Our main bathroom was calling out for some attention. We did a gut renovation in early 2010, but a quickie refresh was in order. First, a new shower curtain. The old one was water-stained and snagged, and I was growing tired of it anyway. Changing out a shower curtain is so cheap and easy, there’s […]
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Repainting vintage cast iron register
I stripped and repainted the register in our bedroom. And I loved the process so much, I did it twice. Well, that’s not true. The part about loving it, I mean. The part about stripping and repainting it twice is totally true, unfortunately. This original cast iron register had been painted sloppily a thousand times. It had […]
From rusty to shiny: Repainted registers
The registers in our future playroom and upstairs bathroom were starting to look a little worn. Before OK, that’s not really accurate. They were flat out gross, covered in years and years of dust and rust spots. And with painting the walls white, the dirty almond-colored registers would have stuck out pretty badly. Before New […]
Another Goodwill find: Fixer-upper dollhouse
I found one more bargain at the Goodwill Outlet last week. A dollhouse! Honestly, I didn’t really ever picture myself buying a dollhouse for Elise. They take up so much space! (The footprint of this one isn’t too bad at around 15″x24″.) But seeing it languishing in the bins at the Goodwill Outlet and knowing it […]
5 money-saving DIY projects from the archive
Shorten woven bamboo shades to a custom length (without a custom price) No-cost paint tray liner: Use a plastic shopping bag Repaint registers instead of replacing them Using clear Con-Tact paper in place of special window privacy film (It’s been two years and is still like new!) Laundry detergent bottle turned into watering can