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Happy Tuesday! Guess what I did yesterday…. well, the guys finished priming early in the morning, so I saw a window of opportunity. I had no plans for the day other than working on furniture projects and basking in the glorious day…
Continue Reading →WOW. What a whirlwind of a weekend it was! It all started for me Thursday evening, when Barb Blair of Knack arrived. We met up at Brewer’s Alley for a yummy dinner and great conversation. Barb traveled with her husband Jon,…
Continue Reading →I noticed something serendipitous while the paint was going up on the walls in the pantry yesterday. Do you see it there, too? That’s our (50% lightened) Gray Owl paint on the wall space between each shelf, but it almost … Continue reading →
Continue Reading →I know I should be updating on The Handbuilt Bedroom, but it’s too grey to take pictures in my son’s room right now. Instead I thought I show my new kitchen acquisitions…I have stools!
Although our previous home did have a bar of sorts, we never had any bar stools because it would have been too crowded with the table right next to it. In this home, though, the island is perfect for some extra seating.
I scoured Craigslist for some stools I could paint, but never did find anything with enough “pizzaz” for me—or that came in a set of three—or that was the right price!
I had about given up on the hunt, when I walked into Pier 1 and saw these beauties: the Weldon stools.
They come in both bar- and counter-height–although I personally think “counter-height” ought to be 26” rather than 24”—and they come in a whole bunch of great colors! I fell in love!
I couldn’t choose a favorite…can’t you tell??
Thanks to a 20% off coupon, they came home with me.
The kids love them, and even I will take advantage of the extra seating now and again…especially when there are warm cookies on the counter!
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Not a paid advertisement…I just like the stools!
Continue Reading →After pinning a bazillion beautiful chalkboards, longing to write a menu in cute little chalk letters….I made my own wonderful chalkboard ! We have tons of scrap wood so this project only cost the price of some chalkboard spray paint…. which I honestly forgot the price of! Materials Used: -Scrap Wood cut to size Piece [...]
My friend, Lucy, helped us find these old wood corbels earlier this year, and we’re so excited to use them on our soon-to-be country kitchen island: Right now, the island doesn’t reflect our personalities at all, so we’re going to … Continue reading →
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The Gatehouse
Dear lonely, over-looked little house at the end of the driveway,
Welcome to the family.
I just wanted you to know how much I have always adored you.
I’ve driven by you for years. Every time I turned into the driveway……there you sat.
Patiently waiting.
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My mom is amazing, talented, and optimistic. She and my dad have been rehabbing houses for as long as I have been alive. Between my mom’s optimism and my dad’s philosophy of always leaving places better than when you found them, they c…
Continue Reading →Happy Friday! I am so glad the weekend is here and that I survived yesterday….I am going to give you a chronological run down with some pictures thrown in for good measure.6:00 AM- Wake up, get dressed, brush teeth.6:35 AM- run 4.5 miles with 2…
Continue Reading →Yes, I know. I’m totally late to this party, but I finally got myself some super cute succulent plants to live on the window ledge in our kitchen.It all started when I found these adorable little planters at Target. {Yup, the same trip I pu…
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