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Category Archives: 3rd floor
Quick Tip: Vase turned Trashcan
The last time we were at IKEA, I was looking for a trashcan for the bedroom and completely underwhelmed with the selection. Everything was just so trashcan-y looking. As we followed the pre-determined path to the exit, we strolled through the … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms, quick tip
Tagged newark, nj, planter, planter as trashcan, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, trash, trashcan, vase as trashcan
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Hints
Seems like my secret project is stirring up some intrigue! Yesterday, MEA asked for some hints. I’ll give you two. + = Awesomeness Any guesses?
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged newark, nj, project, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome
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How To: Diamond Tufted Headboard, Part 1
Thank you for your awesome comments yesterday! You are just too kind. Of course you’ll be seeing a ‘How To’ {for those who asked}!! But not all in one post. I took 744 pictures plus video while making this thing. … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged diamond tuft, diamond tuft a headboard, diamond tufting, diamond tufting headboard, headboard, how to diamond tuft, how to make a diamond tufted headboard, modify, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, sand, sanded, sanding, stain, stained, wood
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A Diamond Tufted Headboard
It’s finally done. I found this $20 headboard {talked down from $25} on Craigslist back at the end of September. Our dear friends {the ones who helped us clean} took a drive out to Mt. Arlington with us – in … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged deep button tuft, diamond tuft, diamond tuft a headboard, diamond tufting, diamond tufting headboard, headboard, how to diamond tuft, how to make a diamond tufted headboard, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, upholstered, upholstery
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Quicky Closet Make-Over + Free Download
For living in such an old house, we’re lucky to have decent sized closets in all the bedrooms. They’re not “big” (by any stretch of the imagination) but they are bigger than most found in older homes. As luck would … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged closet, free, newark, nj, organization, organizer, organizing, paint, painting, recycle, recyling bins, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, the container store, white
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The Crutch Painting
Yesterday, Cazzy asked what the significance of this painting was. Since it’s been in a lot of posts recently, I thought I’d elaborate. It was painted in 2005 by my good friend Melissa painted this for an art show. While … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged art, crutch, newark, nj, painting, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
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How To: Float a Painting
While things with the headboard aren’t going exactly as planned, we were able to check off a few little projects around the house this weekend. Easy projects make you feel SO accomplished. First up, getting the painting hung. It’s been … Continue reading
I ripped it all out.
This weekend we expected to be snow bound; warm, cozy, tucked. Instead, we got what could only be exaggerated as a “dusting”. It was a bit of a let down. Determined to make productive use of the weekend, I took … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged button tufting, deep button tufting, diamond tufting, headboard, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, upholstered, upholstery
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Closet After!!
You’ve already seen parts 1 & 2 of our closet odyssey but now comes the fun part. AFTER pictures!! And when the “before” looks like this: anything will look better! Click over to Glocally for the full reveal.
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged after, before, closet, elfa, free standing closet, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, the container store
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