I cannot believe it's been almost a year since I've posted here. When I logged in this morning (which I still do to check on any questions and comments), it seemed like it had only been a few months. Nothing to speak of has changed in the house yet. Â It's been an ... read more
living room
It’s here, it’s here!
Our new sofa has finally arrived. We went without one for a month and a half after selling our last one, and let me tell you...that was not fun. But it's here, and it was worth the wait. We love the worn look the leather has even though it's brand new. We got ... read more
Another unplanned living room update
We've been wanting a new media cabinet for quite a while. The old one (read about it here) was cute, but we don't want cute. Looking back at the photos, painting it black would have been better than painting it white, or even staining it a really, really dark brown. ... read more
New “coffee table”
A few months ago, we sold our old brass and glass coffee table. (And the refinished bar cart too.) We went without a coffee table for a couple months because I kept waffling about what to replace it with. I really wanted a hard surface, but we always put our feet ... read more
How to strip paint with a heat gun
I am so bad a titling blog posts. Anyway... The tread stripping was finished a few weeks ago. But we had an issue with the railing. Well, two issues actually. One was that the previous ownersn had painted the railing with bright white latex paint right on top of ... read more
Finally, new end tables in the living room
These were so long overdue. Of course, as soon as they were in place, I thought: that area would really look good with some swing arm wall sconces instead of the table lamps (like Leena at Onshore recently did). I still need a new coffee table and a new ... read more
The stairs are half naked
Our staircase has finally been stripped. After pulling up the carpet, it looked like this: I love a worn and weathered look, but this is a bit too much, no? So my plan was to sand down the treads a little bit (just enough to get the paint splatters and ... read more
Pretty, textured walls, if I do say so myself
I'm crazy about texture, and it's especially important since we prefer neutral colors. When Dad was visiting, he taught me how to texture walls with cheesecloth. That's all that's on the wall! Just cheesecloth held up and painted in place. This photo is ... read more
A giant, invisible dry erase board
This is the little project for the living room that I mentioned breaking. It’s a 4 foot tall dry erase board. I broke the glass as I was preparing to hang it, so I had to go purchase another 4’ framed print just for the replacement glass. Anyway…the Hubs and I ... read more
