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Remodel Series: Kitchen Part 4

Well, I’m back after a nice holiday weekend – hope you enjoyed yours as much. Over the weekend I had some other visitors stop over and I found myself giving the 50cent tour of the kitchen again…I’d better finish these posts so I can just tell people “Read about it on the blog!” LOL Now, […] Read more…

Remodel Series : Kitchen Part 3

This is a quick one…(lie!)…now that the walls are up, now we need the floors done. I know you’ve seen the other photos where the original builder had installed the kitchen and THEN called the linoleum people to come in. Yeah, well that also meant that since the floor didn’t go under anything, then all […] Read more…

Remodel Series: Kitchen Part 1 (I love IKEA)

Some years ago I discovered that I was a ‘remodelista‘,…not that I was an original, but certainly this was long before there was the Net and even HGTV. I think it really started when I was in JR High. I came to realize that I was actually allowed and capable of changing my surroundings. I hated […] Read more…

The Ugliest Pool Bath gets a facelift

I’m sure there’s an ‘Ugliest Bathroom’ competition coming up and boy have I got an entry! Problem is,…I couldn’t wait…so I started to give it a facelift. Mind you I have NO budget for this project. (hmmm, that’s a reoccurring theme here) Seeing as the next stop for everything in this bathroom is the dumpster, […] Read more…

Baby Shower on a Budget : A Diaper Cake ??

This past weekend I threw a Baby Shower for my Niece and things have been a little tight, budget-wise, around here lately…like for the past 4 years! Never fear, I’ve thrown tons of parties in the past and as a pack-rat, I keep everything!  Last year I threw a Bridal Shower for my cousin. That […] Read more…

Montpellier Armoire Re-Deux

Anyone who knows me knows that I can almost never leave well enough alone. A while back,I (we) took on the project of updating the interior of the 20+ year old house we live in. Not an HGTV over-the-top remodel. Just the basics…the expensive stuff…new kitchen, two bathrooms, stone floors, new carpet, and a little […] Read more…

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