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Pantry Restoration & Renovation – ORC Week 1

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 7, 2016362Views 0Likes 8Comments

Today is the day! This is kick-off week for the 6-week One Room Challenge™ (ORC). Yesterday, the featured designers revealed the rooms they intend to makeover as well as their plans. Today is the day that we guest participants get to do the same thing. I have been quite excited about being a guest participant.…

Welcome to the Doll Apartment

Living & DecorApril 5, 2016447Views 0Likes 16Comments

When M suggested the idea of making a doll apartment, I was completely on board. A project like this one took me right back to my childhood. When I was not spending my time at the top of a tree and covered in dirt, I loved playing with my dolls. My sister and I used…

Girl’s Bedroom – The Big Reveal

Living & DecorApril 4, 2016309Views 0Likes 8Comments

It feels so good to say that M's room is finished. I am a little embarrassed that we started this room renovation in January, and now it is already April. However, we actually have four inches of snow on the ground today, and it feels like January. The weather creates the illusion that no time…

Girl’s Bedroom: Week 9 – The Closet

Living & Decor, MaintenanceMarch 24, 2016241Views 0Likes 10Comments

For all of the area school kids, this week is Spring Break. My kids are not in traditional school, but it does lighten up our schedule. Many of their normal activities observe Spring Break and they go on hiatus. That means I have a lot less driving to do, and I have more time to…

Making a Quilt – From Concept to Completion

Living & DecorMarch 17, 2016190Views 0Likes 2Comments

I once went to a quilt show with my mom, who is a very good quilter. There were rooms upon rooms of colorful, intricately pieced quilts. There were modern batik quilts, vintage quilt replicas, and even some quilts appliqued with entire outdoor scenes. It was a sea of color reflective of the skill, love and…

Girl’s Bedroom – Week 8 – All the Little Details

Living & DecorMarch 11, 2016149Views 0Likes 4Comments

With a project like this one, the devil is in the details, and there sure are a lot of details. There has been a little setback. The budget has dried up, but the project is not finished. We have put the idea for a tall storage closet on hold for now. Having a tall storage…