It’s been TEN MONTHS since I filled you in on our remodeling progress. TEN! I know you’ve been lying awake at night, panic-stricken because you don’t know WHAT’S GOING ON?!?! HAVE THEY PAINTED?! HAVE THEY GOTTEN CARPET?! And I’m sorry about for leaving you hanging, but you can stop making a big deal out of it because I’m about to fill you in. Meanwhile, if you’re new here, you need…
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before and after
A Tour of the Old Blue House, After.
The other day I posted some BEFORE pictures of my last house. If you didn’t see those, never fear, because I’m about to post them again.Because you REALLY can’t appreciate the ‘AFTER’ until you’ve seen the ‘BEFORE.’Keep in mind, though, that because I’m a serial repainter, some of these rooms were repainted AGAIN, much to the chagrin of anyone who lived with me, so these aren’t really ‘after’ pictures; more…
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A Tour of The Old Blue House, Before.
Back in 2006 I started this blog with the purpose of showing before and after pictures of this little renovation project we were working on… an old blue house built in 1928 (or 9? I can’t remember now). It was a total mess. Mess being the understatement of the century. A few days ago, the new owner of the house found me on Facebook via this blog, and it’s been…
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Susie and Her Nursery.
So we’ve been working on this house for over three months now, and the one room that is ALMOST done is Susie Joy’s nursery. That’s because she sleeps more than the rest of us, and one day I’ll tell you all about my baby-sleeping technique, but that’s the subject of another blog post. Her walls, ceiling, closet, and chandelier have all been painted, sort of a lime-avocado color (a lot…
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Remodeling is FUN, Dangit: Days Four and Five.
Day four. Painted three more bedrooms. Spent more money at Walmart and Lowe’s and Home Depot. Exhausted. While painting Annie’s room we laughed about the GHOST EYE* and about how both girls will react when they see their rooms. Annie will do the Annie Face; Katie Beth will say “I liiiiiiike it!!!!!” in her sweet shy voice. We know them well. *About that Ghost Eye? Annie has made friends with…
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All I Want For Christmas Is…
Not much, really. Just this. It’s been a long, long time since I breathed the sweet, musty aroma of old house.…Pulled down wallpaper from the ceiling as rodent droppings rained down into my hair. …Lived for two years without a kitchen, cooking everything in the crock pot on top of the dryer, and boiling baby bottles on a dorm-style hot plate. …Painted, then repainted, then repainted all the rooms again,…
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More Decorating Progress: Take Two.
OK, I don’t know what happened with that last post, except that 1) I’m crazy, and/or 2) I’m crazy. That pretty much sums it up. If you ever want to know why in the heck I did something, there’s your answer. So… now for the decorating progress. So far I have the room mostly painted; two coats above the chair rail, and two coats below the chair rail. Actually, in…
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Before, During, and… During.
I mentioned a couple of months ago that now that my two girls are sharing a bedroom, I wanted to redecorate their room to have actual matching beds that actually matched the walls and window treatments. Silly, foolish, frivolous = I know. Trust me, I’m married to a man who sees no point in cute, especially if cute involves spending any money. So to keep BF happy, I’ve been trying to…
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Flashback Friday.
Two years ago, I started this blog with this post. I can’t believe its been two years already….. both for the blog, AND for the sunroom. Its still our favorite room in the house, and lots of memories have been made in that room in two years! Lots of parties….among them a 40th birthday, a 2 and 3 year old birthday, a Sunday School party involving some really, ummmm, interesting…
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The High Cost of a Cheap Mortgage.
Since we’re about to begin the remodeling of the garage, I thought I’d show you some ‘before’ pictures. Our garage was converted to an apartment 50+ years ago, and rented out to college students. This neighborhood is only blocks from the Junior College, so lots of my neighbors still rent out their garage apartments. Though hopefully theirs are in better shape than ours. 😉 We plan to turn ours back…
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Before and After: My Vintage Kitchen!
If you haven’t seen the ‘before’ pictures showing the loveliness of our kitchen before we remodeled it, I’ll give you a moment to click that link and check it out. Go ahead… You can’t fully appreciate the ‘after’ until you’ve seen the ‘before.’ Actually, those pictures were from before we even bought the house…..lest you think all the *stuff* in these pictures belongs to me, well, it doesn’t…..that was all…
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Girly Bedroom Re-do: Part Two.
I’m sure you all are sitting on the edge of your seat, biting your nails, waiting for a decorating update. Well, bunk beds are now assembled in Annie’s old room, and covered in a hodge-podge of mis-matched bedding and old blankets. Ugh. UGGGGGLLLLLY. I can’t stand ugly. The artist in me wants to gouge my eyeballs out when I see THIS: After 48 hours I already *HATE* the bunk beds!!…
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