The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
Since posting our review of our England sofa, it has become one of the most popular and still-discussed posts on this blog. The most common question I receive is how well our sofa is holding up with each passing year and if we still recommend England. Therefore, now that 3 years have passed since it […]
Life. Life has been busy and full of some crazy ups and downs this past month! What do I mean? All in good time… ;) I’ll be able to divulge some of what has been going on, and other things will have to remain private from blog-land, but there’s beginning to be a light at […]
Having a piece of hefty original brass on a furniture piece or somewhere in your home is an amazing score. It may look dingy and worn now, but don’t toss it! That brass is worth it’s weight in gold, and you’ll see why after you see what an amazing difference one product can do to […]
I’m baaaaaack! Boy oh boy it’s been awhile, eh? July turned into August way too fast, and now it’s already nearly the middle of the month! Dang I hate how fast summer flies by, don’t you? The commercials are finished and out, but I’ll have to save all the yummy behind-the-scenes scoop for another post. […]
Hello, peeps! Welcome to another episode of “painting furniture for my mom“. ;-) This vintage secretary desk used to be my grandmother’s (or my Mommom as we called her) and now my mom has it in her guest room. The piece has something unique I haven’t seen before with secretary desks; open side shelving. In […]
