So I decided to sell…

I did all this work to my house and now my city is booming. It is time to hit the road Jack. I decided to take advantage of the booming market and sell my place. It is worth more than double what I paid for it. I first started packing up boxes galore and taking … Continue reading →

A Place For My Remotes…

My new room is too small for a coffee table and I have no place for my remotes or to charge my cell phone so I wanted to make a sofa table.  I found a solution on Pinterest.  A narrow sofa table to go behind the sofa. I was in the thrift store when I … Continue reading →

Coloring on a New Level *updated*

Me and my one bathroom house with no linen closet….I have an issue with storage.  Situation: I wanted a place to keep my curling irons, girly stuff and cleaning supplies close to the sink.  I hated the vanity with the cabinet.  You know…the pratical one.  And I had to have a pedestal sink…like I have plenty … Continue reading →

My duck tape alternative…

Not wanting to bust my budget on my sink, yet, also wanting to wash dishes without something catching the water, I decided to wrap my pipes. I got this stuff from Walmart for $5. I am sure this is not meant to be a permanent fix but for now it is working. I taped the … Continue reading →

Drains are full of …

Here is my current situation…I been smelling septic fumes in the yard and now I am smelling it in my kitchen sink. Not poop but rancid sulfur. I haven’t had my septic system treated and I been here 9 years. The previous owner told me she never had it treated so there is no telling … Continue reading →

Pinterest is Making Me Sick!

  Okay so first of all I had to try the “amazing Vinegar and orange peel” cleaning solution.  You put orange peels in a jar, cover with white vinegar and let sit for 14 days then mix 1:2 (vinegar to water) .  They claimed it is an  excellent cleaner and smells amazing.  It cleans good, … Continue reading →

Thrifting…

Two Friday’s ago I got up bright and early with a few goals on my mind.  1- to hit about 4 thrift stores and 2- to work on my projects and get a good deal of work done on the three day weekend. I went to Goodwill and it must have been a full moon because … Continue reading →

I am Committed but Overwhelmed!!

I been so busy with various projects at work plus working on the  house and going to classes in the day for work and at night for my  personal career plans plus a few other projects I threw in the mix that I just collapse every night. I am tired y’all. I went to bed … Continue reading →

HomeTalk

Hey everyone…I just wanted to let you know I am now featured on Hometalk and I will be posting my new projects on there.  If you would like to follow me please check me out at http://www.hometalk.com/citygirlrajan1/posts What is Hometalk?   It’s pinterest on steroids!! I am transferring my projects from this blog over to that site … Continue reading →

Calling All Bathroom Selfie Shots

I finally finished my bathroom and realized I did not post photos.  Hopefully you will find it as interesting as the people who come over and peek in my medicine cabinet. Yes I have had peekers and remember because the kids kept going in my stuff I put an alarm on the door.  Welllllllll I … Continue reading →

HANGING STRAIGHT

I am putting my house back together and I wanted to move this metal sculpture to make it hang higher on the wall.  I HATE when the holes are on two sides of the object instead of dead center.  Who’s brainiac idea was it to do that?  SO I came up with this GENIUS idea.  Now somebody … Continue reading →

Putting It All Together

I had to decide on some colors and I did not want to overwhelm my room.  Its small and I want the atmosphere to remain light and airy.  I am the type to use lots of colors and fill every single space in the room but I am trying to get a little more sophisticated … Continue reading →

My Thrift Store Trip

I went to my favorite TROSA Thrift store a couple of weeks ago and spied these couches. Yes they are red.  They are both pull out couches and when I removed the cushions I found that they were also sleepers and the beds look brand new still in the plastic.  The cushions and the arms, … Continue reading →

My New Year Resolution…Just One

This year I said I was not going to make New Year resolutions because I never check at the end of the year to see if I kept them.  Since it is snowy I should be working on projects in the house but instead I have been studying my blog, which has brought many questions … Continue reading →

Drywall is Nearly Done (Day 7?)

Today we are having snow and icy rain but they called for a blizzard.  We got about 2″ and around these parts that qualifies as a blizzard so my job is closed down for the day.  You won’t hear me complaining. I woke up at 5 as usual and pandered around the house a bit, took … Continue reading →

Stencils

The back story:  A year ago I did a posting  asking people who had products to contact me so I could post links to their pages.  No one responded.  The real reason I did this was because I came across some stencils in my reader and when I wanted to order them I could not … Continue reading →

Close to the Finish Line!!

I been sick as a dog and I am not sure with what.  I have these dreadful headaches and nothing is making them go away.  And I am sooooo tired all the time.  All these days I had off and I just been lounging around supervising the workers.  I tried working from home a couple … Continue reading →

Deal of the Month..a coupon code

I like art.  Big art. Different art. Cheap art.   Dirt cheap large canvas art prints.  And I am willing to go out of my way to get it.  I love modern Indian Art but I can not afford it.  Not in the least bit.  I found a print that I liked but it was $9,000 … Continue reading →

Miracle Wrap Review

I recently put my sink in.  By myself.  I am proud of that.  But what I am not proud of is that after I installed it two of the nuts were leaking.  I probably did not tighten it enough but I tightened them as far as I was comfortable doing so.  I always fear stripping the nuts. … Continue reading →

My bathroom Storage Solution

I had stuff in my bathroom everywhere. (ignore the junk in the mirror…I have major construction going on).  There’s junk under the sink,  on the shower rods,  in the shower stall, hanging in baskets, a basket on the back of the toilet and my vitamins on the sink in the kitchen.  It was getting out … Continue reading →