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Guest bedroom–day 3
By end of day tomorrow, I should have something really cool to share with you. I began working on it the latter part of today and finally quit around 8. I am pooped, but can’t wait to get back to it...
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guest bedroom–days 4 & 5
Yesterday was a looong, busy day. I found a master plasterer to repair the wall–can’t even tell there was an issue now, he’s gOOd! (you can see it’s half dry–there’s the new 5″ base board) And I...
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Day # —not done yet ??
Oh maaan, what a project to be without a compressor. Not fun. Slows everything down. Bostitch quit making my beloved, most favorite-ever compressor, but I found an on line tool store that had 10 left...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to All of you MoM’s out there! Especially to My own Mother! Catherine
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Is it over YET–??
Oh my goodness—I think this project has taken on a life of its own. Not wanting this project to drag out any longer than necessary, when we returned from a mother’s day brunch, I changed back into work...
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Have you taken the Quiz?
I took the STYLESCOPE quiz— a bunch of times, truth be told! I keep coming up~ Really–?? O-kay. Not completely what I was thinking—but not totally off the mark! What does it say about YOU? Take the...
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nearing the finish line
I really don’t mean to drag my feet finishing this project– but I do seem to be. You know—family with more time off at holidays means more time playing! –And, it’s sooooo cold out, it takes a while...
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hElp~
For the last week or so, I’ve been experiencing wEIRd stuff on my computer, and, more particularly, Picasa. Initially, I was able to restore the previous version, and save everything to another source....
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bloggers are the BEST!
Seriously, Thanks for all the emails with suggestions and help! Especially La Verne and her son Peter! Picasa problem solved! YaY! Can you imagine losing over 17K pictures? ~And I had a back up! I...
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~breathing easier, however. . .
I’ve been laying more than a bit low lately. Not posting much OR working on many projects. The reason is that I thought I had a bad cold or~sOMething. AnD, besides a low grade fever, I was getting...
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for “medicinal” purposes only—
I am ex-HAUS-ted—and I miss my ONE STORY home. I’ve been working on my mom’s laundry room in the lower level, and other unfinished projects while I’m down there. How do I begin to explain just how...
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So here’s one of the “unfinished” projects
I was in the “stuck zone.” –Can’t do THIS until that–but can’t do THAT until the other. I was waiting on flooring. I miscalculated how much I needed for the laundry room. By 1 box. So this was a...
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My Great-Great Grandmother’s dresser
It’s a miracle we still have this piece. My maternal grandma didn’t like antiques! She had modern tastes. And mom tells that it was only saved because grandma needed the extra storage in her...
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That Laundry Room project–
A 10′ x 12′ room in the lower level. Nice space to get things done. I figured ALL the flooring (and made one order) back when we were originally reworking the whole house. The floor was laid...
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The laundry room & its flooring, part 1
First, let me talk about this flooring. I decided on this type of flooring because of the following criteria: 1) ease of care and maintenance; and, 2) a basement application. I really wanted the...
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What to do with leftover parts–
Mom is doing better, now in a really nice rehab facility—but still has me chasing (hither and yon–pillar to post). I’m trying to get back on task: the banquette, the guest bedroom, some sewing...
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The Journey of a Stylish Renovation–mom’s banquette
Many years ago (I think around ’99) I found this incredible “vintage” king-sized headboard! It just seemed like the perfect “foundation” of a bench–for my mom’s kitchen. I bought it, oogled and ahhh’d...
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It’s Leap Day today!
Okay all you smarties– We all know why we have Leap Year– —because it takes the Earth 365¼ days to circle the Sun! So we add a day every 4 years to keep the calendar “lined up.” **Happy Birthday to my...
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really–Mother Nature?
I guess she’s flexing her muscles again to show us who’s Boss. This is what it looked like heading for bed last night. Very strange light, NOT the usual pitch-dark of night. And we woke to about 4″ of...
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2012 The Homies
Do you already know about, or have you visited Apartment Therapy? I only found out about it myself recently. I’ve seen it popping up on several blogs I follow. A “contest” of sorts–they say more of a...
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