Post originally published in 2009; updated September 2020. I got this nightstand from freecycle for exactly $0. (it IS freecycle, after all!) Zoe already had a nightstand from freecycle, which I’d painted white: but it didn’t really match her dresser (uh, also from freecycle!) that well. The lines of this one were much more similar. […]
All about my new counters and backsplash
Eagle-eyed readers have been noticing that my kitchen counters and backsplash have changed in the last 6 months or so, and more than one has written me to ask about our thought process behind the upgrades. So, I’m here to talk about that! Here’s what the kitchen looked like the day we bought the house. […]
Too high, too low, just right? (curtain rod height issues!)
(Note: please excuse the not-great photos…it was a dark and stormy day yesterday!) Sonia and Zoe’s curtains arrived two days ago, so yesterday, I put them up. I was pretty sure I was gonna need to raise the rod height, and once I put the curtains up, that was confirmed. I think this looks awkwardly […]
Before and Afters of Joshua’s room (at long last!)
For those of you just tuning in…my big summer project this year was Joshua’s room. (Last year? Kitchen cabinet painting.) He and I painted his walls, his trim, and a loft bed we bought off of Craig’s list. And we decluttered and reorganized his room in the process. First up, some before pictures, because they […]
Hamsters. In black and white.
This does sort of have something to do with frugality. Bear with me. As you know, Lisey has moved into Zoe’s room, and we needed some new wall art for her (the baby pictures weren’t going to work!). So, yesterday I laid out a bunch of frames on the living room floor and Lisey and […]
A couple of Goodwill shelves
If you follow my 365 blog, you know I had the drill out the other day. That’s because I was busy hanging things up. I found this long white shelf at Goodwill for $4 and decided to bring it home for Sonia and Lisey. If you have girls like mine, then you know that they […]
