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Refinishing our “plain jane” dining table

September 21, 2011 by Erin Heaton

Gray painted dining table

I’m sprucing up our dining room and the most obvious thing that needed help was the dining set. It’s from my husband’s bachelor days and not what I would choose myself. The chairs are on their way out, but the table fits the scale of the room pretty well and it’s solid wood. Before We […]

Posted Under: Decorating, Dining Room Tags: Furniture

What should I do with my dining table?

September 2, 2011 by Erin Heaton

This is our dining table. And I don’t really know what to do with it. I’m set on keeping it because it’s in fairly good condition and it’s solid wood. But also… It fits the scale of our dining room It has rounded corners (safer at toddler eye height) It’s not at all precious (like […]

Posted Under: Decorating, Dining Room Tags: Furniture

Kid-size rainbow rocking chair

August 26, 2011 by Erin Heaton

I wanted to share with you this kid-size rocking chair I painted for a friend’s fundraiser. It was a pretty straightforward paint job, but I thought it turned out really cute. I filled in some staple and nail holes, then sanded the whole chair before painting. I knew I wanted to paint the rocker red, and then […]

Posted Under: Kids Tags: Furniture

Antique mall find: Mid-century bookshelf

July 26, 2011 by Erin Heaton

I ran across this small mid-century bookshelf at my favorite antique mall, and it was just too cute to pass up. When I say it’s small, I mean it’s really small. Just two feet tall and 28 inches wide. My intentions are to put it in Elise’s room. It’s the perfect size for all of […]

Posted Under: Thrift Finds Tags: Furniture

The new couch is here!

April 19, 2011 by Erin Heaton

It’s here and it’s wonderful! And a little bit ahead of schedule! It only took seven weeks (instead of the eight to ten we were promised). After some initial worries about it fitting through the door, it came through without a hitch. Good because I did not have a plan B. Reason #1 why I love […]

Posted Under: Decorating, Family room Tags: Furniture

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