Tag Archives: paint

Garden Unit: Progress!!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by carrie

The walls are white. The bathroom & kitchen floors are painted. The kitchen is going in. Main floor gets 1 coat of BIN primer + 2 coats of Bittersweet Stem exterior deck & concrete paint. Then baseboards. Then finishing stuff. … Continue reading →

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Spray Paint!

Posted on August 23, 2010 by carrie

After all the mudding & sanding was done, it was finally time to paint! Well, first the ice chipper/murder weapon was found. THEN it was time to paint. Since the entire room – floors included – were getting painted, it … Continue reading →

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Mask or Embrace the Lumps & Bumps?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by carrie

I’ve come to terms with the fact that the concrete floors in the basement just are what they are. And what they are is lumpy & uneven. Long ago I made peace with the fact that I won’t ever have … Continue reading →

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Pigment Swirls

Posted on February 18, 2010 by carrie

You go to your local paint or home improvement store to buy paint. After staring at the walls of swatches you finally pick one. Or maybe you brought one with you to be matched. Either way, you hand the swatch … Continue reading →

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Quicky Closet Make-Over + Free Download

Posted on February 11, 2010 by carrie

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 →

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How To: Quick Shelves

Posted on January 22, 2010 by carrie

I’m going to show you a never before seen corner of our bedroom. All you real designers are going to gag at the blatant display of electronics but guess what. We don’t live in a showroom or a magazine. We … Continue reading →

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Master Bedroom Ideas

Posted on January 21, 2010 by carrie

The bedroom & closet are coming together. In fact I was planning to blog our big Elfa reveal over at Glocally today but that doesn’t look like it’s happening. Early next week {Mon/Tues} seems a little more realistic. So if you’re … Continue reading →

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Bedside Tables

Posted on October 27, 2009 by carrie

A few weeks ago, I posted about our bedside tables that I was making. Well I finally got around to finishing them up. See, we only have about 12″ on either side of our bed. Everything I found in the … Continue reading →

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More Free Paint!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by carrie

Glidden is doing another FREE PAINT Giveaway. This time you have to mail a non-Glidden paint label in with your form. Offer is good through Sunday, October 11, 2009 so act quick! My pick? Pumpkin Patch. {I won’t be painting an … Continue reading →

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Caulk is My New BFF

Posted on October 5, 2009 by carrie

Before owning a home, I was unaware of the happiness a little tube of caulk could bring. I’ll go so far as to admit I had NEVER caulked anything in my life. I was missing out. Back when we were … Continue reading →

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