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Author Archives: jamie
Music Cabinet Revival: Resurrecting an Old Piece
Trying something new today! A guest blogger–who just happens to be my little sister…She really has outgrown the bratty stage and is a wonderful photographer and better sister. (She should have a photo blog, if you ask me, but you … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture Makeover, Paint Projects
Tagged antique fixer, furniture makeover, paint project
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Pamper Me!
Need a great, inexpensive, easy-to-make gift? Thanks to my sister, Meredith (who will be sharing a make-over project here later this month), I have a great idea to share: Homemade Sugar Scrub. What you need: 1 1/2 cups sugar (cheap … Continue reading
Posted in Gift Giving, Little Things, Recipes
Tagged gift ideas, homemade sugar scrub, pamper me
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Mexican Beef for the Crock Pot
Don’t you just love a crock pot? There’s not much better than walking in the house at the end of the day and smelling dinner, cooked and waiting. I’ve been on the lookout for crock pot recipes and found this … Continue reading
Adding-on to your Pantry
If your pantry is like mine, it is a jungle of cans, boxes, and bags–some stacked two or three deep and constantly falling or getting lost. What every pantry needs is more space. Thanks to my friend, Jill, and to … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Toolbox
Tagged door shelves, organizing, organizing pantry, pantry shelves
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New Favorite: Swiffer Vac
Short, but to-the-point post: If you have wood floors or tile bathroom floors, try this: It’s the Swiffer Vac. Yep. It will pick up Cheerios. And dog hair. And people hair. And dust. Now, I’m no clean freak. (Just ask … Continue reading
Dining Room Accountability
In an effort to actually finish a project, I have decided that posting pictures along the way might actually keep me moving forward. Sometimes it’s money or time that stalls my projects, but more often it’s just my own lack … Continue reading
Posted in Just Thinking..., Paint Projects, Toolbox
Tagged board and batten, dining room, new chandelier
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Say Goodbye to 1985 Window Treatments
Ever walk into a house that is stuck in the eighties? Lots of mauve, seafoam greens, and peach. Some definite Art Deco influence and highly structured window treatments. I don’t exactly know what the floral pattern on the fabric was, … Continue reading
Posted in Just Thinking..., Soft Touch, Window Works
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Home Improvement Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Get ready to feel sympathy…Yesterday, I sustained a caulking injury—actually, two. My index finger has an abrasion from caulk smoothing. (OK. A more skilled caulker probably wouldn’t have to use a finger.) And I have a sore thigh. Yes, just … Continue reading

