Ideas and Projects for Making Your Home Comfortable and Inviting
Posted in Toolbox on Mar 5th, 2010
I confess to hating my kitchen sink. Stainless can be nice, but I believe my stainless sink is the lowest grade the builder could buy. After we developed a leak around the equally ugly faucet, I began to plan my kitchen re-do. (Of course, that ain’t happenin’.) It just didn’t fit into the budget. But [...]
Posted in Easy Fixes, Toolbox on Feb 5th, 2010
Good morning! I have a riveting post about caulk but my award-winning (I need the new sarcasm mark) photos were too bad to post…Hope your Friday is fabulous and your coffee robust! (www.homesanctuary.typepad.com)
Jamie
Who cares about caulk? you ask. Everyone should care about caulk. We should more than care. Without caulk, our windows would [...]
Posted in Toolbox on Jan 23rd, 2010
I am so bummed I missed Friday morning coffee, hosted by Rachel Anne at Home Sanctuary…Maybe next week!
Our house was built in 1992–nice neighborhood and great yard–but fairly nondescript. Like many houses built in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, the goal for builders seemed to be to give buyers as much square footage as was [...]
Posted in Paint Projects, Toolbox on Aug 17th, 2009
There is no way to sugarcoat the job of stripping wallpaper. It is plain, unadulterated drudgery. As I stated in the previous post, the only fun part of stripping wallpaper comes when you are finished, and you are not staring at someone else’s idea of beautiful. (Or maybe you are not staring at your own [...]
Posted in Paint Projects, Toolbox on Jul 29th, 2009
Stripping wallpaper is not an easy, clean task. Most people dread it–especially if someone else hung the paper and did not prepare the wall with primer and/or sizing first. In the happy land where I like to live, previous homeowners make it easy by first sealing drywall with a good quality primer/sealer before the paper [...]
Posted in Organization, Toolbox on Jul 20th, 2009
Finally, my um…frugal-when-it-comes-to-himself husband bought himself a fun car. It is a Jeep Wrangler and really is a blast to ride around in. (He has no desire to go “mudding,” I think…He was not looking for anything except the wind in his face. With a back seat.) Anyway, he got a great deal for [...]
In the beginning there was nothing. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. ~Ellen DeGeneres
While lighting might not be the least expensive way to cozy up a room, it is one of the most impactful. Light invites us [...]
Posted in Toolbox on Aug 20th, 2008
One way to add a little interest to a room or passageway is to change the door. You can paint it, cover it with cork, decoupage it, or change it out completely with a French door. We did this in the cave-like entrance to our newly finished basement and love the way it turned out. [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Toolbox on Jun 6th, 2008
Having the right tool for the job can make all the difference in the world. Trying to improvise might show off your creativity, but it also might be frustrating and downright dangerous! If you have ever used a screwdriver as a prybar, you know what I mean. One slip, and you could be making a trip [...]
