I posted a few months ago about my plans for our little guest apartment and today I am doing the reveal. You can find my plans HERE. We thought about using it as an AirBnB rental, but I was the only one who was for that. Still I wanted to make it a usable guest […]
Guest Quarters Redo Plans
I haven’t posted photos of my guest quarters for a long time because I’ve been using the space for my podcast studio and for a warehouse while we had our online shop that we closed Sept 15. It was full of boxes, and packing peanuts, packing tape, and some products that we kept in stock. […]
Velvet Bolster Tutorial
Today I have another sewing project sponsored by Calico. All opinions are my own. This is a super easy project. I measured my bolster pillow that is 39″ x 9″ diameter. I used this gorgeous purple velvet from Calico, CLICK HERE. I cut a piece of fabric 53″ long by 28″ The circumference of the […]
Guest Quarters Reveal Again
Today I’m revealing the new look for our guest quarters which is a studio apartment. Before I get to the guest quarters, you can listen to today’s podcast on dealing with open concept spaces below. Now that’s start with how I had the room last time I showed it to you. I had converted the […]
Recipe for a Romantic Bedroom
This is my take on a romantic bedroom retreat. You may have seen the bed already HERE. Now I want to show you the entire room. Here’s a little back story. When the guest quarters were finished, we put leftover furniture in here. You know, the stuff I didn’t really want in the house. It all […]
Surefire Fix for a Dated Bed
My bed was looking a bit tired. To be honest I really didn’t like the iron bedframe any more. I got it for a bargain price, but the black was too harsh for the look I wanted. I needed a fix for a dated bed. I am going to be honest. I have been working […]
The Pink Table
I do love pink, but never thought I would paint any thing pink, but I did. If you don’t like your table, why not paint it? This is the story of the painted table. This is the before photo above. I guess I really didn’t like the way the table looked, because I can’t […]
Making a Ribbon Lamp Shade.
Today, I’m talking about making a ribbon lamp shade. But I am getting ahead of myself. Once upon a time, a friend pointed to these lamps, and said that someone had given her two wood lamps just like them, would I want them. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. Really? Someone is […]
