How to Make an Old Fashioned Floor Plan with Graph Paper
I know there are a million online floor plan generators out there, but I like my old-fashioned way: my Mom draws a scaled version on graph paper, then I measure…
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Velvet Volition: Choosing Velvet for My MCM Chair
Hubs and I went to our favorite upholsterer on Monday (the same folks who recovered the gorgeous mint chair – Kessels, for Ottawa readers) and short-listed some fabrics for the…
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How to Paint a Brass Bar Cart Glossy White
This might be controversial because vintage brass bar carts are popular but I don’t love gold in my home, so I’m going to show you a bar cart makeover and…
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Paint a Basement Door Mint and Create a Handy Message Centre
After we spruced up the basement landing/stairwell . . . . . . the door to the basement remained sadly un-spruced. It had been painted white and given new brushed…
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My DIY Hungarian Embroidery, Now a Pillow!
I recently spent a semester (four months) in Budapest, Hungary doing research for my PhD and while there I decided to start a DIY Hungarian embroidery project to help mark…
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How to Stage Bedrooms for Sale
As you’ve seen, we made some changes to get the townhouse ready for sale. The laundry room was finally finished with curtains and fun turquoise floors. The main floor powder…
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