Sprucing up the entryway with new storage and a splash of bright color
Our entryway has been largely unchanged since we moved in. We bought a nice old piece of furniture (um, a cabinet??) from …
I’ve discovered a new favorite DIY addiction
And no, it’s not Pinterest. Or That Show on HGTV that you like. I’m tired of stripping paint. I’m tired of repairing …
After just a short 14 months, the bannister and railing project is complete
And you know what, you could justifiably call it a full year and a half from start to finish on this project. …
Watching other people get us to the halfway mark on the bannister
I broke down and called the guy who refinished our floors to come and knock out the bannister refinishing project for me. …
One coat left!
Dining/living room floors, originally uploaded by whiteknuckled. Floors have been stained and are nearly done. One more coat of poly going on …
One step away from completion
Peekaboo, originally uploaded by whiteknuckled. The floors in the dining room, living room, back sleeping porch and entryway are nearly done. Yesterday …
Kitchen floors well on their way
To the guy at Universal Floors who told me that the cheaper pine floors in our kitchen “would never look very good” …
Ah, now that’s the right color
We asked our floor guy to give us a natural, clear finish upstairs and a darker finish downstairs, but we didn’t get …
Well, hello beautiful
It’s been a long time since anyone has seen just how purty you are. Glad to be bringing you back to life. …
Household karma
Some shortcuts that seem like a good idea at the time — like putting some new wallpaper over the old rather than …