A few weeks ago I told you about the home project list I put together and the highest priority items we planned to work on first. Since then the list has been completely turned upside down. But, it's still all good, because we're getting things done and making a ton of progress painting and updating light fixtures.
Working From a Project List
You can see our original (very long) project list HERE. I make these lists to get organized, see everything in one place, and then ...
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New Pre-Owned Table in Stock
A huge Thank You to my amazing friends who think of me when they have furniture they want to move out of their homes. Sometimes I'm amazed at the furniture pieces they pass along, but I also understand the need for a refresh in your home. I'm actually going through a refresh phase myself right now too and have plans to paint almost every wall in my house! More on that later. Today, I want to show you the new pre-owned table I now have in stock and my plan to refinish ...
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The Best Paint for Chairs, Benches, and Table Bases
When you paint as many chairs as I have, you get to know which water-based paints work best and which do not. There are some paints that do not adhere well and some that are more work to apply than others. After all the trial and error over the past several years, I've been able to find, in my opinion, the best water-based paint for chairs.
Maybe this post should be titled, The Second Best Paint For Chairs. Oil-based paint is actually the most durable and probably the very best choice ...
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Cauliflower Fried Rice
I'm sort of a rice addict and often add way too much rice to my chicken dishes. Jasmine, Basmati, or brown rice. It doesn't matter, I love them all. But too much rice, makes me gain weight :-(. So to cut down on the carbs, I make cauliflower fried rice. It's delicious!
Did you know that cauliflower takes on the taste of other foods and sauces you cook with it? Yup, it does, which makes it super versatile to adapt to your own taste.
I learned to make cauliflower fried rice a few ...
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Today’s (& Yesterday’s) Wood Cane Accent Chairs
Vintage wood cane chairs are classic. The mid-century ones, like most mid-century furniture with its clean lines, are timeless. But did you know there's a modern take on those older classics? Today, I'd like to show you a high-low wood cane chair makeover and few modern wood cane accent chairs that I'm absolutely loving.
Yesterday's Wood Cane Chair
Let's start with the vintage high-low makeover. A client found a black painted cane chair online that she absolutely loved. I ...
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How to Use One Curtain Panel to Make a Curtain, a Valance, and a Pillow Cover
Whenever I purchase new curtain panels for a room, I always buy one or two of the panels in a longer length so I have extra fabric . This extra fabric is used to make valances and pillow covers. Last week I made a both with the extra fabric from our bedroom curtains. Even if you're not skilled at sewing curtains, these are some of the easiest valances you can make.
1. Curtain Panel
Our bedroom curtains rods are mounted for a standard 84-inch curtain panel. I realize now that ...
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How to Create the Charcoal Gray Wood Finish Using Paint
You may have seen the charcoal gray wood finish when searching for furniture on Wayfair, Amazon, or any of the furniture stores. These pieces have the grain of real wood and look like they've been stained with a dark gray stain. Well, today I'm going to show you how to re-create that look on any piece of furniture using paint and glaze.
Let's say you have a table or a dresser that you would like to refinish in a modern gray but the thought of sanding it all down in order to stain it is ...
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Our Home Project List & the Sticker Shock!
In the last post I showed you our home project list and let you know that I was going to start pricing out and prioritizing the projects. If you missed that one, you can see it HERE. As I explained, we haven't needed to do any major home repairs until now and they're all starting to pile up. The problem is that since I haven't needed to shop for items or services in a very long time, I'm having severe sticker shock. Keep reading to see what I mean...
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