Today, I was supposed to be taking out the toilet in the upstairs bathroom with my dad in order to get things ready for the floor to be tiled. Well, if you’re in the northeast, you know that it’s been brutally cold and there was some snow to boot, so the...
by Marian Parsons | Dec 8, 2014 | Decorating, Holiday, Kitchen, Winter
I got out of bed this morning and was ready to do some more Christmas decorating. I had toyed with the idea of going to the studio and doing some work there, but the kitchen was calling my name. It needed a bit of cleaning and I really wanted to give it some festive...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 25, 2014 | Dining Room, home improvement, Living Room, My House, Tutorials
This is my second time refinishing floors and I learned a lot through my errors the first go-around. Since scooting around on diaper boxes to wipe up excess stain (you can read about those antics HERE), I have learned a lot about finishing wood and have done a lot...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 21, 2014 | My House
Thursday morning I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to get a head-start on sanding the floors. I’ve had refinishing them on my to-do list for over a year now, but it is a very not-fun, messy job and I’ve been putting it off and delaying and...