Folks who live in New England tend to fall easily into seasonal crankiness. When it is hot in the summer, it is too hot and in the winter, after the first snow storm, suddenly it is the longest, most horrible winter ever. I think we are all collectively happy for about twenty minutes in the [...]
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Chairs Chairs Chairs
Posted in B4 and After, How To..., Kate, Uncategorized, tagged CHAIRS, dining room, woodworking on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I signed up for a woodworking class that starts in February. It is through the adult education program in my cute little city. Eight weeks of learning how to build things! I’m hoping to learn how to make furniture and get over my fear of power tools. I am so excited. Do you want to [...]
First Time Home Buyers – Learn from our mistakes!
Posted in B4 and After, Disrespected Wood, Justin, Kate, tagged Justin, kate, kitchen remodel, Lowes, shady sellers on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I would imagine that any young couple embarking upon the purchase of their first home does so with a youthful idealism and the totally misguided idea that the sellers aren’t trying to pull a fast one. Well, that would be silly. One thing that we’ve learned time and time again is that people can be [...]
Cha -cha- changes
Posted in B4 and After, Disrespected Wood, Kate, tagged disaster not averted, kate, Kitchen remodeling on November 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So remember when I did my $150 kitchen remodeling project? That was a fun weekend. Unfortunately, while the countertops looked lovely, the wallpaper on the cabinets did not survive a brand new puppy and within what felt like a few minutes time, started to look beyond awful. After some soul searching with Justin (the husband, for [...]
Manic Crafting – Shimmy Shimmy YA
Posted in Disrespected Wood, Kate, Manic Crafting, The Earth Friendly Room, tagged crafting, crazy, mirrors, ODB, shims on June 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Sometimes I get grumpy for ridiculous reasons. I could give you a list so then you would never be the cause of my ire but since most of them are weird, ego related issues, I think it is better if I don’t put it up on the internet. You are welcome. The reason for this sharing [...]
Rocking Around the Clock
Posted in B4 and After, Disrespected Wood, How To..., Kate, Style & Stage, Style Inspiration vs. Perspiration, tagged B4 & After, Fabric, kate, Makeover, Paint, wood on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Back during the days of endless Summer, I had a rocking chair that I was tasked with giving a makeover to. You might remember from this post. It was a fun job. Due to some shipping challenges with the fabric, the project got shelved. Finally, as the days got cooler and the leaves started to change colors, [...]
Collecting versus Clutter
Posted in Kate, Style & Stage, The Earth Friendly Room, Uncategorized on October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Justin and I just celebrated our first anniversary. We decided to get out-of-town for a week. We spent most of the spring and summer planning and saving for a multi city trip in Europe. The trip itself isn’t what I would call restful or relaxing but it did give us both tremendous insight into other [...]
It’s Not Easy Being “Green”
Posted in B4 and After, Craigslist Hunter, Disrespected Wood, How To..., tagged B4 & After, Craiglist, disrespected wood, Liner Paper, Paint on June 7, 2010 | 11 Comments »
In one of my crazier Craigslist Hunter moments, I found a woman offering two free dressers located about a half hour away from where I work. She had some very strict rules for pick up though. You had to come that day, they would be outside at the end of her driveway and you had to [...]
The Craiglist Hunter – Part One
Posted in Craigslist Hunter, Disrespected Wood on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One question that I frequently am asked is where I get my furniture from and the answer is: I am the Craigslist hunter. Much in the way a regular hunter might sit up in his/her tree stand for hours, waiting for the perfect moment when some cute (and tasty) animals comes close, I spend my spare time [...]
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