Planning to Paint a Brick Fireplace
No matter how much I pushed and prodded, and produced photo after photo of lovely painted brick fireplaces, Hubby never budged on his “don’t-paint-the-brick” opinion in the townhouse. Given that…
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August is Done. I DID it!!
August was certainly stressful for me, and for some reason I decided an excellent way to “unwind” after a super stressful day of frantic writing was to start watching the…
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Tasty Turquoise Kitchens
I cannot tell you how much I am itching to start work on the lakehouse, but the townhouse sale has hit a few snags and my research takes precedence. I…
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Research Update: $3000+ Worth of Poor Results
A lot of folks ask about my PhD research, which I know I am oddly silent about. It’s just that this is my happy place, where I like to talk…
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How to Refinish Solid Wood Furniture Legs + Arms
We ordered the velvet (yay!) and we’ll be dropping off the chair at Kessels Upholstery soon. But first our little garbage chair needed some love. We stripped and re-stained its…
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Easy and Delicious Meatloaf Recipe
Growing up, the “good” dishes and “everyday” dishes dichotomy was short-lived in our house after our “everyday” dishes proved too cheaply made to actually withstand the everyday, and our sturdy…
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