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DIY Concrete Patio Planters

Who says it never snows in Georgia? Northern Georgia has three seasons: winter, pollen and hot.  Even though everything outside (and inside) is covered with a layer of yellow pollen, it’s not hot.  And that is cause for bring outside … Continue reading

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Dueling Divas: Horizontal Wainscoting:

I often get asked why I do so much work to a house I will eventually sell – a home I live in for a while instead of a forever home.  Why take the time to do projects that will … Continue reading

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Horizontal Wainscoting Take 2

This weekend, there was a lot of this: And did some of this: Until we had a bunch of these: Boom!  Straight 8 foot long, 3 inch wide strips cut from sheets of plywood.  The wood was then glued using … Continue reading

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Cheap Light and a Faux Post

In Georgia, the window between warm and gross sticky is smaller than the apartment in New York city.  This means we spend all winter dreaming about the warm months, while dreading the cross into the humidity.  So far my porch … Continue reading

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Finishing the Stair Treads

Lately, working on the stairs has been as much fun as watching paint stain dry.   The staining took forever.  That part of the instructions where you are supposed to wipe off the excess is very important.  If that isn’t done, … Continue reading

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Clean the Slate With White Trim

This past week was a put one foot in front of another until you can breathe again kind of week.  Between the failures of last week, my man being out of town for work (leaving me with three insanely needy … Continue reading

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Pinterest Challenge: Winter Office Edition

Recently, I lost a job.  Well, not really. I didn’t lose it, I know exactly where it is.  I got trapped in a red tape nightmare and I had to choose between two.  I chose the one closest to my home.  … Continue reading

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Horizontal Wainscoting Fail

Hi. So this past week was a total bust.   We started with good intentions..(I’m talking to you light)…. And ended on an equally bad note.  It began with the simple idea of horizontal plank wainscoting, the lines of the wainscoting … Continue reading

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Let Your Light Shine!

After a few weeks of large time-consuming projects (tiling with pennies, or creating a map mosaic), I decided to tackle something small, installing a wall mounted light fixture.  The brass sconce (wall light) was killing me -mainly because it was cheapo brass colored and … Continue reading

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Finishing the maps: aka Act Like a Crazy Person

It is official! The maps have been, cut, pasted and sealed to the wall.  But wait?!? What were they sealed with?  Modgepodge? Poly something or other? Fairy dust?  Those are all sane choices made by sane people.  I think we’re past … Continue reading

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