Just the After
Picture with me, if you will, the buffet below…all natural wood, a little tired, a little worn, and a little dirty. I did have a before picture that I took with my iPhone when I found it in an antique shop, but my son deleted it while playing with said iPhone in church yesterday. Bummer. Before […]
Paint Decks & Quiche Recipe
I love paint decks. (You have to be a contractor/designer to be able to get them for free, but you can sometimes purchase them.) Some people get overwhelmed. You know the type (it may be you)…standing, blank stare in front of the florescent lights and the display of thousands of colors. “How can I tell what […]
My House – Before & Afters of 2010
While everyone else is organizing and freshening their homes for the remainder of the winter, I’m still in the thick of decorating for Christmas. I have to work a year ahead in my freelance writing and I have to do it while the fresh tree is still alive and the Christmas stuff is out. I’m […]
Living Room Paint Techniques
I received a ton of e-mails, comments, requests and pleas for a tutorial on how I achieved the paint treatment used on my trumeau mirror and reupholstered French chairs. Well, I aim to please, so here it is! For the chairs, I started off with a thin coat of Light French Grey by Behr. For the mirror, I […]
Shutters, Benches, and a Lens
I gave you a sneak peek yesterday of the shutters I found. These weren’t the cheapest shutters I’ve bought, but they are the very best (which is saying a lot.) They are chippy, chalky and this lovely gray color. The hardware is to die for! I snapped the pictures while they were still in my […]
A New Space
No, I’m not taking on a fourth retail space. I’m not that crazy! I did get to move into a new space yesterday, though. There was a little bit of a shuffle at Wild Rose and I was put in the corner. No, I wasn’t naughty. No dunce cap was involved. It was a good thing. I […]
Don’t Be Afraid
I’m sure a lot of people out there are making resolutions about now. Lose weight (amen), exercise, train for a marathon, get a job, start a family, start a blog, stop smoking, no more coffee, etc. I think resolutions can be silly things. As human beings, if we want to do something, we do it. […]
This Year & Next
This year has been a dream-come-true year for me. I learned a lot about myself. I found a passion, discovered I was really good at it and realized that my dreams were not as far out of reach as I thought. In January, I was plugging along..writing a blog, working on my house, painting furniture and selling in a […]