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The Library: ORC – The Budget Breakdown & Sources

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 13, 2017241Views 0Likes 7Comments

Wowie! Thank you for all of the lovely comments about the big library reveal. I woke up Friday feeling aimless. Without a goal, I pretty much just walked up and down the stairs forgetting why I did. If it is not apparent from past posts, rest does not really suit my personality. I could be persuaded…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 6

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 11, 20171KViews 0Likes 52Comments

Today is the day! Good grief! It has been six l o n g weeks. Yesterday, I finally had to stop working in the library and simply move forward with the project as it was. I realized that I could not make the library better in two days time, but I could certainly make it worse.…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 3

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 20, 2017636Views 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…

DIY Basics: Remove Wallpaper the Easier Way

Living & Decor, MaintenanceApril 12, 2017276Views 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…

The Guest Room – A Slight Change of Plans

Living & DecorMarch 28, 2017527Views 0Likes 17Comments

Last week, after all that talk about pink paint, I had a change of heart. Although I love the color, when I laid all of the bedding together and compared it to the paint chip, the colors were off. I intended for the pink walls to draw out the reds and pinks from the throw…

The Guest Room – All The Details

Living & DecorMarch 22, 2017599Views 0Likes 29Comments

There are only two weekends left before the One Room Challenge™ begins. The challenge lasts for six weeks, and exactly one week after it is over, our first visitors arrive. We feel the pressure to get this guest room done now since we will not have even one minute for extra projects once the challenge…