For those of you who know us, you also know our home is looking a bit different these days. With the addition of two little nieces and a nephew, our home is sporting a lot of Hello Kitty, Legos, markers, and matchbox cars. But also a lot of laughter and ...
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Discovering
When we're young, we strive to reach an ideal we've carried in our minds, an ideal which is a compilation of movie scenes, books we've read, families we've observed, truths we've learned, bits of life we've lived. We may not be able to accurately define this ideal early on, but its ...
A Little Dresser
I finished a little dresser this morning. Light and unassuming, this piece didn't have a lot of carvings, turned legs, or molding, so I embellished the drawers with painted ceramic knobs from Hobby Lobby... ...then stripped and stained the top to resemble old ...
The One That Didn’t Get Away
Every now and then, a woman just needs a good furniture makeover. This dresser is one of them.Right away I need to clarify that, so far, this one isn't for sale, simply because....well....I'm not ready to let it go yet.From the wavy drawer fronts to the scrolled pulls, not to mention the stripes ...
The Best is Yet to Be~!
I just returned from a morning run and somehow wanted to capture the beauty, the peace, the inspiration His great outdoors can bring. Such a gorgeous fall day~! Words from a poem I couldn't quite recall kept playing through my mind as I prepared for this week....this season....this ...
Book Page Wreath
When the music fades.........and all is stripped away......My soul often finds rest in creating. After hugging our last summer guests good-bye yesterday morning, I spent the day reconnecting with my home and allowing myself to wile away the hours with no real purpose or agenda. And as is so ...
Dining Room Chair Slipcovers
I'm so excited to have finished my first slipcovers! Granted, they weren't extremely difficult, but their creation is a new chapter for me. Would you like to see? My plan was to paint only the two armed dining chairs at the ends of our table. Remember how they looked ...
Union Jack Desk ~ Part 2
I finished the Union Jack desk in my oldest son's room, along with a chair to match. You can see the Part 1 here.We are slowly "growing up" his room this summer and his desk received the first overhaul. I've always wanted to do a Union Jack design and, because we planned to keep this desk in his ...
Union Jack desk ~ Part 1
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Dear Lord, may we never forget the principles which founded this great nation. And may we forever honor those ~ living and passed ~ who fight to defend our liberty and way of life. We cannot say thank you enough.How fitting that I just happen to be working on some ...
Turquoise Buffet and Dressers
I started this post a couple weeks ago to share a turquoise buffet I painted recently, but then we wrapped up homeschool, I headed to Minneapolis for a quick getaway with family, and never finished the post. First, a little back story: A couple months ago, I sold a mustard-yellow dresser to a ...
