Happy New Year Everyone! I’m so excited to welcome in a new year and look back at a great 2014. As I get older, I’m amazed at how quickly time flies. I was just reading my “To Do List for 2014”, and am amazed at how much my plans and my finished projects are so […]
Tag: adding trim
INSPIRING WORDS ~ Where shall we hang them?
As my children grow up and move away, I treasure each and every moment we have as a family more and more. I never thought I could but I look even more forward to family time. I guess I took for granted weekends and holidays and even teacher workdays. Now that I'm getting ready for […]
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 busy in our family room this year. I just couldn't seem to get out of that room. […]
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 for 12 years and I've never been able to decorate a mantel. We had a tv niche above the fireplace so there was no […]
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, learning so much and having a lot of fun (that’s my word, not the LOML’s!) while building […]
PAINTING UPHOLSTERY ~ a whole new look
Last weekend the LOML and I got a lot of fun stuff finished. 🙂 Remember the built-in bookcases we are working on in the family room. Notice the trim is not done. The LOML found this baby on Craigslist. The man he bought it from was kind enough to teach the LOML how to use, […]