This post has been a long time coming, ya'll. As anyone with a large family can attest, trying to finish anything in one's house takes mighty acts of willpower, self discipline, and mom's authority to kick kids out of a room now and then. Gently, of course. Throw in a COVID-19 quarantine ...
Painting
A Bench for the Dining Room
Happy April, friends ~ Like many of you with extra home time during the COVID-19 pandemic, our family is embracing the opportunity to tackle projects large and small around the house. Perfect for me because I absolutely love house projects; not so perfect for my long-suffering family. I've ...
This Isn’t What I Pictured
"When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill..." One of the things we learn early in life is things don't always turn out the way we plan. As a young girl, I received a beautiful, two-foot-high blonde "walking" doll for my birthday. The box ...
A Blue Master Vanity
Sometimes the reason we procrastinate when it comes to home design is our inability to make a decision. This was certainly the case with our Master Bath Vanity. (I'll admit, though: 10 years is far too long for decision debt.) **This post contains affiliate links; however, all recommendations ...
Vintage Army Dresser
**This post contains affiliate links; however, opinions and suggestions are wholeheartedly my own. It's always fun to venture into new territory with painting. When asked to transform a basic 6-drawer dresser into a unique piece suitable for a young boy's Vintage Army-themed room, I jumped at ...
Painting Large Bookshelves: The Paint Tent Method
**This post contains affiliate links; however, opinions and suggestions are wholeheartedly my own. Painting my enormous library bookshelves presented a challenge in more ways than one. You can see my Full Reveal here. First, these shelves consist of three large parts which are extremely ...
Painted Bookshelves Reveal
**This post contains an affiliate link; recommendations are wholeheartedly my own. One of the benefits of tackling a huge painting project is the tremendous reward. A few weeks ago I dove in to paint this three-piece bookshelf inherited from my sister. A massive unit with lots of ...
Painting Granite and other Design Hacks
Necessity is the mother of invention, but I would venture to guess most interior designers swear a Completed Room is the mother of Design Hacks. Our Office Makeover was no exception. I undertook two unintentional hacks in our office which fell outside the original Design Plan. It always ...
A Blue and Cream Office
**This post may contain affiliate links but all recommendations are wholeheartedly my own. We completed our Office Makeover this week! Our planning, labor, and styling the last few weeks transformed this hard-working space from dark and dated to bright and welcoming. There are so many ...
Office Makeover: The Design
**This post contains affiliate links. All opinions and recommendations are wholeheartedly my own. If you follow All Mimsy Home on Facebook or Instagram, you know we are completing our own Office Makeover in between client designs, teen carpools, shoulder surgery recovery (Fireman's, not mine), ...
