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The Library: One Room Challenge Week 4

Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 27, 2017185Views 0Likes 12Comments

Last year, when I completed the kitchen pantry and the dining room as our One Room Challenge™ projects, I fared pretty well without a lot of panic. This year, not so much. The exhaustion is setting in, and the to-do list still looks way too long to complete in only two weeks. So where are we…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 3

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 20, 2017477Views 0Likes 27Comments

It's week 3, and if I stop for even one second to consider this project-in-full, I will implode. There, I got that out, and now I feel better. Truly, my life does not suck. We have a little money to spend on this project, everything is coming along well, and so far, we have not…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 2

Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 13, 2017253Views 0Likes 16Comments

Thank you for all the love last week regarding choosing the library for our One Room Challenge™ project. What I especially appreciate is your confidence that we will get the library done in six weeks and that it will be beautiful. There is a chance that you are all enabling my delusions, but in all seriousness,…

DIY Basics: Remove Wallpaper the Easier Way

Living & Decor, MaintenanceApril 12, 2017193Views 0Likes 2Comments

Since we moved to BHH in 2014, we have removed a lot of wallpaper. Old houses often have several layers of wallpaper on top of each other. It can be a bit of an archeology experiment once the top layer is gone. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that removing…

Ay yai yai! It’s a big one: One Room Challenge Week 1

One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 6, 2017707Views 0Likes 31Comments

It's One Room Challenge™ time again. High fives all around! The One Room Challenge™ is hosted by Linda of Calling It Home and media partner House Beautiful. In 2016, we had so much fun joining in as guest participants of the challenge that it is now a permanent date on our renovation calendar every spring and…

DIY Basics: Using Oil-Based Primer – 6 Simple Steps

MaintenanceApril 4, 20175KViews 0Likes 15Comments

We are still heavy into the last couple of days of the guest room refresh, and the One Room Challenge™ starts on Wednesday, but today, I am starting a series of posts about DIY Basics. Nearly three years ago, when I started this blog, we had very few skills to share. We had a whole lot…