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DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE
Step Six: Paint Floors. The workers at Lowe’s and Home Depot will tell you that you cannot paint the floors with a solid color and then put the semi transparent concrete on top of the paint. They are wrong! We used Valspar exterior satin latex paint color matched to Mega Greige by Sherwin Williams. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: BYE BYE COUCH Last month I was very excited to have a new couch which helped motivate me to start decorating my living room.. Here is a peek at what we are busy doing.. My living room is a disaster area from the project and to make matters worse we are about to be couch-less!! DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: A TO Z. Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DIY PAINTED & STAINED CONCRETE LIVING ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first hous DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: 2010 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUMPING FOR JOY E ver since I decided to start trying {again} my hand at DIY crafty stuff I have been stalking Craigslist. I have read all the tips going around to be patient and that is what I have done. I am planning on redecorating my girls room and have ran across many things that would work alright but I kept running into the same problem I have always ran into when shopping for twins. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: YARD SALE FINDS AND TROPICAL STORMS The boat is a classic {it is older then me}. I was born in 79 and the boat is a 78 model. We bought it from the original owner who stored it in covered dry storage and who had never taken the boat in salt water since he used it only a few times on a lake in Georgia.DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE
Step Six: Paint Floors. The workers at Lowe’s and Home Depot will tell you that you cannot paint the floors with a solid color and then put the semi transparent concrete on top of the paint. They are wrong! We used Valspar exterior satin latex paint color matched to Mega Greige by Sherwin Williams. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: BYE BYE COUCH Last month I was very excited to have a new couch which helped motivate me to start decorating my living room.. Here is a peek at what we are busy doing.. My living room is a disaster area from the project and to make matters worse we are about to be couch-less!! DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: A TO Z. Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DIY PAINTED & STAINED CONCRETE LIVING ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first hous DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: 2010 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUMPING FOR JOY E ver since I decided to start trying {again} my hand at DIY crafty stuff I have been stalking Craigslist. I have read all the tips going around to be patient and that is what I have done. I am planning on redecorating my girls room and have ran across many things that would work alright but I kept running into the same problem I have always ran into when shopping for twins. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: YARD SALE FINDS AND TROPICAL STORMS The boat is a classic {it is older then me}. I was born in 79 and the boat is a 78 model. We bought it from the original owner who stored it in covered dry storage and who had never taken the boat in salt water since he used it only a few times on a lake in Georgia. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: A TO Z. Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first house that was not a rental. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUMPING FOR JOY E ver since I decided to start trying {again} my hand at DIY crafty stuff I have been stalking Craigslist. I have read all the tips going around to be patient and that is what I have done. I am planning on redecorating my girls room and have ran across many things that would work alright but I kept running into the same problem I have always ran into when shopping for twins. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DOCTOR VISIT REFLECTION Today my son Justin had a checkup at Children’s Rehabilitation Services. Every 6 months we have to see an orthopedic doctor and aneurologist.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JULY 2011 ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUNE 2010 They were asked to help celebrate the summer program entitled "Make a Splash READ" They were asked to think about anything dealing with the sea, ocean, beaches, swimming, fun at the pool, etc. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: AUGUST 2011 I know there are a lot I like but I don’t know them off the top of my head. T.= Time you wake up: Weekdays - 5:15 a.m. to get the kids ready for school {once they leave I usually take a little nap :-)} Weekends - 8 or 9. U.= University attended: Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Univ. of DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: SEPTEMBER 2010 While organizing photos on my external hard drive I found some pictures which inspired depressed me. The picture below shows what I looked like a few years ago -- mind you my twin daughters had already started elementary school when this picture was taken.DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE
Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: BYE BYE COUCH Last month I was very excited to have a new couch which helped motivate me to start decorating my living room.. Here is a peek at what we are busy doing.. My living room is a disaster area from the project and to make matters worse we are about to be couch-less!! DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: A TO Z. Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DIY PAINTED & STAINED CONCRETE LIVING ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first hous DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: 2010 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUMPING FOR JOY E ver since I decided to start trying {again} my hand at DIY crafty stuff I have been stalking Craigslist. I have read all the tips going around to be patient and that is what I have done. I am planning on redecorating my girls room and have ran across many things that would work alright but I kept running into the same problem I have always ran into when shopping for twins. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: YARD SALE FINDS AND TROPICAL STORMS The boat is a classic {it is older then me}. I was born in 79 and the boat is a 78 model. We bought it from the original owner who stored it in covered dry storage and who had never taken the boat in salt water since he used it only a few times on a lake in Georgia.DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE
Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: BYE BYE COUCH Last month I was very excited to have a new couch which helped motivate me to start decorating my living room.. Here is a peek at what we are busy doing.. My living room is a disaster area from the project and to make matters worse we are about to be couch-less!! DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: A TO Z. Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute.. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DIY PAINTED & STAINED CONCRETE LIVING ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first hous DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: 2010 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUMPING FOR JOY E ver since I decided to start trying {again} my hand at DIY crafty stuff I have been stalking Craigslist. I have read all the tips going around to be patient and that is what I have done. I am planning on redecorating my girls room and have ran across many things that would work alright but I kept running into the same problem I have always ran into when shopping for twins. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: YARD SALE FINDS AND TROPICAL STORMS The boat is a classic {it is older then me}. I was born in 79 and the boat is a 78 model. We bought it from the original owner who stored it in covered dry storage and who had never taken the boat in salt water since he used it only a few times on a lake in Georgia. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: HOUSE TOUR My father in law owned our house and wanted to move into an apartment. In July, 2008 we took over his mortgage and moved into our first house that was not a rental. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: PENNY PITCHER DRAFT BEER HAS BEEN GOOD 5 years ago today, I met Alex; the greatest man in the world! I am so thankful and blessed to have met him. If you are looking to hear about how we met in school or at work and fell in love, you will have tolook elsewhere.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: LESSON LEARNED I have quite a few to do lists {yes I am one of those that writes lists just to write them and then I lose them} laying around. This week and next week are DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: DOCTOR VISIT REFLECTION Today my son Justin had a checkup at Children’s Rehabilitation Services. Every 6 months we have to see an orthopedic doctor and aneurologist.
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: AN ARCHITECT IN THE MAKING He even included the dimensions so we could build it to the size he wants his tree house to be. Based on his blueprint I think we will be building more of a playhouse type building because I dont' think we can include stepping stones leading up to the front door of a treehouse!
DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: CLEAN STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES A few months ago we decided to replace our white kitchen appliances with stainless steel. Within one hour I missed my white appliances. Sure the stainless looks FAB, but OH MY GAH..what a pain to keep clean with 4 kids running around. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: GRAY WALLS I have jumped on the gray bandwagon and want gray walls. I love gray but hate how hard it is to find the PERFECT shade. My walls are currently painted with Valspar semi-gloss paint color matched to Sherwin Williams Bagel. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JUNE 2010 They were asked to help celebrate the summer program entitled "Make a Splash READ" They were asked to think about anything dealing with the sea, ocean, beaches, swimming, fun at the pool, etc. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: JULY 2011 ***This has been my most popular post, with many comments and questions. I try to respond to everyone but many times I can’t because the email address for the commenter is listed as “noreply-comment@blogger.com”. . Here is a tutorial from another blogger that will show you how to fix this problem so I can respond to your comments: Cinsarah's Tutorial. DIBBLE DABBLE LIFE: MY JUNK DRAWER GIVES ME FREE STUFF I finally tired of opening my junk drawer and not being able to close it so I decided to clean it out a little. After removing the larger items on top {which all belong somewhere else but apparently we are too lazy to put them up so we shove them in the junk drawer} the items that are supposed to live in my junk drawer were revealed. skip to main | skip to sidebarPAGES
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BYE BYE COUCH
Last month I was very excited to have a new couch which helpedmotivate
me to start decorating my living room. Here is a peek at what we are busy doing...... My living room is a disaster area from the project and to make matters worse we are about to be couch-less!! The faux leather sectional we bought is already starting to peel. Luckily the store is letting us return it and get a refund. So until we find a new sofa we will be sitting on our very comfy stained concrete floors to watch TV. Maybe, just maybe, sitting on the floor will motivate me to work out instead of watching mindless shows in the evening! Posted by Michelle @ Dibble Dabble Life at 5:09 PM2
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JANUARY 24, 2012
I’M FEELING INSPIRED! My house doesn’t feel like a home. It isn’t very welcoming nor is it decorated the way I would like. My walls are bare and the windows are uncovered. I have spent countless hours reading blogs and pinning home decor ideas to Pinterest. I can’t count how many hours I have sat on my couch, staring at my walls trying to come up with decor ideas only to be overwhelmed with fear because I didn’t know where to begin. I envy people who can add a little bit to a room at a time to eventually achieve the look they want. I would say our style leans towards a contemporary, eclectic look but our couches were traditionally styled (hand me downs from my father inlaw).
The couches crippled and prevented me from exploring my truedecorating style.
A couple of weeks ago we impulsively bought this sectional from BigLots for $699.
I wanted an Ikea Karlstad sectional but thanks to 4 children (one still in diapers) and 2 dogs it was imperative to have either a leather or faux leather couch. It is faux leather and HUGE, our entire family fits on this big daddy. It fits perfectly in our odd shaped room and with it’s current placement I am able to create a “proper” entryway instead of walking directly into my living room from the front door. Best of all.... I AM FEELING INSPIRED!!!!! I can envision what I want my living room to look like and I couldn’t be happier! Posted by Michelle @ Dibble Dabble Life at 1:08 PM1 comments
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AUGUST 25, 2011
A TO Z ....
Today Jaime at C.R.A.F.T. posted an “ABC of her”, which I thought was cute. Since I don’t have any great projects to share with you guys {lazy days of summer took over} I figured I would partake in some fun mindless blogging and do the same.MY ABC’S:
A.= Age: 32 {weird side note: I can never remember how old I am, I have to do the math every time....yes I am weird!}B.= Bed size: Queen
C.= Chore you hate: All of them....folding clothes gets put off themost
D.= Dogs: 2 precious wiener dogs...I woobs them E.= Essential start to your day: Brushing my teeth....as soon as my feet hit the ground I’m a brushin F.= Favorite color: I’m a Gemini so I can never decide on afavorite
G.= Gold or silver: Silver / white gold....this summer was the first time I have ever owned or worn any gold jewelryH.= Height: 5'6"
I.= Instruments you play: None....I was a dancer not a musician J.= Job title: Mommy K.= Kids: Twin girls that are 12 and twin boys that are 8 :-) L.= Live: Mobile, Alabama M.= Maiden name: Antoine N.= Nicknames: My husband calls me babe, my dad calls me Mickey or Shelley, some friends call me Mischa O.= Overnight hospital stays: 1998, when I had a C-section P.= Pet peeve: I’m constantly peeved at my procrastination skills Q.= Quote: I can’t remember how old I am, how am I supposed to remember an entire quote?? I know there are a lot I like but I don’t know them off the top of my head. R.= Righty or lefty: Righty S.= Siblings: 1 younger sister T.= Time you wake up: Weekdays - 5:15 a.m. to get the kids ready for school {once they leave I usually take a little nap :-)} Weekends -8 or 9
U.= University attended: Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Univ. of South Alabama (USA) V.= Vegetables you dislike: Beets W.= What makes you run late: Waiting too long to start getting everyone ready to go somewhere....I really dislike getting everyone ready then sitting around until it is time to leave so I try to time it to where we get ready and walk out the door, but sometimes I don’t time it right and we end up late...so the answer would be Imake myself late!
X.= X-rays you’ve had: Teeth Y.= Yummy food: Ray Oysters Z.= Zoo animal favorite: Oh man another favorite question....I like all of them except the reptiles, yuck If you do an A to Z post about yourself leave me a comment and I will stop by to check it out! Posted by Michelle @ Dibble Dabble Life at 1:09 PM5 comments
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DIY PAINTED & STAINED CONCRETE LIVING ROOM FLOORS ***THIS HAS BEEN MY MOST POPULAR POST, WITH MANY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE BUT MANY TIMES I CAN’T BECAUSE THE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE COMMENTER IS LISTED AS “NOREPLY-COMMENT@BLOGGER.COM”. HERE IS A TUTORIAL FROM ANOTHER BLOGGER THAT WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I CAN RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS: CINSARAH'S TUTORIAL.
I mentioned in my last post that my mother in law is coming to town this month and we are trying to complete 1 zillion projects before she arrives. Our carpet was absolutely horrible, disgusting, gross, vial, and any other gross words you can think of due to the addition of 2 wiener dogs to our family. The carpet HAD.TO.GO! We don’t have the funds at this time to install hardwood floors so after pondering our DIY options we settled on staining the concreteslab.
****NOTE**** We broke every rule there is regarding prepping and staining concrete floors. Normally I would not do this but a friend of mine took the same steps in her kitchen (a few years ago) and to this day her floors are holding up perfectly! STEP ONE: RIP OUT CARPET After the carpet was removed we realized our floors were in really bad shape. The concrete has chips, cracks, mastic overflowing from the kitchen tiles, different textures and varying colors. You can see the variation of concrete in this picture: STEP TWO: REMOVE TACK STRIPS These things are pure evil. I used a flat head screwdriver, hammer and a LOT of elbow grease to get these up. STEP THREE: REPAIR FLOORS After removing all carpet and tack strips we were supposed to fill in any holes/cracks. Since this is a “temporary” fix we skipped this step. The cracks and rivets will add character! STEP FOUR: CLEAN FLOORS They say you are supposed to remove all grease and grime with a special cleaner but since my friend skipped this step and her floors are still great we skipped this step also. Instead we swept, vacuumed and mopped the floors with a damp mop. We saved money andtime!
STEP FIVE: TAPE BASEBOARDS/WALLS You need to be very careful with the stain because it is very watery and splatters quite easily. STEP SIX: PAINT FLOORS The workers at Lowe’s and Home Depot will tell you that you cannot paint the floors with a solid color and then put the semi transparent concrete on top of the paint. They are wrong! We used Valspar exterior satin latex paint color matched to Mega Greige by Sherwin Williams. This was paint we had left over from previous projects. Painting the floors served two purposes: (1) it provided us with one uniform color to work with and (2) adds depth to the floors when the semi transparent stain is applied. This is our hall after we painted the floors. STEP SEVEN: APPLY SEMITRANSPARENT STAIN
This process took a lot of trial and error. We are working in sections so we painted a small area to test different methods of applying the stain. We originally bought Quickrete semi transparent stain from Lowe’s but felt the stain wasn’t transparent enough so we switched to Behr’s semi transparent stain in the color Lodus. We first tried spraying the stain on the floor with a spray bottle then used a Wal-Mart bag and/or rag to dab the stain around. It was very hard to get a somewhat consistent pattern and realized how much time it would take to achieve the look we wanted so we kept trying different methods looking for the easiest and fastest way to apply thestain.
We found the easiest and fastest way that achieved a great look was to roll the stain on top of the painted floors with 3/8” white woven fabric interior wall rollers. This allowed us to layer the stain in light layers to add color, depth and dimension. I used a paint brush to get the sides where the roller could not reach. It is best to roll as delicately as possible in varying directions to prevent noticeable “roller marks”. The semi transparent concrete stain dries EXTREMELY FAST so you have to work fast to prevent noticeable “seams”. If you do get seams in the stain then you can keep going over the different sections layering color to make it look more natural. STEP EIGHT: APPLY HIGH GLOSS SEALER OR POLYURETHANE ***UPDATE***: (5/3/2012): Please note with this step I am now suggesting to only use Polyurethane. I used a high gloss sealer by Quickrete, that was fast drying, after a year we have random chips appearing everywhere. My friend who has done this to her kitchen (a few years before I did) used polyurethane and has never had a chip in her floors. The poly does take longer to dry but in the long run itis worth using it!
We used Quikrete’s Wet Look High Gloss Sealer from Lowe’s. With 4 kids and 2 dogs running around we don’t have time to wait on polyurethane to dry so we went with the concrete sealer to finish the floors. To apply the sealer we rolled it on the floors with the same type of roller we used to apply the stain. This product also dries very fast so we were able to apply 1 layer, let it dry to touch and apply a 2nd layer in about an hour. Has anyone else attempted a project like this? I would love to hear your experiences! I LINK TO THESE AWESOME BLOGS: Making Monday Marvelous at C.R.A.F.T., Just Something I
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GRANDMA IS COMING TO TOWN... My mother in law is coming to town in less then a month! She lives in New York which means we typically only see her once a year. We are all very excited to see her, but this means I must start {ahem finish} a ton of projects so my house is visitor ready. Right now our living room and hallway is a concrete slab. I plan on painting / staining the floors before she arrives. I have these two wieners to thank for ruining my carpet. My pantry has been looking a hot mess ever since the hinge broke and the door fell off. Every time I am at Lowe’s I forget to look forthe hinges.
We installed an above ground pool so our backyard is a disaster while we edge the pool with rock and build a deck. My husband {on the right} and his brother seem to have a problem getting much accomplished when it is 100 degrees and the pool keeps calling their name. We’ve got the posts installed, now we’ve just got tofinish the deck.
Last fall I painted my living room Mega Greige by Sherwin Williams. I am not loving the color and want to repaint my walls to a truer gray color. This picture looks very gray but most of the day my wallslook beige.
For now this is plenty. If time permits I am sure I can come up with some other things to do before she gets here. I’m off to paint now...I think I have found a color I can live withfor a few months!
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