Reality Daydream

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My Grieving Process

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I used to prefer winter over summer... an idea that is undoubtedly foreign to most. I loved the first snow, hot chocolate, fireplaces, hoodies, snowboarding, trees covered in frost, christmas lights... I just loved it all, ok?Well that all changed after last winter. And unless you were in a coma, you know exactly what I'm talking about. My close brush with death didn't help matters any. And though ... [ Read More ]

SWAGGER WAGON

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This video is probably old news, but I find it to be HILARIOUS and can't stop watching it. Can't wait till I have good reason to have a Swagger Wagon of my own. Toyota's officially redeemed themselves in my book. ... [ Read More ]

Changing Table

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Because babies poop, and because homemade gifts are the best... we refinished a baby changing table for our baby niece, Kendall. Here is the before picture:After about 10 minutes of THIS, we went out and bought a cheap electric sander. We would also like to point out that this piece of furniture also serves as evidence that we are able to appreciate the value of lovely stained & varnished ... [ Read More ]

Amanda’s Backsplash

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Amanda and I finally got our scheduling issues figured out. And I'm glad we did, because this backsplash really brings something to the 'table' ...HAHA get it? Kitchen humor!Here are the before pictures... wouldn't you just say her kitchen is LACKING something? We thought so.And the after pictures... well they didn't turn out too well without any natural lighting, for it had already gotten dark ... [ Read More ]

Curiously enough…

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So, our kitchen overhaul was recently featured on the Remodelaholic's website... SO COOL!But here's the weird part... we were getting some curious traffic on our sitemeter, and after clicking on the links, we were led to this Turkish website that featured our vanity project! How incredibly bizarre?!  Does anyone speak Turkish?We feel so...  so international!  . ... [ Read More ]

Monetary Mosaic

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Based on this photo, I know I have some explaining to do. So here's the story... Back in my bachelorette days, whenever I would make a purchase, I would open a store card to get the 15% discount. I would then pay in full, close the card, and add it to my stack. So Bob, the answer to your question is NO, they are not active, and NO... you cannot have them. So basically, this project has been ... [ Read More ]

Kendall Carolina

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If you are one of my numerous kindred-spirit infertile types, I permit and encourage you to read no further on today's post. It's for the sake of our cyber-friendship.Meet Kendall Carolina. She joined us oxygen-breathing creatures on September 23rd at 6:41pm... weighing in at a strong 8lbs 7oz... pretty hefty for 2 weeks early!! You shoulda seen Tim's face when he walked out that door. It was ... [ Read More ]

Stay Tuned…

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For lack of anything else to write about today, we thought we would share some teasers of our upcoming projects. (we just can't be profound everyday, ok?)This coffee table/end table set is being custom refinished for a client. We hope she loves the result!! So far, we've sanded and primed.This dresser (there are actually two of them) is a craigslist purchase that we're picking up today. Can you ... [ Read More ]

The one that started it all

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Due to a miscommunication, we didn't paint a backsplash this weekend. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share the story about how the backsplash painting came about. Because... it never fails: every time we paint a backsplash, the homeowner asks how we got started painting backsplashes to look like tile. And I think the hubs is getting sick of hearing this story.I was living in ... [ Read More ]

scattered thoughts

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it's very early. too early to think. my sister-in-law is in labori'm so far behind on laundry that i found one of my little brother's shirts whilst folding. yes, he moved out 13 days ago.   ...and his wife is in labor.i've gone back to 2% milk- best choice i've made in a long time.i'm torn between loving my little stubby pigtails, and getting a much needed haircut.nick is making me ... [ Read More ]

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