building, furniture, life building … Completed Side Tables I finally got motivated while we had nice weather the beginning of September and was able to finish our side tables. In a previous post, I showed them in their unfinished state and promised that I would put new pictures up once they were…
color, home, life, livingroom, painting color … Blue to Brown I was visiting with friends this weekend and I mentioned painting my living room again. I started talking about what color the living room used to be and what it is now. While I was on my way home, I was thinking about the…
color, life color … Tribute to Color: Purple Purples are my favorite color group. Purple is the general name for the colors between red and blue. On the basic color wheel, purple is called Violet. In my Color college art course, I was told by my professor that purple is not a…
color, life color … Tribute to Color: Red Red is the color of fire, trees in autumn, strawberries, tulips, roses, fire trucks, apples, birds and so many other things. It is a color of warmth and vibrancy. No matter how small something is, if there is red on it, it will be…
bedroom, building, furniture, life bedroom … Headboard Completed With the wonderful weather we have had the last couple of days, I was able to stain and polycrylic the bedroom headboard. I have posted a new picture on the original post: Bedroom of a Different Color. I was able to get some decent…
building, furniture, IKEA, life, livingroom building … New Side Tables My most recent construction project was building side tables to go beside our new couch. When I go out looking for furniture in our area, I just can never find much of what I am looking for design wise. Since I wasn’t…
bedroom, furniture, health, home, life bedroom … Bedroom of a different color As I have mentioned earlier, I have an obsession at times with changing the look of the inside of my house. This time it was the master bedroom’s turn to look different. For the last 7 years, my bedroom has been violet-indigo…
furniture, health, IKEA, life, livingroom, products, stores furniture … New Ikea Couch During my most recent trip to the Baltimore Area, I was able to go visit my favorite store in the world – Ikea! My purpose on this visit was to purchase a couch I had wanted for about 2 years now. While the color…
furniture, home, life, livingroom, organize, products furniture … Hiding the DVDs It is nice when a new piece of furniture really changes the look of a place. Not a couch or an entertainment center since a pretty big change is expected. This change came in the form of a Multimedia Cabinet that can hold DVDs,…
furniture, home, life furniture … Furnishing A New Home Sometimes it is hard to get started when you are getting out on you own – balancing what you need and what you can afford. I have created a list by room on what are generally the essential pieces in a room that most…
art, decor, life, livingroom, reuse art … Bamboo Tapestry I like to vary what I put up on the walls of our home. I am going through a Japanese style phase right now. I had been using bamboo table runners on my dining room table and sideboard, but had recently replaced them with…
furniture, layout, life, livingroom furniture … A Room Divided I have rearranged our living room again. This “obsession” with rearranging stems back to my early teen years and possibly earlier. After a while, I get tired of an arrangement. Luckily, I have a computer program that I can arrange furniture in…
home, life, organize home … A Tale of Two Katies Organizing is a useful tool in accomplishing more in less time and having a fuller, less stressful life. Below is a story about how being organized changed one person’s morning schedule. The Old Katie The Morning Routine It’s 7:15am and…
home, life, organize home … 8 Steps of Organization The world around us can be a messy place. It can be hard to keep up with even the most simple of tasks when you are ridden with clutter. I like organization. I thrive off of it. It makes the day-to-day go by so…
bathroom, life, painting bathroom … Painting the Main Bathroom When I first bought my house, I thought it would be neat to do an underwater themed bathroom. I painted the walls and ceiling a dark blue and that was as far as I made it. I purchased the fish decals to stick on…
garage, life, organize, shelving garage … Garage Shelving We desperately needed more space in the garage so I decided to build up. I purchased some uprights, brackets, and used shelving I already had and made lots more space for storing items. We can now find things easier too. I have a few…
bedroom, closet, flooring, IKEA, life bedroom … Guest Room Flooring The carpet in our guest room was in bad condition which used to be an office among other uses. Instead of installing new carpet, my preference was to install laminate flooring. We wanted a more durable and practical flooring option and something inexpensive too.…