This post is long overdue. In fact, I think my last post about this room’s transformation was before Etta was born in March. The room’s been sort of done for a while. There were a few hangups, and I kept thinking I was going to make a couple of more things for it. Reality says, […]
DIY Kitchen makeover reveal
The kitchen makeover we started way back in January (when I was seven months pregnant, no less) is finally done! (Or more like “done,” because nothing around here is every really done.) This wasn’t a gut job to reach unattainable “dream kitchen” status — more like a very practical and realistic update. We kept what […]
Office / sewing room mini-makeover reveal
It took me a while, but our office is finally re-assembled and ready to show you! Overall, I know it doesn’t look that much different from what was there before. All of the furniture and artwork went right back where it was. Might be uneventful, but it works well in this configuration and I wasn’t […]
Stairway makeover reveal
My stairway makeover is finally complete. It only took three months, including some procrastination. (I’m really good at working on a project until it reaches about 95% completion, then the fire goes out.) This project involved stripping ugly and peeling wallpaper, drywalling, painting stripes on the walls, painting the stairs and addressing a couple of […]
Final reveal: Bedroom mini-makeover
Wanna see my bedroom? The mini-makeover in our master bedroom is done! What we had before was fine. Boring. There was nothing special about it. But I took most of what was already there (the furniture, the curtains, the colors) and just layered on top of it. It was missing all those finishing touches that […]