The artwork in this house is in flux again. I guess that’s what happens when you bring new things in; some old things have to rotate out. I took down my paint chip artwork. I was getting pretty tired of it, but the people on Pinterest never seem to get tired of it. […]
Hallway mini-makeover
It occurred to me that I never posted photos of our hallway mini-makeover. I say “mini” because a hallway just doesn’t have that much to make over, but almost every inch of it has been re-done. Before from before we moved in This hallway needed an overhaul. It was dark, the carpet was that ubiquitous beige […]
A somewhat orderly grouping of small artwork
I have a lot of smaller pieces of artwork and our newly painted hallway seemed to be the perfect spot to showcase them. The hallway is approximately three feet wide, so the close proximity to the viewer suits smaller pieces. I wanted to hang them in a cluster, but didn’t want it to look overly messy or cluttered. I hung the […]
Hallway carpet: done!
I’m so excited our hallway carpet is done! I laid every last inch of it myself and have the dull carpet knife to prove it. The base molding still needs to be replaced and I need to get some of those metal strips for the edges. The carpet tiles have a heavy backing and they don’t require […]
A story about carpet tiles and a $200+ savings!
On the hunt for carpet tiles for the basement office, I made a trip out to Hood’s, a local home improvement outlet store. They have a huge 99-cent carpet tile section with pallettes full of Mohawk and Interface carpet tiles. The only trouble is, you have to sift through to find ones that match and […]