Union Jack Dresser Junior
First, I want to thank Stacy from Red Door Home for featuring Miss Mustard Seed as the blog of the month for March. She is the one who inspired my color choice for my living and dining room. Read her feature to find out how. If you’ve been reading my blog the past few days, you know I’ve been […]
HGTV Tutorials
I’m still working on my second union jack dresser and spent most of the day out of the house. Since I don’t have anything new going on, I thought I would share the links to some of my newest HGTV.com tutorials. You can find the plans and step-by-step instructions for making this cottage style storage […]
Take Two Part Two
I’m still in the process of making my second Union Jack Dresser. I shared the first steps yesterday and today is part two. The picture above is the original UJD and the picture below is where I am in the process with the second one. Believe it or not, the same exact colors were used. […]
Union Jack Dresser – Take Two
Last month, I painted one of my favorite pieces of furniture ever…the Union Jack dresser. I rarely do the same thing twice, but this dresser received rave reviews and sold in a wink (with six other interested parties), so I thought it was worth making another one. I found the perfect dresser when I was […]
The Numbers Game
This morning was gloomy, grey and rainy and I felt sluggish. Around noon, the sun came out, the snow was melting and I felt like a new woman. I baked some bread, filled a bowl with bright green apples for my kitchen counter and was ready for Spring and all that comes with it…the birds […]
Perfectly Imperfect Painting Tips
Today the lovely Shaunna from Perfectly Imperfect and I are taking the floor on each other’s blogs. We’re not talking about just anything, though. We’re sharing some of our best painting tips with you, so you can see how we do things the same or different. You’re going to get a lot of information in […]
The Fake Out
Last week, we had two wonderfully warm days. We went out on a walk, played outside and I got in the spring mood. Then, last night we got about eight inches of snow and it was ten degrees this morning. Just when I was ready for Spring…fake out! At least the boys had a good time […]
The Winner of the MMS Copy Me Challenge is…
Kelli from Restore Interiors!!! I picked my top five favorites and then I handed it over to Donna to select the person she felt captured my look and style the best. It was tough, but she decided that person was Kelli. I really, really like Kelli, so I’m happy she won. I know my prize […]