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Leah’s Woodgrain Desk ~ Step-by-Step Instructions!

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This is kinda old news, but remember how we did this little end table for Leah a few weeks ago? Well I almost forgot to post about it, but we did a drop-leaf desk for her as well! Here’s the before pic: She loved this mural we painted for her friend Brenda, and wanted the same design on her desk… only with woodgrain! So we started by sanding everything down, and putting a thick coat of poly on ... [ Read More ]

A New Little Fave

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I’ve never been one to carry a big ol’ purse. It’s beyond me why someone would want to lug around a huge bag that could fit an entire change of clothes. While I respect your need to carry your running shoes, makeup, camera, hair brush, your lunch, breath mints, and a million pennies and wads of receipts…HOW do you find anything in there?!?! So when it comes to my purse, I’m a minimalist for sure. ... [ Read More ]

Custom Closet Shelving ~ A Tutorial!

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So we live in this OLD house, right? And apparently 112 years ago, storage solutions weren’t on the forefront of home-builders’ minds. Because our old farm house is without a single coat closet, linen closet… and pantry (until we made our own). But instead of complaining about our LACK of storage, I should just be grateful that we even have closets in our bedrooms! Because we’re pretty sure they ... [ Read More ]

13 Months

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Guessssssssssssssss what! Today’s the first Friday of the month! And that means the chickies get to have their monthly picture taken! They’re no stranger to this practice, and we’ve all been totally missing the tradition. Sweet little girls, I about can’t stand it. After taking today’s picture, I was sitting on the floor with the laptop cropping and editing the photo, and the girls sat on either ... [ Read More ]

WHAT to look for when searching for furniture to fix up!

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We started out this morning sharing WHERE we look for great furniture finds, and now it’s time to talk about WHAT to look for! There are a few basic guidelines to remember… but as always, there are exceptions to every rule. So follow your gut!Search for pieces that are solid. And by solid, I mean… structurally sound. Although, being solid wood is definitely a bonus. If you have the tools and ... [ Read More ]

WHERE to look for furniture to fix up!

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We did a post several months ago, laying out some tips for SELLING your furniture (or anything) on Craigslist. But lately we’ve been getting a lot of emails from friends and readers wondering what our secrets are for FINDING great deals on furniture! And today we’re going to spill the beans! This is specifically for our fellow DIY readers that are wanting to find, purchase, and ‘redo’ (by ... [ Read More ]

Leah’s Checkerboard End Table–and a Friggin AWESOME Stencil!

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For some reason, lately, when I sit down to write a post… my first thought is to write the words “as it turns out…”  I think I started a post this way last week, and subconsciously I must think it sounds really intellectual or something. Anyway. As it turns out, I have a little makeover to share today! We did an end table and desk for a client (who’s on her way to pick them up now!), and we ... [ Read More ]

A confession.

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Soooooo, OK. The topic I’m about to discuss has become enough a part of my daily life that it seems worth sharing. This takes a lot of humility, but it’s a part of who I am. So here goes… I’m irrationally terrified of crickets. It’s pretty bad. I’ve actually considered seeing a therapist. When I see a cricket, I totally lose my mind. And it’s embarrassing, cause I’m a country girl. Spiders and ... [ Read More ]

Chalkboard Cubes

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Today I have a fun project to show you! My old place of employment (pre-baby), McFarland Clinic was getting rid of their big clunky cube-like-end-table-things that have magazines on them in the waiting rooms, and upgrading to something… well, I don’t know what they’re upgrading to. But they were so over these things… My friend Dana swiped them for us before they got tossed. My first and ... [ Read More ]

Did somebody say AUCTION?!

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Yesterday, Nick and I headed into the kitchen (each holding a girl) to scrounge up something to feed the babes and ourselves. And Nick says in passing ‘did you know there’s an auction in town tonight?’ An auction? Like where they have sweet old pieces of furniture and random little nick-knacks? me: ‘what time?’ Nick: ‘five o’clock’ me: ‘that’s in 9 minutes’ So naturally, I whipped up some ... [ Read More ]

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