the love and hate of painted furniture

Start your engines people, the week has begun. Hopefully y'all enjoyed some good times this weekend. We were busy beavers with track mee...

the strength of ten men

A while back I was at my all time favorite antique store when I spotted something I loved (no surprise there). True, I do always spot someth...

dining room updates

I've been meaning to tell you, my mom is a genius. Of course I knew this already, but let me just share with you her latest example of g...

furniture wish list - chesterfield sofa

I don't know about you, but I've got a long list of "someday I will have ___ piece of furniture." Classic pieces that I...

i've got my sources

One of the best parts about the ORC  is hearing everyones comments. It is so interesting what people notice and what sparks their interest. ...

one room challenge - family room week 4

Before I jump in on Week 4 progress, I want to thank everyone for your sweet comments on the HGTV Magazine feature . It wasn't totally r...

refinishing the bench - part 2

So the bench. When last we left our story ( read part 1 here ), it looked something like this. After all the sanding was complete, and my te...