Painted Furniture! Whoo hoo!

Oh I’m so excited!  Today I finally had some time to paint our little thrift store side table in our bedroom! I’d bought it many years ago for the guest room of our former house. The top was sorta in bad shape so I rolled on some paint and rolled over the top of the [...]

Back to Blogging about our New House

Hey I’m baaaack! I promised I’d get back to blogging after I finished our taxes. Yes, I’m done and no, we didn’t get a refund…But Uncle Sam’s sure happy…Oh well Another reason for delayed blogging is because we are experiencing unprecedented warm pre-Spring weather here in ND and that means getting outside to work on [...]

Good luck sign!

They say Ladybugs  are a sign of good luck! Since we moved into this house, I’ve been seeing one every 2 or 3 days! Yay! (Do you think it’s the same bug movin’ around or does she have lots of friends?) And just a quick tip for the day:  If you have something that’s painted white [...]

Another “New” Chair Redo in the Making!

Hey,  This can’t be the real me! I just blogged two days ago….haha!  Well, I figured I’d get in another quick post about something back to decorating I routinely shop (virtual shop more often than not) on our local online classifieds.  I shop for lots of stuff: puppies/dogs (I can’t get another one…we already have [...]

Ideas for the kitchen table and chairs

In my last post, I showed you our kitchen table and chairs.  As you know I’m pondering a new look  to update them a little. Paint? Recover the seats? Etc.? I’ve gone to Sherwin-Williams’ website to the Color Visualizer and “painted” some options for us to all see  This is kinda fun and the Color [...]

Decorating or…. ?

Hello All! I’ve been absent from the blog world (including reading other’s blogs) due to some very important things in our lives.  The month of June this year is filled with weddings and anniversaries which are always fun! Eric and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary in early June!  Our celebrating hasn’t “officially” been done [...]

A Terrific find!

I’ve been looking (and waiting!) for a backyard patio set.  We’ve been using simple white resin chairs with an old vintage metal round table that was my grandfather and grandmother’s. But the rust on the table is getting so bad underneath I’m afraid some day I’m going to lose my glass right through it! Nevertheless, [...]

Extra, Extra! “Special Edition” Post

OK readers, I’ve got a quickie post for you.  I’d love to see tons of responses on this one  You’ll see why in a minute!  Oh and before I forget, thank you so much to all the new readers and your comments!  I guess there are more than just a couple family members reading by [...]

Are you distressed?

I’m not actually asking you about your state of mental health…LOL!   What I’m talking about is whether or not you are one of the many who love the distressed and/or shabby chic style.  Before we get going, let me say that I DO like both shabby chic and distressed furnishings…..to a point.  There are [...]

Additional Info for the “New” Kitchen

Some people out there, those who consider themselves “readers, not just picture-lookers”, might be interested in more info about our “new” kitchen.  The sort of  ”what’s that?” stuff kind of explanations.  This post is for you!  (You’re not required to read this ya know.  This isn’t school. You will not be tested on the material. [...]