This is Kelly…(who is 90 percent responsible for 50 percent of this blog name). She is NOT allowed on the furniture. Really! She needs A LOT of reminding! I also use lots of pillows …
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Decorating Hacks – Color Everything from Walls to Pillows
Yesterday, I shared how adding a few punches of color could freshen up a room. It did…a little. But check out this TOTAL room makeover! Same room as yesterday, but a COMPLETELY different feel, would …
Continue readingSeasonal Decorating and Accessories – Shop in your Closet (and elsewhere)
Dear Bassett Furniture: This was the last week of your 9 Weeks/9 Makeovers Sweepstakes and though I’ve entered dozens of times, I haven’t heard from you once in the past 8 weeks…which means I’ll not …
Continue readingDetails and TMI: Stripping, Staining, Finishing, Mistakes, Fixes
What a happy day to find out that people liked the dresser makeover! I don’t always go into a ton of details on my posts because, well to be honest, I didn’t think people really …
Continue readingThe Story of K and How She Turned Me into a Stripper – Part 2 (of 2)
You’ll have to forgive me for the original “Story of K” post. We watch a lot of old movies and the whole “noir” thing was stuck in my head. I kept narrating all of my household chores. …
Continue readingThe Story of “K” and How She Turned Me into a Stripper – Part 1
“Still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair, she sits there so refined.” …
Continue readingSneak Preview
With summer vacations at an end and all the kiddos back in school, it’s time for me to set some goals for (finally) getting much of our decor to tie in with our new paint colors. …
Continue readingGallery Wall for a Long Hallway
Hey! Let’s not ask someone (i.e., me) who can’t follow a straight line to build a beautifully composed gallery wall. 🤣 Remember my original mish mosh attempt at a gallery wall? Not very impressive. A few …
Continue readingGallery Wall in the Long Hallway – Part 1
We have two verrrry long hallways in our house. No surprise that one is directly one floor above the other, but the one I’m tackling now is the recently painted downstairs back hall. Truth be …
Continue readingAdventures in Dishwashing Detergent… (it’s not you, it’s me)
I can be a little headstrong. I see those dishwashing detergent commercials and SMH when the family loads their pans and icky casserole dishes into the machine and pulls them out sparkling. Yeah, sure. I’d …
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