My son Conner is a huge Seattle Seahawks fan. My son Grant is going through a phase where he is peeling things. Stickers and labels… paint on the wall… plastic laminate on a toilet seat… I don’t know what has gotten into him, but I think we broke him of the habit. (And Conner got […]
Am I the meanest mom on Facebook…? (I am pretty sure there are others just like me.)
Before I get to Facebook: I am thrilled that a panel of some of my favorite bloggers judged my Cowhide Dresser as one of the Top 6 entries in Not JUST A Housewife’s DIY Projects of 2011 contest. There were almost 800 entries, so I am pretty darn excited about that! click here for the tutorial Now […]
Fixer Upper update… recovering dining room chairs with the ole’ Eyeball Upholstery Technique
Over the weekend I recovered some dining chairs at Rick & Jodi’s house. She had this adorable antique set, but the old fabric just wasn’t working, especially with the nautical inspiration we were drawing from. Remember this fabric that we picked out last week? It looks really good with the dark brown finish on the chairs. […]
Time and pressure are great if you’re making a diamond, but otherwise it’ll jack you up.
At the beginning of August, I wrote about how I found a curbside treasure (part of a crib, and a sleigh headboard and footboard) and that I got Handsome Hubby all twisty because I was hauling home more crap. He didn’t think I could have anything done with them by the end of August. I […]
My 3 favorite words: “You Were Right” (the great media cabinet victory.)
OK. I forgot to show you something that I did last summer. And I’m really surprised I didn’t show you this earlier, because it was one of those decorating things that my husband told me I couldn’t do…. but I bugged him and bugged him until finally decided that this was not the hill he […]
How my morning walk got me in trouble with my husband.
I have been a Dorito eating, margarita sipping, sedentary sloth all summer. Handsome Hubby and I agreed that starting in August, we would jump back into an exercise routine and start walking each morning. August 1st, at 6:00 a.m., I reluctantly put on my shoes and off we went. We took a route through the neighborhood […]
Do as SHE says, not as I do… furniture refinishing the right way at Redoux
I am flying off to Austin, TX this morning to meet up with some of my favorite friends in Blog Land. I have “known” Shawn, Becca, Jenny Kate and Jen for a couple of years now and loved IA from the moment I “met” her and cannot wait to actually sit down and hang out […]
Holy Cow-hide! A dresser make-over.
Hooray! I might actually be ahead of a trend! There was a fabulous collection of cowhide rugs show-cased at The Stories of A to Z. I don’t know that I want a whole (very expensive!) hide. However, I am glad I hung on to a dresser re-do from a while back. I did this project […]