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The Bliss of Stopping the Mocking: Tackling Old Tasks
The Studio Door Project: Part One So, you know those projects you start off all gun-ho and ready to jump into only to loose steam along the way? or other things take priority and it gets set aside? You...
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The Bliss of Stopping the Mocking: Tearing Down to Build Up
The Studio Door Project: Part Two – The Gentle Deconstruction of a Door Despite the mallet and hammer I’m wielding in the picture above, I actually used a much gentler touch when taking apart this 100+...
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The Bliss of Stopping the Mocking: Putting the Pieces Back Together
The Studio Door Project: Part Three – Sanding & Reconstructing After the pieces of the door had time to dry overnight from yesterday’s crack and hole filling efforts, it was time to sand them...
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The Bliss of Stopping the Mocking: Paint + Brushes = New Lease on Life
The Studio Door Project: Part Four – Painting the Door Frame Wouldn’t it be awesome if like a piece of furniture all it took for us to feel bright and new was a bit of elbow grease and a fresh coat of...
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Hidden Treasures: the Victorian Mortise Lock Set
What I love most about working with older furnishings is uncovering their hidden secrets. Like an archaeologist in search of the forgotten treasures of the past, I lovingly and gingerly unveil what...
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DIY: How to Update and Reupholster Dining Room Chairs
{Paint + Fabric = A Simple Update for Dining Room Chairs} It really doesn’t take much to give old things new life, in this case all it took was a few cans of spray paint, some sand paper, a staple gun,...
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The Bliss of Stopping the Mocking: Completely Finishing What You Start
The Studio Door Project: Finally the Final Touches!! So it’s been quite a journey the door and I have had. Even with the greatest of planning you are never truly prepared for what any project will...
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Hand-Me-Down Rehab: The Little Vanity that Could
…Bring the girls together for a relaxing afternoon of refurbishing. What do you get when you mix: One hand-me-down vanity, two can’s of borrowed paint, a few brushes, a cheese and crackers platter,...
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