Well, we will be, soon. This week, Ken and I hung up our elf hats and tackled our DIY sauna. It was surprisingly non-complicated, but totally labor intensive. If you’d like an illustration, my abs get angry when someone makes me laugh. Really, really angry. Turns out mixing concrete does not a happy muscle make.
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checking in!
I haven’t checked in with you in like, forever, because I’m in the middle of flooring hell. If you’re unsure as to what flooring hell consists of, you can ask me. Or, you can just seal your newly-laid hickory with oil-based sealant, realize you were supposed to use water-based, cry, sand and re-seal your newly-laid
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patterned cutting boards.
I suppose they’re rug-inspired, too. Which gives new meaning to the term “cut a rug.” Ha! Snort! Just a bit of Monday Punday for you. LINK: PLASTICA
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renovaton update!
A few of you have emailed asking how the renovation’s going, what my thought are, and if I’m totally sick of drywall dust yet. So, are you ready for this? Renovation dump. Below: I’m doing well. Things are progressing, sans a small snafu with our flooring sealant (which I’ll share next week on HGTV.com). For
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wednesday wish list.
Today’s wish list is courtesy of the sweet folks at Mydeco Boutique, who were kind enough to send over a few cuties from my favorite picks (I’m cuddling with the Anorak Kissing Rabbits Sleeping Bag as I type this!): Lately, I’ve been coming to terms with the fact that my home will never match completely.
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a very reno christmas.
HGTV asked me to share what our Christmas tree looked like this year, and to be honest, I didn’t plan to put it up. I mean, renovating is a dirty, dirty job and the current state of our home after drywall dust and flooring sealant is hardly worth celebrating. But then again, it’s Christmas. And
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it’s time…
… to show you the master bedroom ceiling, yes? Head on over to HGTV.com for the big reveal. Enjoy!
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day 19: let it snow (and i quit).
I’m feeling festive today because it’s blizzarding outside. You can’t tell from these photos, but approximately twenty minutes after I came inside to write this post, Mother Nature decided to go all tundra on us Hoosiers. Fine by me, Mother Nature, because I happen to love snow when I have nowhere to go. Also, I