The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
It’s soup season! I love me some soup on these chillier evenings, the aroma wafting through the house, and the ease at which one can create a feast without hovering over a stove. One thing however that I have had to forgo in soups were any hearty potatoes (nightshade allergy), which made my Irish heart […]
Thanks y’all for the comments and feedback I’ve received for the transformed buffet table! It is indeed a different beast from what it was. A detail I’ve wanted to mention and a keen few of you may have also noticed is that the buffet is now sporting golden fixtures compared to the darker fixtures it […]
On the last post having to do with my first attempt at trying milk paint to paint a piece of furniture, this is where we left off: As expected, milk paint is unlike anything I’ve used before, but so far it looks like it’s coming along ok. I’m putting another coat or two on it […]
Tufted headboards are pretty popular these days. Do a google or pinterest search, and you will find a ton of blogs about how to make a tufted headboard. As I mentioned (see previous post), I had become inspired to make the Tall Tufted Headboard by West Elm, and with some finagling pulled it off for a […]
Recently we went with my bro & sis-in-law to an estate sale and snagged this set of mirrors for $15 (after haggling the price down of course! lol). I recently got them up in the dining room, which makes them the first thing on the walls since we painted the room. For the record, I […]
