DIY or LSEDI?
Translation: Do It Yourself or Let Someone Else Do It? The bunk bed debate made me think about this. I always…well…almost always want to do things myself. I don’t know if it’s a control thing or a I-just-like-things-how-I-like-things thing or I-just-have-expensive-taste-and-the-only-way-I-can-afford-what-I-like-is-to-make-it-myself kind of thing. I’ve just always been that way. Now, it’s hard to shut […]
Miss Mustard Seed & Mom
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 […]
Video Slipcover Series Part 1 – Custom Piping
It’s finally here!! At long last! I know I have been dragging my feet on this one and I finally took the time to make the first segment in my promised video slipcover series. (I told you I would get a lot done with my mom here!) We’re going to start this journey where I always […]
Reinforcements
As most of you know, I’ve been a busy girl lately. Today, reinforcements arrived at the Dulles Airport and I had my guest room all ready. My mom flew up to help for a few days in any way she can. Don’t you just love moms? On the drive up to PA, we stopped by […]
Copy Me Prize Sneak Peek
I am working on rounding up some special things to award the winner of the “Copy Me Challenge” and thought I would give you a peek. First of all, 175 entries so far! I am so overwhelmed at that number. I was expecting about 50 or so. It’s been inspiring and fun to look at […]
The Graphics Fairy’s Dining Room
I have made so many wonderful friends through my blog and it was a real treat to meet many of them at Blissdom a few weeks ago. It was a very special thing, though, when I befriended a blogger who lives only about 30 minutes from me. It got even better when we got along […]
Tiles and Tap Shoes
The marble hex tiles for my bathroom were delivered last week. Is it strange to be in love with tile? I actually hugged it, made sure every person who entered my house saw my new tile, and, in true blogger fashion, I set it in good light and photographed it. Now I’m writing about it. I […]
Casualty of Business
I am blown away at all of the links for the Copy Me challenge! All of the ones I’ve looked at are ah-ma-zing! You are all sharing projects inspired by me and my style and I’ve had a rather odd and unexpected reaction to looking at your wonderful vignettes, rooms, furniture and projects. Let me explain. […]