Well, the radio is painted. See? Blue. The part that isn’t painted will be covered by a fabric or paper-covered insert that I have yet to find. Or rather, I bought two pieces of fabric, got them home and didn’t like either of them. I’m going to have to broaden the search. However, I didRead more
Let’s go to the movies! Let’s go see the stars! Or perhaps just sit in some antique theater seats and pretend we’re at Radio City. But let’s back up a bit. Last Monday I was feeling a little restless. I think I’d been cooped up inside too long what with the snowy weather last week.Read more
A couple of months ago, I picked up a lamp at the Bargain Loft thrift store in Herndon. It was pretty hideous and also broken. The harness was detached from the base, and though it was possible to shove it back in I highly doubted it would be safe to use as is. Also, theRead more
Recently I needed to bring a tiny gift to a friend. Unfortunately, it was an oddly shaped tiny gift and since my car was in the shop, running out to grab a gift bag wasn’t an option. But I figured that in the great universe of blogger-dom, there would be a good tutorial and, whatRead more
Remember this? I headed out thrifting specifically to find some things to spray paint a la the Young House Love book. Well, I finally found some things to spray paint. Three of them, actually. So far we’ve only tackled two because the third one will be a little more complicated and deserves a post ofRead more
Prep work sucks. Once you’ve picked a color and gone to the paint store and brought home a bright, shiny new color, you want to see it on something! You don’t want to spend the next three days cleaning, sanding, wood filling, taping off and priming. Unfortunately, you have to. I guess you’ve probably gatheredRead more
This project has been going on way too long. I’d say…five years? But now that I have time, the house is all organized and I’m tired of listening to the liquor bottles rattle against each other every time we turn on the bread maker because they’re all sitting on the counter, it is SO PASTRead more
I have no ideas of my own. Seriously. This is why I read blogs. I love to do projects and love to find creative solutions to the problems that crop up while I’m doing them, but when it comes to creating an idea out of my own head and executing it? Not my strong suit.Read more
So we’re clear, I don’t talk about Young House Love every day. Okay, I totally do. I love their blog, I love their book, I love them. I love everything they do. I met them while they were out on their book tour and they were super nice. John and Sherry both signed my bookRead more
Reader Elaine asks: I have two mid century chairs that were oil finished and then left outside. the wood is now grey. I want to rehab the wood(teak) I believe, and then stain and wax. How do I go about rehabbing the wood? I was going to start with sandpaper. Do you have any suggestions? Read more