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The Perfect Stripes Tutorial: How To Paint Stripes Perfectly Every Time
Don’t you hate when you try to paint stripes, they yield horrible results? The colors bleed out no matter how well you’ve taped. I’ve tried all the painter’s tapes out there (even the really “good...
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The Floral Crown Tutorial
One of the many delights we inherited when we bought this house was the single vine of jasmine in our backyard. During the redesign of our exteriors, the landscaper found a new home for this jasmine...
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DIY Paper Poppies
I know it doesn’t seem like I’ve been doing anything because I haven’t posted anything here in awhile, but I swear I’ve got a million projects around the house. Something always seems to come up to...
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How To Make Mirrors Look Antique
I recently added a powder room to my home. When I designed it, I wanted the space, small as it was, to be something special. I love doing closets with interesting details and style, and in my opinion,...
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Powder Room Tour
Everyone, please step into my brand spanking new powder room! This room is so special to me primarily because we fought so hard to add it to our home. The building and development department at the...
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DIY Architectural Salvage Tiles
How I wish I could score on some real salvage tin tiles! But since I could not, I devised a way to make the look using embossed wallpaper. You may recognize the title image from my Photography Styling...
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Redesigned Rast Dresser (Ikea Hack)
When I created the concept for my tool closet makeover, I knew I needed small drawers to hold all the small screws and bits required for a well-outfitted tool closet. The idea of apothecary style...
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Tool Closet Makeover
Sharing another nugget from my house today! There was this coat closet in our house that was inconveniently located in the center of the house instead of off the front door, as any normal coat closet...
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Studio Tour
My studio has evolved quite substantially. It resides in the third bedroom in the “South Wing,” as I have affectionately named this half of the house. This room started as an office for both my...
View Article5 Steps To Organize Your Jewelry Collection Like A Retail Boutique
My very first retail job was at a gift card shop in college. I faced cards, arranged displays and removed objects from shelves so I could dust the shelves and then put the objects back on. Then I moved...
View Article10 Things To Do To Prepare Your Garden For Fall
With autumn in full effect in the Pacific Northwest, it’s time to schedule a day or two to prep your garden for the fall. I really think it’s best to get this chore out of the way early in the season...
View ArticleThe Stain Removal Kit
I seem to be on some sort of kick in keeping my clothes in tip-top shape recently. First there was The Fashion Emergency Kit, then there was the major closet clean-out that happened last Saturday...
View ArticleThe Stretched Canvas Frame Tutorial
A few weeks back, I made this Chihuly inspired painting. I confess to not having been able to hang up my masterpiece due to the fact that I hadn’t framed it. I always intended to build my own stretched...
View Article13 Ways To Make Your Home Energy Efficient
When we bought our 1950’s bungalow, it was really energy inefficient. We knew this when we bought it, so that was no surprise. Open house was held in late summer and the house was a heat trap. All the...
View ArticleCool Kids Club Custom T-Shirt with FREE Printable
Here’s a fun fact: I used to live in a huge house with 11 housemates. Counting me, there were 12 of us under one roof. We were also all female and one dude. What awesome memories we had in that house!...
View ArticleThe Instruction Manuals Organizing System
I have a whole stack of instruction manuals and warranties that have accumulated from purchasing appliances, power tools, and other miscellany over the years. Some are recipe books (from my well-used...
View ArticleThe Redesigned Tweed Skirt Tutorial
I bought this tweed skirt so long ago that I can’t even remember when. To be honest, I’ve only worn this skirt less than a handful of times. Every time I wore this skirt, I felt frumpy knowing this...
View ArticleCleaning Schedule (Free Printable)
I work a full time job that requires me to be away from the house for about 12 hours from Monday through Friday. We also like to entertain our friends on short notice and occasionally have company stop...
View ArticleThe Fashion Emergency Kit
You know how you need to get dressed at the last minute because you’ve been caught up doing anything but getting ready to be at your next appointment/date/whatever and you pull out the new dress that...
View ArticleThe Calendar Magnets Tutorial
A while back, I did a magnetic chalkboard calendar project. I have since updated that project, which I will share with you later. The idea behind the calendar remains the same. I like magnets better...
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