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DIY Front Porch Style
When it comes to a project, I estimate the amount of time it takes to complete it in its entirety so I can finish in a day, or over two days, because I simply do not like half-done projects. The porch, while we spend a significant amount in it, has been a half-done project for [...]
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Tags: DIY, front porch, ikea, painting
DIY Art & Coasters
I wrote a while back that I was in the market for some coasters. Well…I took a lunch break and popped over to Patina in NE Mpls and came across this Charley Harper Memory Game that consisted of small 2″x2″ tiles of different Harper prints and paintings. I thought to myself, “Putting the tiles together [...]
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Tags: art, charley harper, coasters
In the Details: Coasters
We are nearing the end of our two year Major Project List, with only a few DIY home renovations left (like sanding the front porch floor…more to come on that later). I am (finally) getting the point where little things are on my radar. And by little things, I mean really, really little things. Like [...]
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Tags: anthropologie, ten thousand villages, veer, etsy, coasters
SUSHI: Last night Frank took me to Koyi Sushi Too, and it was good sushi, you know, for the Midwest. Really good Gyoza. The interior looked sort of LA-ish but had these kitschy little items like fake rice in a mini bowl and random porcelain cats scattered throughout the restaurant. And they had Frank Sinatra [...]
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Felt Wreath: Cheesy or Awesome?
Earlier this year, The Purl Bee posted about making a winter felt wreath, and I loved it – sophisticated yet whimsical, crafty meets I want that. The great thing about crafting is seeing something, learning to dissect it, and make it. The even better part about crafting, is realizing there is an art to it, [...]
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Tags: felt floral wreath
Stairwell Gratification
Who knew that two coats of paint and some carpet squares could provide so much gratification? Painting the back entrance and decorating it a month ago certainly cheered up that space, but I felt like it was still lacking in the overall, um, going-to-the-basement experience. A picture is worth a million words: The concrete stairs [...]
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Tags: Basement Stairs, Carpet Squares, Carpet Tiles, Home Depot, Interiors, painting, Shaw
Make an Ottoman Cover
I recently pulled over the ottoman from the sitting area into the living room, as part foot rest and part work station. It’s about twelve years old and looks it. With no desire to spend money on reupholstering it, I did have extra material from the day tote I made and thought it would make [...]
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Tags: footstool, ottoman_cover, Sewing
Back Entrance Revamp
It’s been a busy week at the house, tackling the last two projects that have been lingering for too long: back porch closet organization and back entrance revamp. The closet is a classic old-house small space that is the landing pad for all things to be shoved in, hidden, put in a box and forgotten [...]
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Tags: Back_Entrance, organization, painting
