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A Little Beadboard

March 30, 2009

Living with Lindsay is hosting a Five Dollar Challenge today and it’s all about doing some sort of spring project for $5 or under, so I’m linking up to her party. My post is about doing a decorating project, so I think it fits the bill. And you can’t beat FREE on this one! Yes, [...]

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Corner Cabinet How To’s

March 25, 2009

For those of you who like to see the process, this one’s for you. You all saw the corner cabinet as it was found in the dusty corner of an antique mall. Old and tired, but all it needed was some love and PAINT. Paint is the key. I knew already that I would paint [...]

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A Corner Cabinet Reborn

March 22, 2009

Edited to Add this to Edie’s “Painted Wood” party, so if you’re coming by from there, Welcome! You can also see the cabinet decorated here in this latest post about this painted corner cabinet. I’ve determined that I’m in the “trading up” stage in my life with decorating. Let me explain that. When I started [...]

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How to Install Picture Frame Molding

February 25, 2009

Thanks for all the GREAT comments on the dining room. I’m SO glad you all love it too, I really have been staring it at every chance I get. It was so nice to actually use it last weekend, since we don’t formally entertain all that often. And we’ll get to use it again this [...]

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A Classic Dining Room

February 22, 2009

I think we all fell in love with the Something’s Gotta Give dining room, with the dark table, beautifully slipcovered chairs, and that wall of white china against the creamy beadboard. Swoonworthy, if anything could be described as that. Now, I wasn’t trying to copy this room completely, but I did have this in mind [...]

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Wainscoting and DIYing it

February 16, 2009

After seeing many bloggers around blogland doing their own moldings and trim, I’ve really been inspired to try it myself. There are three in particular who I’ve been following around, checking out their projects of wainscoting and beadboard, as they beautify their homes with moldings. So, I figured if they can do it, I can [...]

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Framing those Boring Mirrors

February 2, 2009

The mirrors are finished and ready to share so get settled in for LOTS of pics. I’ll try to answer all your questions with pics and instructions, so that all of you can try this at home. I learned again the best way to do this and I think I have it fine-tuned now. I’ll [...]

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Handmade Christmas Gifts

December 28, 2008

My niece, Lauren, has become a thrifter like her Auntie, I think and found her namesake on wood at a local thriftstore, so of course it came home with her. Oh, and I should have taken the Before pic, as it was extremely cutesy in turquoise and yellow, just right for a little Lauren. But, [...]

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Birthdays and a Copycat Chandelier

December 6, 2008

It’s that time again….time for another birthday. They sure roll around fast these days. Today is MY big day and I’m planning to go on a little Christmas tour of homes with a couple of friends, so that will be just the most perfect way to spend my birthday that I can think of. And [...]

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Updating a Framed Print: Traditional to Modern

November 3, 2008

Before we get to the updated print, here’s a sneak peak at the guestroom. I really have been working on it, but traveling hasn’t helped me finish this thing any faster. I think I’m finally happy with the wall color, but it was touch and go. I really can’t capture the true color very well, [...]

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I think I’ll paint something

October 25, 2008

Sometimes you have perfectly good accessories that are still pretty, they just don’t work with a new scheme or plan. So, what do you do?? Why, you paint them of course. I know most of you know this already, but the power of paint is so alluring. With just a little time and effort, those [...]

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New & Improved Bookcase

October 9, 2008

BEFORE: And AFTER: (shelves not back in yet) You all remember the bookcase found at the yardsale for $50. I’ll show you step by step on how it is now transformed into a whole NEW look. Went to Home Depot and spent $18 on a sheet of pine beadboard. I wanted the real wood look [...]

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A Kitchen Renovation

August 27, 2008

One well known fact is that redoing a kitchen brings one of the the biggest bangs for the buck. I think I would have to totally agree with that. Most kitchen renovations I see on TV are done for $25,000 or more. Well, prepare to be amazed at what you can DIY for less than [...]

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