animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

picasso

We’re a little behind with our painting project. I hoped to be done last month, then I changed it to April, but all hope is lost. We painted the living room, dining room and foyer ceilings yesterday, but we still have the walls to do in those rooms and our …

table games

So, I was supposed to have a new dining room table by Thanksgiving. And, I will–sort of. Brian has been diligently working on my Mission-style table all month. The top is completely done and finished, but the bottom half is still a work in progress. He’s planning on having it …

transformation

We’ve been doing a little work in our living room in anticipation of the holidays. For years now, we’ve been trying to decide what to do with the fireplace mantel–originally we were going to replace it, but then I thought “why not paint it?” I did just that last weekend …

painting floors

Because there’s nothing I’d rather do than paint, we decided to paint the floors of the music room, which is in our basement. We’re on a mission to finish up the room. A few weeks ago we painted it, then Brian put up quarter round around the ceiling. Next, goes …