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Something we saved for.

February 9, 2009

About 9 years ago, when we bought our townhome, we used some of our savings to buy some new furniture. We bought a La-Z-Boy couch and recliner, thinking that they’d last for a very, very long time. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The fabric on our couch pilled very badly, and for the last [...]

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The nightstand-painted!

January 27, 2009

Last week the weather was indeed warm enough for me to spray the primer onto the nightstand, and I also got a couple of coats of paint done before it got dark. Although it got colder the next day, I was able to finish up the rest of the painting indoors(since I brush on [...]

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Don’t throw away your calendar!

January 2, 2009

I posted about this back in September, but that wasn’t the best timing on my part, considering very few people are getting rid of calendars at that time of year. So, I’m re-posting it now. If you haven’t shopped for a calendar yet this year, keep this idea in mind when you’re browsing through them, [...]

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It’s kind of a financially depressing time…

September 30, 2008

It seems like the last few days have been filled with nothing but terrible financial and economic news. And honestly, I don’t understand all of it. I’ve read the articles, but I just don’t have a real grasp of the details of how this happened and why, and I don’t even really think that the [...]

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The nightstand

September 26, 2008

This is actually the piece of furniture that got me started on my painting spree. I picked it up from a freecycler, sight unseen, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was solid wood(except for the top, which is a sort of formica…or something like that!). I was unsure of how well it would [...]

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Some cheap(and green!) wall art

September 25, 2008

I buy an Ansel Adams calendar every year(after Christmas, of course, when they’re 50% off!) and this past Christmas, as I was getting ready to recycle the calendar, it occurred to me that it’s kind of a shame to throw away these lovely black and white pictures, which are on nice, heavy duty paper. So, [...]