We visit IKEA pretty often –just 15 minutes away, with a good burger place nearby, to sweeten the deal. Each time we go, I badger Karen about buying the FADO Table Lamp …
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Tag Archives: living area
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ikea globe hack
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kitchen refresh
Last summer, we completed ‘phase one’ of our kitchen makeover. It was a BIG improvement (unless you love tiled countertops) but we were never 100% happy …
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acrylic backsplash
After a false-start with flimsy Formica, we needed a more robust solution for our kitchen backsplash. We considered stacked white tile, but weren’t convinced …
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table turning
We’re usually pretty good at finding design solutions, but we’ve struggled to solve our living/dining room. It’s plenty big enough, but tricky to arrange everything in a functional way …
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white room
We’ve always wanted VCT throughout, but kept flip-flopping on color. We finally picked Armstrong’s Polar White –a pure white, with flecks of charcoal gray …
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lounge chair swap
I recently shared this lounge chair on Instagram –a local Craigslist find, which has clearly seen better days. But for $30 (yeah, you heard right) I wasn’t turning it down …
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open house (part two)
Right, where was I? Last time, we painted the ceiling, beams, trim, and cinder-block, and refinished this paneling wall. I forgot to mention this made-to-measure blind …
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open house (part one)
People say you should live with your home a while, before making major changes. Good advice. But that’s about to…er change. And this is where it’s happening …
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flooring flip-flop
When our home was built (1955) it had cork flooring, as standard. By the time we moved in, it was a mix of VCT (Vinyl Composition Tile) and carpet –both recently installed, both beige …
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