This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. This was painting project number 4/6 from my summer bucket list. #1: painting two twin beds white #2: painting Sonia’s $25 Goodwill dresser white #3: painting the replacement board on my deck Anyway! […]
Sonia’s $25 Goodwill dresser is now white!
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. 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 Zoe, and this one looked easy to sand […]
Two twin beds: painted!
Way back in 2003, when I was pregnant with Sonia, we bought a bunkbed for Joshua and Lisey to share. Later, Lisey and Sonia shared it, and then until last year, Sonia and Zoe shared it. So, every kid in our family has slept in this bed! Once Joshua moved out, Sonia and Zoe both got […]
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 this summer, I took some photos for you. Painting walls is not rocket science. And as with most types of painting, prep work is key. If you’re willing to do […]
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 it was awful. Like, so bad that when you looked down the hallway, a green glow emanated from the bathroom. And the ceiling was green as well as the walls. […]
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 that to, say, the cost of a Starbucks drink, it seems much more affordable.) I kind of hate to throw these tins away because they seem so reusable. I thought […]
