French credenza/buffet makeover
I found this beautiful French looking credenza about a year ago at a local estate sale. It sat brown for a while (see below.) Although I loved it in it’s original condition, the balance of wood furniture to painted furniture ratio was off in my living room. I...
Painted Queen Anne Chairs
I titled this one Back to my same ol’ BS because a long time ago I frequently painted furniture. And I know it’s so controversial! I get it! And I totally agree that certain wood furniture, namely Antique furniture, high quality wood furniture,...
Counter Stools from Frontgate
It’s October and also my 26th anniversary! I can hardly believe its been that long. Joe is in Switzerland this week but he let me pick our gift this year. Maybe so I wouldn’t feel so sad this week. Although I didn’t mind our old metal...
Turn an old dresser into a desk
Yay! I’m back in business baby! I finally have a dedicated work space with a super fast computer! I just love it! It wouldn’t have been possible if my son didn’t love building computers and shopping for parts. He is only 15...
Game Room
One week ago we decided to give the Game Room a quick update. We needed to move the computer out of there and into an open spot where we could supervise the kids on it. Now the computer is in our loft and we needed to make a spot for Joe to work from home. The...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
