Master Bedroom Renovation Challenge: [Stage 8] Floor Staining & A Quest for Wall Sconces

Catch up on the renovation progress!  Master Plans / Stage 1 / Stage 2-3 / Stage 4 / Stage 6 / Stage 7 / Stage 9 …When we last left our hero, Karl, he was floor-sanding the night away to finish before a deadline set by the floor stainers. Did he make it? Yes. Barely. As in 3am, mere hours before having to return the sander […]

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Living Room in Chantilly Lace [& Benjamin Moore’s Low-VOC Natura Paint Review]

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It’s hard to get good paint options, especially when you want low-VOC paint that truly is and not simply claiming to be. Up until now our only local paint stores have been Sherwin Williams, Lowes, and Home Depot. As far as our living room goes…they haven’t served us well. (you can review our two previous attempts at […]

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