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The Chandelier that Changed it All

June 3, 2014 - 41 Comments

We’ve come a long way in just two short weeks. This past weekend, we had a bunch of friends and family over (around 45) to celebrate Faye after she was blessed at our church and we have been working overtime …

Decor

A Whole Bunch of Chandeliers

May 27, 2014 - 18 Comments

This upcoming weekend we are having a large gathering of family to our house for Faye’s blessing at our church, so we are in overdrive mode trying to tie up loose project ends. This long weekend, I finished painting our …

Decor

A Flowery Light for the Nursery

March 12, 2014 - 6 Comments

We took a one day break from the floors to recoup, raise morale, and catch our breath. Even though the knee-pads had a rest, the light for baby Lemon (Greta’s name for her little sister) arrived and we were anxious …

DIY, Inspiration

Upgrading the Boob Light

February 27, 2014 - 24 Comments

Our home has standard height ceilings. We have looked into having the great room vaulted, but at a staggering cost of no less than $30K due to the way our roof is supported, our 8′ ceilings are suddenly looking a-okay. But …

DIY

Cedar & Moss in the Reading Room

December 9, 2013 - 11 Comments

The last time we visited “project shelving,” this is where we left off: In a whirlwind weekend plus a few late nights, we built a wall to house some library lights for what we’re calling the reading room. The whole …

DIY

A New Fixture and Paint-a-thon

October 25, 2013 - 2 Comments

We put in a lot of painting hours yesterday. The good news is, it’s done! (The painting part.) The bad news is, it was so late (11pm) that I didn’t get to snap any photos for you, so we’ll have …

DIY

An Experience in Exterior Fixtures

May 23, 2013 - 16 Comments

Some projects are just laughable. This was one such project. As a part of our exterior makeover (that has been severely thwarted from rain, rain and more rain) we wanted to switch out our back patio light. You can kind …

Decor

New, Cheap, Modern + Traditional Wall Lamps in the Bedroom

May 20, 2013 - 19 Comments

Back in 2011, I gave two lamps a major makeover for our room, including making the shades from scratch. They still work great, and actually, with our bed higher (we recently put our box springs back in place after one …

DIY

FAN-tastic!

April 25, 2013 - 17 Comments

I have known two people in my life that used the word “fantastic” really frequently and with a lot of enthusiasm and now, when I say, “fantastic”–it’s more like, “faaannnntassstic!!!!!!” in their voices which is funny to me, but now …

DIY

The New Kitchen Lighting (Or Fluorescent Be Gone!)

March 22, 2013 - 26 Comments

First off, I am doing much better after Monday’s incident. Thank you so much for your concern and comments. I was able to get up and walk around and even do some dishes yesterday. Strangely thrilling about the dishes. This …

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