May 10, 2011

White Chandeliers and Front Room Transformation

posted on: May 10, 2011 | by Ann Marie | 1 Comment

Inspired by a chandelier I saw at a garage sale, I decided to paint my similarly shaped oil-rubbed bronze chandelier white! Take a look at our front (frunch) room! I’m giving it a makeover of my own… Much improved from the last photo you saw of this room. Embarrasing. Pitiful. Pshhhh, those slobs. But forget [...]

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Filed Under: before and after, Front Room, garage sale finds, greatest hits, just paint it white, light fixtures, spray painted

Apr 13, 2011

Curly Cane Chair

posted on: April 13, 2011 | by Ann Marie | Leave a Comment

Our garage sale is this Friday and Saturday, so this last week was spent clearing out and oh, it feels so good! Although I’m getting rid of a lot, have some going to Goodwill, and even a bag of garbage, I really haven’t had to haul over as much as I have in the past. [...]

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Filed Under: 40 bags, before and after, garage sale finds, just paint it white

Oct 26, 2010

Shutter Love

posted on: October 26, 2010 | by Ann Marie | 15 Comments

If you know us, you know we’re a fan of the thrifty. And since we are “white house, black shutters,” we needed some shutters on our tan house to make at least half of the name true!   I mentioned that we were starting our project here, gave you a little preview here, even spray [...]

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Filed Under: before and after, curb appeal, exterior projects, just paint it black, shutters

Jan 23, 2010

The Difference a Little Re-Arranging Makes

posted on: January 23, 2010 | by Ann Marie | 5 Comments

Ignore the husband on the couch! My sister-in-law, Bonnie at Creating a House of Grace,  came over this week and helped me out with some organizing (which involves moving around boxes, something I shouldn’t be doing at 20 weeks). It was nice to have someone here to bounce ideas off, someone to give suggestions, and [...]

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Filed Under: before and after, cleaning, family room, just paint it black, moving stuff around, small projects

Jan 5, 2010

Our “Nothing Room” Transformed (just this past Sunday)

posted on: January 5, 2010 | by Ann Marie | 6 Comments

Do you have that one room in your house? The one you just don’t know what to do with? We do. We actually have several. But this one was the worst. It’s our front room (pronounced “frunch” thanks to my lovely regional accent) or a living room if you prefer. We called it our holding [...]

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Filed Under: before and after, big projects, Front Room, garage sale finds, Goodwill, i'll take it, ORB