I have a complaint
I have a complaintWake up .Feed kids breakfastMake lunchGet kids off to schoolMake coffeeCheck google readerFeed dogsFeed frogPour coffeeDay officially begins So my complaint is this , in what kind of a world do these two things happen on the same day? seriously I was reading google reader and Layla from The Lettered…
A "whiteover"
A "whiteover"A "whiteover" .I did like the aqua color that I had painted about a year ago , but I tired of it quickly , it was too much of a good thing. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing , there is enough blue in that bath , the wall to the right of the sink is all blue glass. Now do I paint th…
How Many Did it Take ???
How Many Did it Take ???Over to the right I am going to put up a poll, I want to know how many coats of paint do you think it took to take this aqua bathroom cabinet to go from this to white ??I am including primer in the coats count.…
Keeping busy
Keeping busyI am feeling blue. Well not really , I have been painting blue though . I gave Sophie's be a fresh coat of soft blue. Sophie wanted me to paint her new dresser , however the finish was too nice to cover over so I went with painting the side table and bed. I do not have the color that I have used , …
Here are a couple of close-ups of how I dealt with this angle and corner. Here is how I finished off the end piece it is a 40 dgree cut. This is as detailed as I will get into this installation. I had no step by step directions to guide me through and since I will not be doing this again anywhere e…
Recessed panelling 101
Recessed panelling 101Ok , so recessed panelling this is what this type of trim treatment is , because the centers are recessed . I have simply taken the wall and added MDF to it , really it is that easy ,most of the joints are butt joints, again easy . I first removed the trim that was existing and replaced the baseboa…
I don't know what is up with blogger , they layout has a mind of it's own . I wanted to give you a little tip that I came up with .Although I am a huge fan of painting furniture but there is some upkeep that comes along with it , that I am fine with , but since I painted my dining room table I came…
Lowe's get 5 *****
Lowe's get 5 *****Wow , that was a very fun little outing. I had heard Lowe's was great for lighting and boy were they right , I hit the mother load.This light is so gorgeous , how can it be $33.~ ? This gorgeous galvanized fixture would be amazing over a bathroom mirror, or outside as it is intended . $24.00This vi…
Rate my Space
Rate my SpaceWhat is your experience with Rate My Space ?I decided to put up some new photos , of my made over dining room , my daughter's room and today my living room , http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-space/Living-Rooms/Just-Beachy-Living-room/detail.esi?oid=5708703 here is my most recent attempt at Rate My Sp…
Tuesday January 20th
Tuesday January 20thToday is a good day , I am thrilled to be watching history unfold.How proud and happy I am to see this day , it is a real step in the right direction , for all you who were able to vote for soon to be President Obama I am so proud , of the progress of a nation .There are good days ahead .My thought…
Low Key weekend
Low Key weekendThis is my dog trying to relieve himself in back high snow , sorry for the bad quality photo, my flash obviously didn't work .This is what we woke up to this Sunday , it snowed for 24 hours . I am so happy it happened on the weeken when my husband was home to help , with my wrist we would have been…
Evidence that the housing market has all but collapsed, see this house , well I love this house , it has a fantastic floor plan and it would be a most wonderful house to live in { I would choose a different color scheme for the exterior}Trouble with the house is well they have just slashed the pric…
I have a TIP
I have a TIPOk , I was so excited to go on a little outing with a girlfriend today , because Lowe's is opening and I was very eager to get inside and check it out for myself.My plan was foiled around 3:30 am when my happy dog jumped on me, I obviously was annoyed but still amazed my dog has figured out how to o…
Questions
QuestionsThe dining table was honey pine , I used a high adhesion primer {ZINSSER 123} which allows you to skip sanding, I then painted it with several coats of paint and finished it with a clear topcoat, I ALWAYS use latex paint , I decided to paint it black and since it was already in latex I simply wiped …
I got a new table for FREE
I got a new table for FREEThe dining room is complete . Ok well it feels like it was free , I love the cream colour of my harvest table and I think this is one of the nicest harvest tables out there , it has such pretty legs , not to bulky , but just right.I have been thinking it blends a little too much with the trim work…
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