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We all have obstacles to contend with, whether it’s in our design projects or just life in general. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or how big or small your budget is, you will face obstacles. I discovered an obstacle the other day when I tried to fix my bed… Here . . . → Read More: obstacles I’m on vacation this week, and spending some time cleaning and freshening up a couple of rooms. I’ve been hacking away at my master bedroom, slowly but surely. The look that I’m going for in my master bedroom is shabby chic meets mod. I’ve already got the shabby chic going on, and a couple . . . → Read More: design vacation :: project break :: shabby chic meets mod lamps 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, I . . . → Read More: ottoman before & after Let me tell you how I got to this wonderful chandelier transformation…
It started out like this…
I bought 2 cans of Rustoleum’s Universal Metallic Paint & Primer in One in Champagne Mist from Home Depot and took to the garage and used the . . . → Read More: making the chandelier – behind the madness Finally, I’m bidding good riddance to the old brass octopus in my dining/living room and saying hello to my brand new chandelier! Let’s start with a little chandelier retrospective. I started with this…
Bought this…
Spray painted to turn into this…
. . . → Read More: chandelier transformation …the old brass octopus…
Notice the burned out bulbs that I never replaced because this thing is so hideous. …and say hello to my brand new chandelier!
Sort of…
Sigh. Assembly required. I suppose it’s for the best, since I . . . → Read More: say goodbye to… 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 page . . . → Read More: a little impulsive chandelier shopping Recently, a dear friend who lives in New York came to visit me in Ohio. After his visit, because I have a collection of masks like this…
And this…
He sent me these…
He suggested that I frame them, which I thought was . . . → Read More: when you said to frame it, is this what you meant? I’m an official dumpster diver. Also known as trash digger. Whatever you want to call it, when I see usable stuff in the trash in my neighborhood, I pick it up & try to give it new life. Now don’t get me wrong…I’m not rooting through people’s trash cans – that is not my . . . → Read More: from frumpy to fab  |
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