Category: DIY
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Stenciling the Hall and Dining Room
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The stenciling job in the hall and dining room is complete! It took about 21 hours to do this, working over three days. You can read about the updates of each day here, here, and here. Here’s a picture from before we moved in, with the previous owner’s furniture. Note…
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The Stenciling is Done!
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No big “reveal” yet … but, I’m done with the stenciling! Here’s the dining room wall: Maybe you’ve noticed … this has been cracking us up… we have about 14 bottles of wine out on the dining room table. I’ll get everything back in place and share more of the…
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Stenciling the Hallway and Dining Room, Day 2
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The stenciling continued today; I got through the hallway, and worked my way into the dining room. As of tonight, here’s what’s done: I love the way the pattern looks on the hallway! What do you think? Here’s what I have left to do: Oh, and we might have stopped…
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Stenciling the Hallway and Dining Room, Part One
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On Monday, I started a big stencil project, using a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils. I’ll give more details in the next couple of days! As of about midnight, I’ve gotten nearly half way through the wall I’m working on. Here’s a sneak peek… Looking down the hallway towards the…
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Easy DIY Christmas Gift: Candles and Washi Tape
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On Sunday we were putting up Christmas decorations. I’d come across a candle that I bought over the summer, and that was sitting in the hutch. It was looking a little worse for wear, and it didn’t seem that festive: Add to it the fact that the scent is called…
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Bulletin Board and Other Bedroom Updates
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Life got a bit nutso there for a bit. I got sick, then there were some layoffs at my company, and then I got sent off to Dallas. I was not let go, but my boss, and my dear friend Katey were. It hit me very hard; these are people…