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Summer hair- Dove Conditioner Spafinders giftcard giveaway
With such a hot summer, my family and I spent many hours soaking up the sun and water at our local pool. Did you know that summer is hard on your hair? I had forgotten this little fact. The sun and...
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Clearing up toys
I know if you have kids you are knee-deep in the same battle we are fighting. For us it is the never ending stream of toys that are left out. And personally, I am tired of nagging and they are tired...
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Help!
I am getting ready to touch up my kitchen cabinets. As you know I try to be honest about what I do and how things wear. My upper cabinets are holding up great, my bottom cabinets, not so much. What I...
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Spoonflower-Have you heard?
A few weekends ago I spent the day at the Summit of Awesome in DC, hosted by Hello Craft. If you are unfamiliar with Hello Craft, they are a non-profit organization devoted to the handmade movement in...
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Privacy curtain with knife pleat detail
To me there is nothing worse than having to start the day by opening blinds and curtains to let the sunlight in. That is why I love privacy curtains. Having the morning sunlight gives me that little...
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Planning is for sissies
My plan was to either work on my kitchen cabinets or maybe the guest room, but it was definitely not pulling out everything from my sons closet and re-building it from the ground up.Why am I doing...
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Rustoleum Countertop Coating Project
Changes are happening in the kitchen. I got out-voted on changing the cabinets from blue to gray, but I still am itching for a change. Of course what I really want is brand new wood counters and...
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Next up....This
Now that I have finally amputated our peninsula, I am left with a kitchen that needs an island.as well as other things, but and island is up next. and I am hoping to make it out of my $25 Craigslist...
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Handle fail
I mentioned I was going to do more work on the kitchen, re-painting the cabinets and such. Well, I figured it would be time to update the handles. I don't hate my handles, but I thought I could...
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Dresser to Kitchen Island
After removing the kitchen peninsula, we needed an island to make the kitchen work. Our budget was $100, which is the price for the FORHOJA island/cart from IKEAThe cart is fine, but it seemed like it...
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Totally free closet re-do
I hadn't planned on tackling my son's closet, but after he pulled the bar down for the third time, I knew I had to work on it sooner, rather than later.In the last year or so I added some shelves to...
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This past year things have changed, I'm finding that I am having less, and less time to keep up with Little Blue Chairs. Between family commitments and school, I am left with little time to do...
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Hello out there? Is there anybody still with me? As you know Little Blue Chairs took a wee break from blogging. A combinations of going back to school + a shorten list of project + less time =...
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Backyard Play House- Oh yes we are.
The other big project we* are working on is the back yard play house. This is one of my bucket list items, to build a tree or playhouse for my kids. Yes, I am sure purchasing one that has already...
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My First Architecture Class.
You may remember that I started taking Interior Design classes at our local college. I have been loving it, even though it keeps me too busy to do much around the house in the way of projects. This...
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Starting the Powder Room Project
First project up the main floor Powder Room. We are starting with this room because of its size. It is small, only 4 x 4 ft. I don't hate how the powder room looks today, but the all the flooring on...
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Gatsby inspired pillows
Gatsby Inspired embroidery pillowFinally I have completed my Gatsby pillows and I am so happy with how they turned out. What do you think?They were a year in the making, but do worth it. Last summer...
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Play house progress
Slowly, slowly, slowly is the only way to describe the progress on the backyard play house, but even if it is slow it is progressing.So as of today, we have 3 walls up. 2 Sheathed. Door and 1 window...
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Powder Room Progress
I wish I had more to show on the powder room project, but before I could really start on it I needed to clean out the garage and laundry room so I had places to put the toilet and sink after I remove...
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DIY Roadblocks- Powder room delays
Lets call it Murphy's law.Things were moving along, I was thinking, wow this powder room is mine. I can just knock this out. Funny how life will put you in your place.Lets see...Wednesday evening my...
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Felted Coffee Cuffs
Time for our annual road trip. Which means getting the car packed and stacked. This year we have a new car, not a brand new car, but a new-to-us new car, so there are a few things that need to be...
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My Grandfathers Paint Brush
Funny how something so simple can be so meaningful.My Grandfather was one of those rare breeds. Happy and hardworking, you know- The Salt of the Earth Type. He immigrated from Sweden when he was 18,...
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Birch tree Tea caddy
Over a year and a half ago, my sister sent me this tea canister. She wanted me to decorate it and send it back to her.It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do, but I finally figured it out....
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Selecting the right light bulb- CFL, LED or Halogen
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotosWhen it comes to lighting we are use to the warm soft yellow glow of the traditional incandescent light bulb. But starting this year production of these traditional...
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