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DINING ROOM ~ I Love Me Some Molding!

Nothing makes a room look more classy and elegant as beautiful molding.  I love me some molding!!! In our previous house, we installed picture frame molding in the dining room and a chair rail in the...

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THE GUEST BATHROOM COMPLETE REVEAL ~ completely!

I'm so excited to reveal two make-overs today. The first one is my new blog design. It was done by Creative Kristi Designs. I met Kristi at The Haven Conference, a blogging conference held in Atlanta,...

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RIPPING OUT BASEBOARD ~ and getting a little frustration out!

We were very busy this weekend getting a little frustration out and getting a lot of work done all at the same time!   We're building built-in bookcases on one whole side of our family room. I've...

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THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOKCASES

As I sit in my family room looking at a beautiful wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase, I let out a big   YEAH!!!   I'm also doing the happy dance!!!   We've been working hard for a long time,...

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A NEW FIREPLACE MANTEL ~ it was worth the wait!

There's nothing more homey during Christmas than stockings hanging on a beautifully decorated mantel while the fireplace crackles with a glowing fire.   Like this…….. Source We've lived in our house...

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2013 Project Recap

      HAPPY (ALMOST)   NEW YEAR!!!!!   I hope your 2013 was full of blessings!   I can't believe another year is almost gone. Time really does fly when you're getting old  having fun!!   We've been...

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PINK ISN’T JUST A COLOR, IT’S AN ATTITUDE!

Wow, it's been a long time since I've written on my blog. I apologize for being way too busy with family, a new job, and school sports commitments. This weekend has been the first free one in a long...

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THE TWO LEGGED TABLE STRIKES AGAIN

If you read my last post about my two legged table here, you learned about our plan and inspiration for the half table going into our laundry room for a little extra workspace. We got a lot of work...

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SECOND BATHROOM REVEAL!!

The second bathroom redo (or what we lovingly call the “Fishy Bathroom”) is finally complete. With summer vacation, ultimate frisbee games, family time, and life in general, this project has taken way...

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2015 PROJECT RECAP

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope your 2015 was a year full of wonderful memories, completed home projects, and no regrets! Looking through my 2015 To-Do List that I wrote about this time last year, I’m amazed...

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A HALLWAY WITH PERSONALITY ~ and a little board & batten

How was your 4th of July? The LOML had a four day weekend and all but one of the kids was home for the summer so we had lots of family time planned. Barbecuing baby back ribs, shrimp and pineapple...

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A LARGE MIRROR ~ on the cheap!

I found a great idea on Pinterest… AGAIN! Source We’re slowly finishing up on the upstairs hallway. You can see all the inspiration here. We’ve completed hanging the board & batten this weekend....

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BOARD & BATTEN HALLWAY ~ the final reveal and big plans

I can finally show y’all the board & batten hallway all finished. Oh wait! Not “ALL” finished. Just the board & batten. Click the link to read how we hung it. Here you go…. You can see my large...

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A “NEW” OLD TABLE ~ and a new distressing technique

While planning for the hallway redo, I wanted something beautiful for the weird special wall right here. It’s the first thing that greets you when you walk upstairs.(Forgive the wood and painters tape....

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PHOTO GALLERY IN THE HALLWAY

We are getting closer and closer to finishing our upstairs hallway. So far, we’ve hung the board & batten. I made a large mirror on the cheap. We found a beautiful antique table that I painted and...

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BEAUTIFUL FRENCH DOORS ~ and a little touch of class

We’ve been working on the upstairs hallway for awhile now. We’ve completed some fun projects up there. I painted all the doors to the bedrooms and hall bathroom black about a year ago. I also added...

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ~ Planned Projects on the blog

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The New Year always brings with it hope for change, fresh, new beginnings. We just put away all our Christmas decorations. Does anyone else get tired of them? My house felt so...

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BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOORS ~ Part One

Happy Very Belated Chinese New Year! My LOML works for a company from China so the week before last was a big holiday for them. SCORE!!! He took off last Friday and Monday so we had four days to rip up...

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THE HALLWAY IS COMPLETELY COMPLETE!

Do you know the feeling you get when you’ve worked really hard for really long on something and you just completed it and you look back and say, AAAHHHHH!!!! (insert sigh noise) That’s what I’m doing...

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AN ORGANIZED CLOSET ~ trapped in the house

In January, NC was bombarded with about 2 inches of snow. (insert sarcastic snicker) Believe it or not, we were stuck in the house for a few days. The two inches of snow came Saturday morning. So we...

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