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The Restoration Process: Out with Gold, In with the Blue
The Process of Restoration: Out with the Gold, in with the Blue As a creative DIYer, I love Pinterest, home décor blogs, and shows like Fixer Upper. As amazing as these avenues are for resources and...
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Furniture Reveal: An Ottoman Slipcover
Furniture Reveal: An Ottoman Slipcover We are enjoying an early spring in Alaska, and in anticipation of the semi-warmth (it isn’t here yet), there have been a few garage and moving sales the last...
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Recreate: An Ottoman Slipcover Tutorial
Recreate: An Ottoman Slipcover Tutorial Today I am going to show you how I went about creating the knife-pleated ottoman slip cover. The important thing about slip covers is that they fit properly....
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Furniture Reveal: A Little Coral Chair
Furniture Reveal: A Little Coral Chair This chair, I almost didn’t photograph. It seemed like such a little make-over. Like I didn’t put enough time and effort for it to be “blog worthy”. (And the...
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Furniture Reveal: The New Barstools
Furniture Reveal: The New Barstools Most the time, as I hunt for furniture, I have to be extremely patient. In Alaska we have a VERY limited selection of both used and new furniture. I suppose if I...
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The Pillow that Lived Happily Ever After
The Pillow That Lived Happily Ever After Sometime last year, I was browsing my favorite sewing blog, Sewing in No Man’s Land, when I came across a throw pillow that she had copied from the beloved...
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A Pirate Party
A Pirate Party Hello, everyone! We’re back from our camping vacation. We had a great time, the weather was quite decent, the boys caught fish, we hiked, saw wildlife, and the biggest blessing is that...
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A Jelly Cupboard
A Jelly Cupboard Several weeks ago I spied a little cabinet at a thrift store I frequent. I had looked over it, and passed, but two days later still hadn’t gotten it out of my head. I went back, and...
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The Table That Taught Me About Process
The Table That Taught Me About Process Several years ago, my mom was at a mutual friend’s house and heard they were getting rid of their dining room table. She told me right away, as it could extend a...
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From Sewage Spewage to Restoration
From Sewage Spewage to Restoration The day the drain pipe vomits up raw sewage all over the downstairs floor, it’s always at the most inconvenient time. Day in and day out, the pipes and laws of...
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A Wooden Serving Tray
A Wooden Serving Tray For quite some time I had been looking for a serving tray. I would go to Target or other stores and think how it would be nice to have a serving tray, both for practical and...
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A Painted Barstool
A Painted Barstool Summer’s winding down here, school starts next week. I am always sad to get my kids back to school. But we have a had an incredible summer as a family, camping, hiking, BBQs, and...
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Vintage French Mirror
Vintage French Mirror I’m always on the look out for a great mirror. The heavy old ones, wrapped in pure wood. I’ve found they’re pretty hard to come by, and if you do, they’re around $100. And it’s...
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Union Jack Dresser
Union Jack Dresser When my first baby was born almost nine years ago, my husband and I had nearly no money. I wasn’t craigslist or garage sale savvy at the time, and so we bought a little sleigh style...
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The Embroidered Throw-Pillow
The Embroidered Throw-Pillow I have long admired Pottery Barn’s throw pillows, you know, the ones with embroidery, that cost $60 for the cover alone. Then one must purchase the inset in addition to...
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Industrial Nightstand and a Tricycle Lamp
Industrial Nightstand and a Tricycle Lamp When I married my husband eleven years ago, I moved into the house he had been living in for the two years prior. It was his grandmother’s guest house, and it...
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French Country Chair
French Country Chair I am always on the lookout for French style furniture to makeover. In particular French chairs or settees. I have also come to discover, I enjoy reupholstering even more than...
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re Upholstery 101
re Upholstery 101 I’ve gotten some questions from friends and readers about reupholstery. Usually, if one person is asking, there are more in the crowd who have the same question, but for many reasons...
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Fall Décor and Some Hints On Seasonal Decorating
Fall Décor and Some Hints On Seasonal Decorating If you’re one who follows other blogs out there, you know I am way behind on getting my fall décor post up. The funny thing is, I keep reading, ‘it’s...
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The Frame That Became
The Frame That Became a Chalkboard Calendar I think as I’ve entered the blog world, I have felt this internal pressure to want to post the amazing things. The room make-over reveals, the furniture...
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