I have forever been complaining that my house is too dark and I have no space for anything and it looks too cluttered. In searching for ideas on my enclosed porch I found a photo that I think can change the whole feel of my house. See, what happened was, I asked my decorating adviser (aka Google) … Continue reading
So remember how I mentioned that 3 years ago I was going to close in a window and move my stove and that spurred on a full fledged renovation? Well I feel a de ja vu coming on! I have to get some paint for the additions when it gets to that time AND I … Continue reading
SO I am still planning on making a wide deep closet and not having any doors on it. Something like this. Code requires that I have a window in the closet and that has been bugging the hell out of me. What to do. I did not want a window because I did not want … Continue reading
I am not sure what I am going to call this room. I originally thought it would be a dining room, then I thought dining room/den, then den. It will look like a normal room but will not have heat and air in it. My mind has been all over the place on it. I … Continue reading
While I was waiting for the contractor to come over to give me an estimate I went online for some ideas on how to get a bump out for my closet on a budget. I found cantilevered additions. OMG this is PERFECT!!! Ever heard of it before? I never had, although being in a … Continue reading
Every once in a while I come across something that literally blows me away. I mean straight to Kansas blows me away. Tonight, I renewed my tablet data and was able to visit thebigredbarn website. The first post I read they were sharing a project from Between the Sheets and my jaw is still on the floor. … Continue reading
If you just want to see photos you can go directly to my photobucket album. I saved some photos off the Internet but I also took a lot of photos myself while I am working out in the field in Durham, NC historic districts. The houses are being painted all sorts of colors and when … Continue reading
I went to the store today to look at some pink paint and I got totally over whelmed not to mention I started doubting my decision then started looking at other colors and then I could not even make up my mind for a sample so I wound up not getting anything. Then I started … Continue reading
My living room has this light fixture. When I first moved here I thought it was soooo cute but now that I have changed my whole angle on the house the light is not looking too good to me. At All. Period And now I am even wondering…what was I thinking? Oh yeah, I remember … Continue reading
When I was living in Florida I had a huge frog sitting at my door waiting for me to get home every day. This went on for at least a year and those who knew about him used to tease me and tell me to kiss it because maybe it was my prince. One day … Continue reading
If you are new to the thread click to read: Part One here Part Two here Time I plan to work on this today? 2PM-6PM then I HAVE to do homework. I stopped work on the ottoman last night because something about it just did not feel right about it and I had worked on … Continue reading
Part one of the story can be found here…. I got the foam and cut it up to fit the top…I wish I had wider foam so that I could do it in one piece, but I work with what I have… It would be better to use one piece verses cut up pieces. If … Continue reading
So the other night me and my boy decided we were going to work on the Ottoman…a job I haven’t been looking forward to but since I had a helper I decided what the hay….I started but I needed a tufting needle so I left it for another day. The first part of this you … Continue reading
I want to show you something. I had a package delivered from India. It was a tapestry wrapped in plastic then Muslin. On the Muslin he wrote out my address and then sewed the muslin so the package was secured shut. How cool is this?? The threads were secured with wax. I might do this … Continue reading
I always find it interesting to see how people got to my site. There is a stats tool that comes with wordpress.com and on .org you have to down load a plugin called Jetpack to get it. I see the traffic with all spiders traffic blocked from my stats. I think I get a healthy … Continue reading
My neighbor, who I looked after, let me have her china cabinet and a floor lamp before she passed away. It probably had something to do with every time I sat at the kitchen table I mentioned how much I loooved her china cabinet…It’s nothing special, I just liked it. She said it was a … Continue reading
I decided I need to get rid of everything I don’t need. I am cleaning house!! Forget about yard sales when I have family who needs furniture. I am getting rid of my bakers rack that I loved, my wood bistro dinette set that I have in my barn and has been there for 4 … Continue reading
I will post photos later but right now I am putting tools away. I went from 4 small tool drawers in the kitchen to 3 big ones. LOL. It feels like heaven!! I went to put some things in the tool box and hmmmmm, I found a Dremel. I been searching the Internet lately looking … Continue reading
Okay I know everyone is wondering what in the heck happened with the kitchen. It’s almost finished but still such a mess and frankly I am tired of sharing my mess with the world. The contractors finished but I haven’t been doing well physically. I was bedridden for a couple of days so I just … Continue reading
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