Friday, July 30, 2010

title pic A Little Mirror On Mirror Magic (a Quick How To)

Happy Wednesday to you! I worked allllllll daaaaaay yesterday at Gwen’s house, determined to get at least her bathroom completely finished. Then at the end of my long day, I realized that I…forgot…to take…my…CAMERA!! So, I’ll be showing you the finished room tomorrow. I love the way it turned out.So today, I thought I’d explain how I did this little mirror magic since a few of you

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A Little Mirror On Mirror Magic (a Quick How To)

title pic An Incredible Goodwill Find for J & A’s Bedroom

I spent all day yesterday shopping for the finishing touches for Gwen’s bedroom and bathroom. I promise…it’ll be finished…SOON!!So while I’m finishing that up, I wanted to show you an incredible find from Goodwill that I’m going to use in John & Alice’s bedroom.Remind you of anything?!When I pulled into the Goodwill parking lot and saw these (potential) beauties sitting there, I couldn’t

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An Incredible Goodwill Find for J & A’s Bedroom

title pic A Trip Back In Time (and My Gorgeous New Blooms)

I’m here a little late today…but I made it! I had some things to do this morning, including a trip to the upholsterer to check on some chairs for a client.I don’t think I’ve mentioned this client to you yet, mainly because her project has been delayed…and delayed…and delayed some more due to various circumstances.Her name is Julia, and the project is a kitchen remodel along with some

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A Trip Back In Time (and My Gorgeous New Blooms)

title pic A Heart To Heart Talk About "Talent"

Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent many, many hours by myself in other people’s homes working all day. And let me tell you, when I spend that much time alone, I get absolutely lost in my thoughts. I think about all kinds of topics: my relationship with God, politics, my present and future projects, etc

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A Heart To Heart Talk About "Talent"

title pic J & A Master Bedroom (and the Easy Way To Scrape Heavy Texture From A Ceiling)

Happy Monday to you all! Today’s post won’t be terribly thrilling, or filled with beautiful pictures, but I hope that it will be useful for many.I often hear people talking about scraping the heavy texture (sometimes called “popcorn” ceiling or acoustic texture) from their ceiling using sprayers filled with water. That method works (as long as the texture hasn’t been painted).

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J & A Master Bedroom (and the Easy Way To Scrape Heavy Texture From A Ceiling)

title pic 2010 Workroom of the Year Winner, Carlette Cormier of Carlettes from Savannah,GA

In 1987, Carlette started a home based business to help support her family. With a small toddler at home and her husband recently laid off, Carlette needed employment that would not only allow her to contribute income but to be…

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2010 Workroom of the Year Winner, Carlette Cormier of Carlettes from Savannah,GA

title pic Grilling with Helser Brothers at Home Fashions U

As the temperature rises in Arizona so does the excitement at Home Fashions U. National Educator Donna Skufis is arriving in Phoenix on June 10th and many of the Arizona Workrooms are attending the 2-Day Window Coverings Workshop in Peoria,…

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Grilling with Helser Brothers at Home Fashions U

title pic J & A Master Bedroom, Day 4:: Painted Board & Batten (and a Case of Live & Learn)

Yesterday, I primed all of the board and batten walls in John & Alice’s bedroom, and then painted one full wall, and then parts of two other walls.The color I chose is Alabaster from Sherwin Williams.I really do love the color (although the blue on the upper wall still throws me a bit–it’ll eventually be painted a neutral color and then wallpapered.) But what I’m not sold on just yet is Sherwin

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J & A Master Bedroom, Day 4:: Painted Board & Batten (and a Case of Live & Learn)

title pic J & A Master Bedroom, Day 3:: Dresser Transformation

Actually, 95% of day 3 was spent finishing up the caulking, wood fillering (what do you mean that’s not a word!?), sanding, and prepping the walls for priming and painting. I probably could have gotten some of the priming finished, but when I was finally ready for it, I realized that…well…I had left the primer at home.

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J & A Master Bedroom, Day 3:: Dresser Transformation

title pic J & A Master Bedroom, Day 2:: More Board & Batten (and My Love For Caulk)

Yesterday was my second work day on John & Alice’s master bedroom. I finished installing all of the molding, and got about 1/3 of the caulking done.I just have to ask…what in the world did people do before caulk was invented?

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J & A Master Bedroom, Day 2:: More Board & Batten (and My Love For Caulk)

title pic Donna Skufis was on Home Fashions U Blog Talk Radio

We talked with Donna Skufis today about her business, her future plans for 6 hands-on workshops to happen in 2010 and 2011, plus what she will be teaching in Arizona, June 11 and 12,2010. Listen in and learn more about..

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Donna Skufis was on Home Fashions U Blog Talk Radio

title pic My Kitchen Wall:: The Plan…Probably

Do you remember my kitchen wall, and my pouty little temper tantrum I threw because my plan for that wall wouldn’t work?I know…it was a pathetic display.However, probably more pathetic is the fact that right now, one month later, my kitchen wall still looks exactly like this…Empty frame and all…I kid you not.It’s time for action.Obviously step 1 needs to be filling that frame with a

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title pic By Bernice – Meet Bernice King – Home Decor Workroom Specialists

Click below to listen to Bernice on Home Fashions u Blog Talk Radio. I talked with here about here business, the classes that she teaches and what she will be teaching at the Slipcover Summit, June 23-25 in Madison, Tennessee.click…

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By Bernice – Meet Bernice King – Home Decor Workroom Specialists

title pic Sharing My Design Secrets:: Custom Shower Curtains and Liners

A few days ago, I shared about my love for custom shower curtains that hang almost from the ceiling, have the fullness of a drapery panel, are made of gorgeous fabrics, and sometimes include trims that you would normally see on custom draperies.A few of you had questions about how to use a liner with these custom shower curtains. So I’ve decided that today, I’m going to share my secrets with you

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title pic Master Bedroom:: The Current "Before" State, and the Master Plan

This Wednesday, I will get started on Alice & John’s house, starting with the master bedroom. I’m really excited about this project. This weekend, I found two great little chairs at an estate sale that I’m going to use in there.

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Master Bedroom:: The Current "Before" State, and the Master Plan

title pic Big Changes Coming To Kristi Linauer Interiors

(This is one of those rare, pictureless posts, and it’s really long, but I hope you find it interesting!)When I woke up this morning, I thought I had nothing to share with you today, and then I realized…I have BIG NEWS to share!!Granted, this may not be as exciting for you as it is for me, but I’m absolutely giddy about this.

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Big Changes Coming To Kristi Linauer Interiors

title pic On the Agenda For Today:: Transforming Gwen’s Dresser and Chest of Drawers

I have a big project ahead of me today!I’m going to transform Gwen’s dresser…and her chest of drawers…into something fresh and new, using……liquid sander/deglosser, spray primer, heirloom white spray paint, black spray paint, English Chestnut wood stain, polyurethane, some leftover sample paints in two shades of brown, my electric sander, painter’s tape, and a few other tools and

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title pic Out of Curiousity:: How Much Is Too Much For Fabric?

Since I’m on a quest to find the striped fabric (or something pretty darn similar) that is on my $8 garage sale chairs, I’ve been scouring the websites of different fabric companies. My search has yet to reveal that particular striped fabric, but I have found some pretty amazing fabrics. For example, these fabrics from Kravet are really appealing to me:Pretty, right

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Out of Curiousity:: How Much Is Too Much For Fabric?

title pic Project #3, Hand Painted Family Sign (and How Sandpaper Saved The Day)

Hello, and happy Monday! I actually finished a project this weekend–Project #3, the Hand-Painted Family Name Sign!! Again, let’s take a look back at the “roadmap” for the completion of my eating area:If you’ll remember, I finished Project #1, the Chalkboard Basket Tags, a couple of weeks ago. So this weekend, I decided to tackle Project #3, the Hand-Painted Family Name Sign. I had already

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Project #3, Hand Painted Family Sign (and How Sandpaper Saved The Day)

title pic National Educator Donna Skufis Teaching in AZ

Donna Skufis is currently operating a one person fabrication studio in Walton, Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati, Ohio, Donna started her business in 1983. Serving retail clients on a part time basis, she offered design, fabrication and installation services convinced…

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National Educator Donna Skufis Teaching in AZ

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