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About a year ago, I found this ottoman in my neighbor’s trash…
It was in pretty bad shape, but sturdy nonetheless…
Obviously trash picked, since there was even garbage in the springs…
Gross, but salvagable! So, . . . → Read More: ottoman before & after In the office of my home there is a large and boring wall that’s been crying out for help for some time now.
It really needs some paint, but that’s not happening this week. I already started to give the wall a bit of flair with this fabulous . . . → Read More: spinning a yarn This year a friend and I agreed that while we would exchange Christmas presents, since we’re both expense-ridden single moms, we would pick or make presents from something we already have at our houses. Terrific idea! I’ve been thinking about a couple of different ideas, and if you’ve learned anything about me by . . . → Read More: simple & inexpensive art work Feeling frustrated? Life got you down? Things just going wrong? Take it out on your home. No, I don’t mean that you should punch a hole in the wall or run around tossing breakables to the floor. Instead, after you’ve tried your usual coping methods – mine is napping my troubles away – . . . → Read More: take it out on your home
This weekend I was perusing the The Restoration Hardware 2011 Source Book yet again (think back to the days of reading the Sears catalog toy section over and over and over…this is the adult version, courtesy of Restoration Hardware), when I happened upon their Belgian Linen Drapery Collection (page 514 . . . → Read More: dropcloth = restoration linen Who doesn’t go impulse shopping for chandeliers on the internet in the middle of the night? I sure do! Last Thursday evening, I set out to do some updates to my blog. Amazingly enough, I somehow ended up at HomeDepot.com. Strange how those things happen. Ultimately my e-wanderings took me to the chandelier . . . → Read More: a little impulsive chandelier shopping Out of the ruins of my daughter’s room came a damaged occasional table…
…the top was ruined with nail polish and who knows what else…ew!
Because the surface was damaged and the laminate was peeled in a couple of places, I was ready . . . → Read More: funky zebra table Remember the chandelier that I bought on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago? You know, the one that’s still curing in my garage waiting for a paint job, the one I thought I might have paid too much for at $30? This one…
Well, imagine my surprise when I was . . . → Read More: score! Lookee what I found on Craigslist for 30 clams!
A beautiful chandelier that I’m going to paint and put in my bedroom. (That is after it “cures” for a while in my garage with my other projects-in-waiting.) Can’t decide…white, black or other? Don’t want it to be . . . → Read More: lookee what i found! Doesn’t it even sound fun? Capiz! I have been thinking about a capiz shell chandelier for my living room for a while now, but being broke and all, that hasn’t exactly made it to the top of my priorities list. Until I saw these…
And thought, wouldn’t these . . . → Read More: capiz!  |
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