making progress & more on tinted primers
The crew finished the wallpaper and glue removal and the priming on Monday, so then it was time for us to get to work. So, last week was all about painting and priming and, since I’m trying to pace myself, that will continue into this week. The crew did a good job stripping the wallpaper […]
waiting well | encouragement
I’ve had this blog post sitting in my head for weeks over the summer and then in my drafts for months. It felt so personal and different from what I normally post here, so I kept it as my own. But, during our season of waiting this summer, so many of you shared your own […]
the paint colors I selected | decorating
Several people have been asking, so let’s talk paint colors and which ones I selected for our house. I didn’t feel much urgency for selecting colors since I had so much wallpaper to strip, but now that the job is completed, I am ready to get rolling. It was nice to have that unhurried time, […]
tips I learned from the pros stripping wallpaper
I told you I would only write a couple more posts about stripping wallpaper, so let’s just get one out of the way. This post is prompted by the people asking if I snooped and picked up some tips from the pros who were stripping off our wallpaper and glue. The bad news is that […]
making trades | 1970s home renovation
As I have been working on stripping wallpaper with my one-tank-a-day method, Jeff has been questioning why I don’t get a quote on having the work done. The steamer would be heating up, he would suggest it, and I would bristle. It’s not that I didn’t want to have the work done while I was […]
my top three tips on getting things done
As I share the things I do each day, I’m often asked how I get it all done. This has been a question that’s been asked and answered many times over the years, but it’s always worth talking about. I think it’s natural to look at the work produced by someone and wonder about their […]
new bedroom windows | window world review | 1970 home renovation
This is a non-sponsored review of working with Window World to replace the three windows in our Master Bedroom. Since I wrote this post, we have been repeat customers, and I’m now working with them as a blog sponsor. When we first started our home renovation projects, I felt like we had more than enough […]
$40 dining room table & chairs
Since we moved into our house in September, I have been hunting for a dining table and chairs. The dining room has been a bit of a storage room, so it hasn’t felt like too much of a priority. I was looking forward to eating in there, though, and using the table for puzzles and […]