Category Archives: around the house

little things that help make a house a home.

bathroom reno update: hot and cold

remember when i wrote about my bathroom taps? the old tea kettle style knobs that had the hot/cold indicator tabs missing? a few of you mentioned that you’d had similar problems, and i thought i’d share that i wrote the … Continue reading

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recovering our dining room chairs

i have a joke, mostly in my head, that goes something like this… “in the beginning when we first bought this table set, i used cushions on the seats to protect them from stains. now, i use cushions on the … Continue reading

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quick fix: wreath holder doohickey

last year, after the holidays, i took down my old wreath and holder only to find that the metal had scraped some of the paint off my front door. this was caused by the little bit of jostling that happened … Continue reading

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before & after: ensuite bathroom makeover

i shared a photo of the work in progress on the sunshiney bathroom: but i realize it’s not completely fair to take a very terrible photo and use it as a “before” photo for a make-over. so i went digging … Continue reading

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weekend in a nutshell: it’s all in the details

i spent part of the weekend paying attention to some details… and completely missing others… {i did what the big X said not to do. oops.} oh well. almost everything is fixable. before and afters of the bathroom reno coming … Continue reading

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