The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” Dramatic, yes? This is a tale of two […]
I’m baaaaaack! Boy oh boy it’s been awhile, eh? July turned into August way too fast, and now it’s already nearly the middle of the month! Dang I hate how fast summer flies by, don’t you? The commercials are finished and out, but I’ll have to save all the yummy behind-the-scenes scoop for another post. […]
It’s no secret that I love General Finishes milk paints. But oh my goodness, these side tables have fulfilled a wish of mine that I’ve had for months of wanting to go bold and bright with a color on a piece, so I could not turn down the opportunity when I had these small matching […]
Hi all! Today’s makeover was my mom’s low hutch (a.k.a. “credenza” to make it sound fancier) that she keeps in her dining room. It was stained a very red-ish-brown back-in-the-day, and she wanted to make it pretty again. Using glaze, it came back to life! Also in her dining room is a buffet table, and the […]
Woo, what a week. Things looked promising at the beginning, and even though we now know that it wasn’t meant to be, it’s still frustrating and disappointing. Shall I explain? As many of you know, we’ve been house-hunting for 9+ months. Our first home we made an offer on was a short sale, which took […]
