A Freecycle Nightstand | Before and After
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 …
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Sonia’s Side Table Makeover: before, during, and after
Earlier this summer, I poked around Facebook Marketplace to find a small table for Sonia. There was an old black dresser there (from Mr. FG’s …
A craigslist Ethan Allen nightstand rehab
Attention: If you are the type of person whose heart breaks when someone paints old furniture, today’s post is not for you. You should probably …
I got my soffit painted!
I’ve been putting this project off because it’s been so hot here for so long. But we finally got a break in the weather and …
How to make a chalkboard from an ugly framed print
2019 note: this post is a few years old, back when sponsored posts had to be published on a separate page. I really like the …
Zoe’s freshly painted gray bedroom
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Sonia’s $25 Goodwill dresser is now white!
Last November, I walked into Goodwill and spied this dresser. I knew Sonia was needing a dresser, since she no longer shared a room with …
Two twin beds: painted!
Way back in 2003, when I was pregnant with Sonia, we bought a bunkbed, and at various points since, all of my kids have used …
How to paint a room | step by step
This post contains affiliate links. Lots of you have asked for a post about how to paint a room. So when I painted my bathroom …
My newly painted gray bathroom | before and afters
When we bought our house, here’s what the bathroom looked like. It’s a little hard to tell how shocking this shade of green was, but …
Chalkboard-Painted Tea Tins
Though it’s not cheap, we are big fans of Harney and Sons vanilla comoro tea. ($5+ for a tin at Target. But if you compare …
Lisey’s bed, repainted
I bought this bed off of craigslist years ago. and I painted it white, so Zoe could switch from her converted crib (poor kid was …
One of my painting projects: Soffit painting
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Sonia & Zoe’s room | Before and After
Get comfy, because I have about eleventy billion photos for you! Let’s go back in time for a minute. Sonia and Lisey, circa 2005 When …
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a color!
Remember that day last week when I took three trips to Home Depot and tried 7 sample colors? Well, when Mr. FG came home from …