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Storing sheets without folding
Since finishing the hallway and office ceilings in November and reorganizing the office and living room furniture I was pretty sure that December would be a quiet month at home. I honestly have no desire to travel and some days … Continue reading
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Next Project
So while I’ve been working on a lot of little projects around the house, I’m looking at the next big project to start on when I’ve finished revamping the swinging bench for the front of my house. Here are the … Continue reading
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Plans for Spring
I was recently thinking about the next big project on my list (after finishing in the guest room) and decided that I really should just bite the bullet and tackle the living room and dining area ceilings. I’ve avoided this … Continue reading
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Office Closet Part 2
And here is the rest of the closet redo! Part 1 was clearing out the closet, painting the shelves and the top third of the wall and ceiling. Once that was done I brought back in some supplies: printer paper, … Continue reading
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Decluttering CDs
I’m a big fan of stacking projects so I get more done. For example, if you remember I was really motivated to finish my photo wall in the master but not the ceiling. Well, I had to do the ceiling, … Continue reading
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Finally a footrest
Awhile back my aunt moved to Texas and left me with a bunch of random furniture that I’ve been trying to figure out how to best utilize. One of those things was this black ottoman that came on 12″ legs. … Continue reading
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Office Closet, Part 1
As November marched on I had to come up with new and more complex ways to distract myself from writing my novel. I’d already painted the hallway ceiling, emptied the office to finish that ceiling and rearranged all the furniture. … Continue reading
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Office Redo
Right after I emptied the office I brought in drop cloths for the ceiling project. You can see the overhead lamp is horrible with 2 light bulbs burnt out. Hence the lamps. I scraped, patched, sanded and painted. Then I … Continue reading
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Because I’m Crazy, That’s Why
Right after I finished up the hallway ceiling as described in this post, I looked at the office and took a few pictures: Based on this one the room is warm, a little cozy, lots of books, somewhat cluttered. Clearly … Continue reading
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Oh Projects, My Projects
It was a long weekend of work, cleaning and fun but with the extra hour in my day I decided to tackle a project that’s been hanging over my head for awhile. On Sunday I cleared the hallway by taking … Continue reading
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