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Why you shouldn’t paint over wall paper…

February 23, 2012 by Erin Heaton

Because many years from now, when the wall has been painted over a dozen times, the paint will start cracking and someone will turn around and find their child peeling chunks of wall off the wall. Hello fake wood grain wallpaper. The rest of the wall is still intact, and this spot is fairly inconspicuous down by the baseboard, […]

Posted Under: Bedroom, Old House

Next up: This bedroom needs a refresh

February 22, 2012 by Erin Heaton

Excuse the messy bed. There really is no way to make a duvet look neat, is there? Are you ready for some decorating? I’ve been making so much stuff lately, I’m ready to move on to something different. Our bedroom is in need of a little refresh. When we moved in, I painted and threw some […]

Posted Under: Bedroom, Decorating

Quick mantel restyle

February 20, 2012 by Erin Heaton

A few quick shots of my restyled mantel. My house is feeling bloated with too much stuff, so I’m going for simplicity here. Two of the notable new additions not from previous incarnations of my mantel are this pair of brass quails. They were a Christmas gift from my brother and I’m pretty much in love with […]

Posted Under: Decorating

Winter mantel restyle: Wood and brass

December 7, 2011 by Erin Heaton

I much prefer to decorate non-seasonally. (I’m terrible at taking things down when the holiday is over, so I just try to avoid the situation altogether.) But there’s no escaping Christmas, so I try to give my holiday decorations a little extra life by going in a semi-neutral direction. (You know, so they don’t look […]

Posted Under: Decorating Tags: Christmas

Instant art: Framed vintage painting palette

December 1, 2011 by Erin Heaton

OK, this is definitely one of my favorite recent projects. My brother gave me a decrepit vintage art set he found at a thrift store. I was actually kind of angry at him for bringing more junk into my house, and this looked like such garbage. I told him I hoped he didn’t pay too much […]

Posted Under: Decorating, Wall Art

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