The Pictures Don’t Do it Justice…
Friday was spent in a whirlwind of getting things done around the house, then I left right as my Mom arrived to shampoo the bedroom carpet for me. I headed back to Ikea to get the bookcases, where I learned you should never go to Ikea alone. You have to abandon your bookcases [...]
Where is the Cleanup & Fluffing Crew?
When you watch Monster House, they do all the tear down and renovations and stuff over a week. Then at the end the crew shows up with the pillows and rugs and fluffy goodness and stuff and everything gets magically cleaned up and beautiful.
I just want to know where my Cleanup & Fluffing Crew [...]
My Top 10 Painting Tips…
Starting this painting project has taken research for the past few months. I actually thought I would be painting the living room first, and since it is such a prominent room in our house I wanted to be sure to do it right. I’m glad I did the bedroom first so that I [...]
Nooooooooo!
I started off the day thinking that all I needed to do today as far as painting was finish out the windows and fix up any spots that needed more paint. Then I talked to my Mom, and she pointed out that it probably needed a second coat. After I whimpered and whined [...]
Cutting in the Trim…
Tara told me that my master bedroom was huge. It is actually longer than our living room by a few feet. Tonight I think it is growing though. I keep working on cutting in the trim, and it just goes on and on and on and on and on.
Ugh.
Please tell me that [...]
Chrysanthemum, by William Morris…
While in London, I visited the Victoria & Albert Museum. After cruising through the various galleries, I went into the gift shop where I immediately spotted a bag made of fabric in the Chrysanthemum, by William Morris pattern in the blue-gray, brown, mauve & cream color. I love the fabric. I adore [...]
Decorating Update…
The heart border that used to be in our bedroom is gone. GONE! GONE! GONE!!!
Whew. Sorry for the exclamation point abuse, but I am simply that excited about it.
There was very little progress most of the day yesterday, since the dust bunnies attacked me Sunday night and I felt so miserable. [...]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
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