This 10’ x 12’ dark blue bedroom office combination looks soothing and spacious despite the bold paint color. See the transformation in this before and after room reveal. While it’s not my first dark-color-room painting rodeo, I still have the same conversation with myself during those first couple of paint strokes. “Am I really going to do this? Why didn’t…
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You’ve just painted your grandma’s old bedroom furniture and it looks gorgeous. But now you have to decide on a clear coat that will keep it looking spiffy. You don’t want to ruin the finish with a yellowing lacquer, an overly glossy topcoat, or some goopy clear coat that looks blotchy with paintbrush strokes. So how do you decide on…
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Does anybody else use their closet as a wasteland for things they don’t know what to do with? It’s kind of like closet abuse, and you know, closets have rights, too! Okay, just kidding, but truthfully, I’m beginning to think the more attention we give our closet, the more we’ll respect the space. Let’s unpack this before I start sounding…
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Updating your office? Don’t buy all new. Learn how to spray-paint office supplies that you would otherwise toss or give away. As we are doing the office-guest bedroom makeover, I needed to tackle the desk area without spending too much. What I had? A collection of office supplies and such that are mix-matched, and a little beat up. My inspiration…
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One of my goals (for the last, oh, ten to twenty years), has been to display more photos of friends and family in our small home. Since we’ve always been short on wall space, it seemed to me that collage frames are one of the best ways to accomplish sharing lots of photos without taking up the whole wall (in…
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