Maybe I was a little naïve in thinking Elise wouldn’t bother my book arrangement. Maybe it was just wishful thinking. Either way, it wasn’t long before she discovered how to push the books and make them fall behind the stacks, which were pulled forward to be even with the front of the shelf. Now smarter and […]
How to shorten woven bamboo shades
I purchased inexpensive woven bamboo roman shades for both our playroom and our upstairs bathroom windows. It was easy to find cheap shades in the width I needed (27 inches), but the standard length (63 inches) was way too long for my 44.5 inch windows. Just check it out. Yeah, that’s sloppy. Before I ordered […]
From rusty to shiny: Repainted registers
The registers in our future playroom and upstairs bathroom were starting to look a little worn. Before OK, that’s not really accurate. They were flat out gross, covered in years and years of dust and rust spots. And with painting the walls white, the dirty almond-colored registers would have stuck out pretty badly. Before New […]
Playroom update
Hooray! The walls are white and the floors bare. I opted to leave the oak paneling on the walls. I didn’t see the point in ripping it down, sending it to the landfill and replacing it with ultra-smooth drywall. Almost all the walls in our house are textured, so the paneling fits right in. Besides, there’s something quite nice about wood […]
Vignette #2: Halloween(ish) mantelscape
I’m not much on decorating for seasons or holidays. A little bit at Christmas, and that’s usually it. In fact, this post originated as a post about a wimpy fall display. But my mantel decor needed a shakeup, so I decided to incorporate a few Halloweeny elements. About half of what you see was already up […]
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