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Burlap Curtains
I am reaching back a bit with this post. In the warmer months of 2012 I made curtains for my office/craft/media room. I had high expectations that I could whip this room into shape and give you a...
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Organized???
I have lived by the philosophy, "I rather get it done than get it organized." Like most everyone, I was busy and when it wasn't a "have to" busy it was a "want to" busy. And even though I would rate...
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Therapy Room Wrapup
Since this was now going to be a room in which I watched television, I would definitely need an ottoman.It took a little looking but I found this one at Value Village. It had a matching chair and the...
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The Journey of Four Little Chairs
In retrospect I wonder why I just had to have these chairs. I knew they needed work when I bought them, I just didn't realize that meant weeks in intensive care. In my defense, they don't look too bad...
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Thrifty Wall Display
I have planned for some time to make a wall display using silver platters and bowls.(Pinterest) I saw a few collages on Pinterest.(Pinterest)I pinned them to my "wall decor" board for future reference....
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A 180 Turn From the Last Post
In the last post I talked about my silver tray display on the west wall of the dining room.I am still tweaking the opposite wall but I'll show you where it stands as of today.Obviously I moved the...
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Ninety Degrees to the Left
In the last post I showed you the mantel in the dining room. Since then I have added the antlers to the display.My intent was to somehow mount these and hang them, but I'm starting to like the idea of...
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Full Circle in the Dining Room
There are a few loose ends to talk about in the new dining room.With out going into detail...here is what two of the dining chairs looked like when I bought them.This is what they look like now.The...
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Fewer Hearts, More Love
(google.com)STOP for a minute.Yes, this is my Valentine post but, it's not about what we typically associate with love, romance, and this February holiday.(lillianvernon.com)It's not about the flowers...
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Refreshing the China Cabinet
As you know I have been playing musical chairs with the furniture and this time the hutch from the dining room has landed in the living room.I have had this piece for about 18 years. I really like the...
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Handle Backed Chairs
I am excited to tell you, I finally made a decision on another pair of chairs for the living room.I found a pair of chairs with, of all things, a handle on the back. I was smitten, not only by the...
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Premature Pillows
While my house was on the market I occupied myself with buying things for the "new place." When the "new place" went to someone else, and I took my house off the market, I was left to deal with those...
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Accessorize!
The big selections have all been made in the living room and it's time to accessorize. I had high hopes there would be enough in my own recycle bin to accomplish this, but that turned out to be only...
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Chameleon Foyer
The entry in my home of 35 years has changed it's appearance a few times over the years . It is currently going through another transformation. But before I talk about that, let me show you a few...
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Foyer Progress Report
The first thing on the agenda was to choose the tile for the face of the fireplace.Next came laying it out in a manner that was pleasing to the eye without distracting cuts.Finding the tile required a...
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Inching to the Finish
I hate to start out with excuses as to why I'm not showing a finished ...well a finished anything. The tile that was supposed to arrive in 2-3 weeks did not ship until day 23, so we are still waiting...
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My Aunt Helen
There is no progress to report from this past week. Work at home was put on hold while I attended the funeral of my Aunt Helen in Sioux City, Iowa.Helen was born in Yankton, SD on Sept. 25, 1924 and...
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Tile on the Fireplace
I can't wait any longer to show you what has happened with the tile on the face of the fireplace. In this previous post it looked like this. Then it sat like this while we waited for another section...
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Loose Ends
This is a mini post to tie up a loose end I left hanging way, way back when the pantry was being redone to accomodate the doorway to the new powder room.The right side of this pantry became the doorway...
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Seven Square Feet Complete
I seem to be coming up with lots of excuses for why I am not moving faster on the foyer project. First it was my aunt's funeral in Iowa and this week it was because I devoted the entire week to...
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