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. …
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The 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.” …
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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 …
Continue readingBanded Drapery Panels
Hey, Honey…how are those window treatments coming? You would think I was deciding on a tatoo…not what kind of curtains to hang in the bedroom! I consider Band-aid Decor a quick fix, a small investment of …
Continue readingBand-Aid Decor: MBR Windows
I have a tough time purchasing store-bought window treatments. Not that there aren’t great ready-made choices (now many even include interlining)…but as someone who loves to sew, I just don’t get the same satisfaction. And… …
Continue readingLOVE IT!
After a few initial hems and haws from a couple of our kids (rarely fans of change), we’ve all decided we love the new paint. We’ve used a Benjamin Moore mix of Valspar’s Seine in the …
Continue readingJump in, the Water’s Fine
After nearly a dozen “shades of grey” (no, not THAT Grey. I’m talking paint), we narrowed it down to three colors from the Valspar chips: Mink, the aforementioned Anonymous, and Seine. Our collection of color sample …
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