We’ve been busting @$$ on our bathroom now for 3 months and I’ve been so busy with bathroom-ing, working and hosting out-of-towners (7 out of the previous 10 weeks - and people wonder why we have a dedicated guest room??) that I honestly have completely forgotten to update you on some of the other things we’ve been working on. See, [...]
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Bathroom? What bathroom?!
Posted in Before & After Bliss, Decor, Family Room, Fun Finds, Our House, Room of Requirement, tagged Decor, DIY, library, living room, man cave, media room on June 21, 2011 | 43 Comments »
Ahoy, me mateys – Part 2
Posted in Before & After Bliss, Furniture Fixes, Our House, Room of Requirement, tagged cedar, chest, DIY, furniture, pirate chest, restoring furniture, restoring trunk, steamer trunk, trunk on April 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Slowly but surely, I’ve been working on our lovely pirate chest. You remember it, don’t you? ….I said slowly but surely….and boy, do I mean slow!! It’s literally the slowest project we’ve tackled to date (the bathroom is kind of getting most of our attention these days). A few weekends back (when Dr. J’s dad [...]
Room of Requirement Progress….it’s getting there….
Posted in Molding and Trim, Paint, Room of Requirement, tagged cityscape, DIY, Paint, painter's tape, wall mural on February 26, 2011 | 9 Comments »
It’s not finished….but the BIG things are finished, namely the painting, crown molding and trim work to jazz up the cheap Billy Bookcases. Yes, we took $60 bookcases and put crown molding on them (well, actually just really chunky chair rail because it’s easier to work with) and they look so much more custom and [...]
Hooray for dead presidents!
Posted in Our House, Room of Requirement, Tell'er All About It Life, tagged DIY, home, house, projects, To Do, under the gun on February 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Ok, before I am lambasted for my completely tasteless blog title, I should just add that I am sooooo grateful for dear Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Washington. Thank YOU, Mr. President, for being born in the dead of winter so that we could have a three day weekend to get caught up on some MANY overdue [...]
Ahoy, me mateys!
Posted in Furniture Fixes, Room of Requirement, tagged Captain Jack Sparrow, chest, coffee table, DIY, Pirates, restoring old trunk, steamer trunk, Treasure Chest on February 18, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Disclaimer: Bad Pirate puns, jokes and pirate-ese ahead. Consider yourself warned! Captain Jack Sparrow would be proud – we found ourselves a treasure chest! Now here’s the question of the ages – what do you suppose is inside it??? *creaky noises*, lid opens…. *Gasp*!!!!! It’s empty! *Even bigger gasp* – it’s filled with wallpaper!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Run away! [...]
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