Year: <span>2014</span>
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Living Room Cupboard – Part 9

FINALLY!!! After more than 2 months of work, the cupboard is finished!!! 2 weeks ago I got the right half of the cupboard finished. It took 6 coats of raspberry to completely cover the white – my Dad said that’s because I was using latex WALL paint instead of latex enamel – d’oh! Apparently latex enamel is MUCH better for furniture and other wood items. Good to know!

Upstairs Hall Lighting – Part 2

Last March I hung a paper lantern in the upstairs hallway because the swag pendant I wanted was out of stock on Amazon. The paper lantern – with a color changing LED bulb inside – did a great job filling in the space. But last week I noticed the lamp I’d originally wanted [Kaia Frosted Beads 12″ Chrome Swag Pendant*] was back in stock.

Stairwell Ceiling

This is just a dumb little project I did back in late June. It’s a square of ceiling in the stairwell, near the bottom of the stairs. It looked like it had been primed white, but never painted, so it always had a slightly dingy look to it. It’s been bugging me since I moved in!

Recessed Lighting – Part 4

Back in February, when I posted my last recessed lighting post, I had spray painted 2 of the living room recessed lighting trims with off-white spray paint. Last weekend I finally got off my butt and did the rest! I also learned something EXTREMELY helpful this time around! You can just use your fingers and pop off the little metal ring from each recessed light

Deck – Part 4

As of my last deck post, we had a deck and we had a door. The door being a HUGE improvement over climbing out the window! Since then, the 2nd French door – leading from the living room out to the yard – has been installed. It’s a twin to the one upstairs leading out to the deck, and is located directly below that one.

Deck – Part 3

So as of my first deck update we had a deck! We had no door [and had to climb through the bedroom window], but we had a deck! And then nothing happened for 3 LONG weeks – Gah! This past Friday, the contractors FINALLY came back and put in a door!

Living Room Cupboard – Part 8

The original title of this post was “The 6th Coat’s the Charm!” So yeah, I’m STILL struggling with the living room cupboard overhaul. After briefly thinking I was done, I decided it looked like crap and started over. The only thing I liked from my first attempt was the stained plywood top. Hubby helped me decide on a new color for the base and doors [Benjamin Moore Night Flower – same as the laundry room]