Subtitle: mudding, sanding and priming a ceiling. I didn’t take any pictures of the mudding and sanding process, because a mudded and sanded ceiling looks just about the same as a ceiling recently scraped clean of popcorn, but it sure is a heck of a lot of work to achieve no visible difference! DAY 1:… [Read More]
Archives for April 2013
Found: Mid Century Danish Teak Desk – Lovig for Dansk
This gorgeous desk is in the best condition of any piece I’ve bought so far – brand new from the 1960’s/70’s! It’s stamped “Lovig Dansk Design Made in Denmark”. Not only does it have three adorable dovetailed drawers… It also has a sliding top that conceals two secret compartments! How freaking cool is this piece?!… [Read More]
Found: Malachite Fabric Source!
Last spring, I fell in love with malachite. Facebook friends (this is back before I started this blog!) might remember this DIY malachite faux painting project: While my geologist father informed me that real malachite is less swirly than my version, I was still pretty darn proud of my work. Loved that campaign chest! Thankfully,… [Read More]
Curb Appeal Updates: Planning Stages
I really loved the front of our house as soon as I saw the real estate listing – those two-story front porch pillars and tall evergreens (I think they are junipers?) flanking the garage had me in love at first sight. Things I love less: the way the front door color clashes with the brick… [Read More]
DIY Hallway Lights Update
As I mentioned in my previous post, Operation: No More Popcorn is an ongoing battle, hopefully to be resolved sometime next weekend. And I don’t know about you, but I don’t find scraping popcorn that interesting of a talking point. And if it’s not very interesting to me, it must be an absolute snooze-fest for… [Read More]