F U N progress on the bedroom
Last week I started the process of redoing one of the bedrooms at our river house. I had previously done this Olioboard for the room for my inspiration So I took advantage of some down time, drove the three hours out there to start to tackling this room. Usually when I go out there by [...]
Painting a faux {fake} stone bbq island
First of all, I want to thank you guys so much for voting for my entry in the Apartment Therapy Color contest! The voting continues until November 21st, so if you didn’t get a chance to vote you can go here, to “fav” my entry. There are still a lot of votes to get. My [...]
Creepy and Crawly for Halloween
I keep forgetting today is Halloween. I don’t have any young children at home and we don’t get trick or treaters at my house, so the holiday just gets forgotten around here. I miss seeing all the fun costumes and the little kids all excited for the fun day. I am looking forward to when [...]
Beeswax candle sleeves are here!
I got my beeswax candle sleeves! I was so darn excited to open up the package, I couldn’t wait to put them on my chandelier. But honestly, I was a little let down when I actually saw them. I think that in my head I was imagining them to be thicker and the drips more [...]
Faux bamboo Chippendale style side chair
I was so excited when I when I got to this estate sale and this side chair was still there. And lucky me, it was 1/2. I scored it for $10 Just to give you an idea of how popular this style of chair is and what it sells for Horchow has a pair of [...]
Tufting a coffee table..my version
First of all, today has been a fun day for this little blog. I am excited to have Shannon and Nate’s kitchen featured on Remodelaholic today. Woohoo! I love Cassity’s blog, if you have never been to her site it is a must read. Check out her revamp of a hutch that you will not [...]
Real Life, Real Design, Real Spaces
I LOVE looking at beautiful designed rooms. I spend hours everyday looking on Pinterest, Houzz, tons of blogs and e- magazines that have rooms that are so beautiful I just want to jump into my monitor and live there. But the truth is, it isn’t really real. I mean real as in real life. There [...]
The twice re-do bergere chairs
I must start off with a confession. I stupidly volunteered to re-upholstered these bergere chairs. I was naive, to say the least, thinking I could easily re-upholster these type of chairs. I had no idea what it really entailed. I can tell you now, it was way beyond my upholstery skills. But as my [...]
I’ll have some oil and vinegar with that dresser
I finally have the dresser done for the nursery. Of course I have to give all the credit to Marian of Miss Mustard Seed. I had recently emailed her with some pictures and asked if she knew any tricks to get out water stains and scratches. Well of course she did! And you won’t believe [...]
Before and After River House Part 2
If you haven’t read part 1 of the river house before and after you can read it here Now that we had the structural columns in place, it was time to pick the finishes . I figured by adding depth and texture to the outside it would take the focus away from the jut outs [...]
