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 […]
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 six at the time!) into a twin bed. A year later, we moved Zoe in with Sonia and moved Lisey into this room. Here are all the before and afters […]
One of my painting projects: Soffit painting
Amazon links are affiliate links. I didn’t actually add this to my bucket list, but I should have. Maybe I’ll go ahead and type it in so I can cross it off. SO SATISFYING. Anyway. The overhang of our house has plywood soffit underneath, and the paint on it has been in bad shape ever […]
Sonia and Zoe’s room| Before and After
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. 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 we moved into this house, it stank of […]
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 work and heard about our sad tale, he suggested a trip to the Benjamin Moore store to see what colors were available. You know how sometimes you’re in a place […]
