I am PRIT-TY darn excited. I finally LOVE a space in my house! Our back hall/entryway/mudroom/dump-your-shoes-wherever-there’s-space entrance has needed a refresh for some time. I completed part of it just before Christmas (yes, way back …
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Goldilocks and the Broken Toes
Once upon a time…(HEY! I thought she said the next post would be about Kitchen chairs?) Yes, indeed. This IS about kitchen chairs…counter stools to be specific. Question: What’s a DIY counter-height harvest table without chairs?Answer: A …
Continue readingMy Apologies, Burly Lumberyards Everywhere
This is my “How I Built My DIY Counter-height Harvest Table” story. But it’s not exactly a “take X pieces of wood, a bag of wood screws, and a lot of sandpaper” kind of story. …
Continue readingMy 30-year Quest for a Kitchen Table Has Ended
We’ve had a 30-year love/hate relationship with our kitchen table. We LOVE not having to set our plates on our laps. Everything else about it… hate. Our original kitchen table was delivered at the end …
Continue readingEye Candy for Everyone! A Mackenzie-Childs Photo Tour
Oh, man, am I in trouble! You should never take an easily distracted person on a tour of the Mackenzie-Childs Store and Farmhouse the week before their annual Barn Sale. I’ve never been to the …
Continue readingDo You Ever Say This?
“I wish it was three years from now.” There are only two contexts I can think of when I’ve ever dared utter those “wish-your-life away” words: When I was fifteen. Whenever we make a change to the …
Continue readingWhat I Didn’t Tell You About Last Summer….
Does this picture ring a bell? You might think you recognize it from last year just after I broke my knee. If so, this is actually the photo your enviable elephant memory is conjuring: …which means …
Continue readingHow Do I Break THIS News to Mr. D&D?
Maybe I should just stick to Winter, because so far I am already breaking Spring. After more consistent days of snow on the ground than I’ve seen in years, it finally cracked 70 degrees this …
Continue readingI Will Not Use… Er… I DID Use That Color
Oh, please…not another angsty post about paint. (In your whiniest voice) I’m Em, my life is so hard. I can’t choose paint. Well NOT TODAY! I painted three rooms in one week…using Benjamin Moore’s “it …
Continue readingRoman Shade Inspiration (and a look ahead)
I’m VERRRY happy to have my family room Roman Shade project behind me. (I’ve long since moved on to other projects …I’m just waaaay behind in documenting them because my computer is tormenting me). Yes! …
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