We had never hung or tore down wallpaper before moving into our present house. I NEVER want to do either again … EVER!! I saw a beautiful wallpaper in a friend’s kitchen so when I moved into this house I wanted to copy! I LOVE COPYING PRETTY THINGS! I didn’t have a great picture of […]
Author: Linda
RECAP ~ Many projects in the making!
I wanted to catch you up on what we’ve been doing the past few weeks. #1 Remember all the yardwork we did a few weeks ago? Look what’s happening outside: BEFORE AFTER You can see the whole awful day here. #2 Remember I hated painting over my blue dining room? Look what’s happening […]
HELLO NEW LEATHER OTTOMAN ~ and goodbye old coffee table
We bought the green and wood coffee table that we have in our family room ten years ago off of Craigslist for $25. It was in pretty good condition at the time. Sadly, it has seen better days! It’s also pretty small and we LIVE in our family room so the table is used for […]
A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM CENTERPIECE ~ I’m such a copycatter!
I am new to the world of blogging. I stumbled onto my first blog when I was scanning Facebook. On the side of the page was a notification that one of my friends liked this certain blog called Thrifty Decor Chick. Once I opened it up and began to read …. I COULDN’T STOP!! It […]
I GOT MY BLUES BACK ~ Lots of pictures!!
After I painted over the navy blue walls in my dining room to neutralize, I was surprisingly sad. I didn’t know how emotionally tied I was to my blues. So, I had a brainstorm! I’ll paint the dining room furniture blue!! Here’s the before: The table and chairs were hand-me-downs. The burgundy armchairs and china […]
A GREAT FOUR LETTER WORD ~ DEAL!!! Let’s redo the kitchen!
This weekend we found a listing on Craigslist (have I mentioned I LOVE CRAIGSLIST?!) for all four kitchen appliances in stainless steel for $1500!!! I’ve wanted to replace my white ones forever. My dishwasher door is broken, one of my sons (using no names Son #3) put an aluminum can of peaches in the microwave […]