Brian’s Aunt said I could do it!!!! She’s supportive and excited about it too! I’m so thrilled- we’re driving up to the Adirondacks next weekend to pick it up. Stay tuned… …
We’ve all been up in the Adirondacks at Brian’s family’s camp (built by his great-grandfather in the 20’s) for the last week or so. We love getting up here because it’s quiet and peaceful (well it was until my…
On a Friday evening a few weeks ago our oldest two girls were at the homes of their other parents and the youngest two had just gone to bed. I leaned in close to my dear husband and whispered,…
After my last painted chair fail. I was very anxious to get a re-do. It took a while, but a chair finally came up on freecycle that was an excellent candidate- a white Queen Anne style wingback. Whoo hoo!…
Our former kitchen had a lot of “phases” in our ten years there. This is part 2 of some of our low cost makeovers. Part 1 covered tin ceiling backsplash and kraft paper countertops. This part 2 shows you…
Yes, low cost kitchen makeovers with an “s”… more than one. 🙂 I’m just hoping I can find enough good pictures to state my case. (The ones I have found so far are pretty old. They should give you…
Ok, so I re-read the post from day 2 and it sounds kind of… mean. I don’t like the direction this master bath saga is going, so I’ll just wrap this story up to a master bath conclusion. The…
This is the second part of the master bath saga. Feel free to catch up on part 1, it’s ok, I’ll wait. Day Two: my new friends show up and start to work. I can’t imagine they’d like me…
Before I begin, let me show you our old bathroom: So late last year, we decided the fear of falling through the floor was getting old and maybe it was time to look into re-doing the master bath. Doing…
With all the furniture re-doing around here, the second daughter (Cori) was bound to want something for herself eventually. She finally said something (spurred on by my asking) and it was decided she’d like a desk. We searched Craigslist……
My Pinterest Fail Have you seen the amazing Pin of the Painted chair? No? Well, it’s AMAZING. The concept is amazing, the color is amazing, the whole idea is just… amazing. I totally wanted a chair JUST like that one….yea.…
aka… inside the insane mind of a “non” crafter: My first go at recreating a Pinterest Pin went pretty well. The young girl up the street was having a baby. We gave her a neighborhood shower. How fun! Everyone…