Patina General

Home Office Renovation... the early stages

Our home office is in great need of renovation. It was on my list of home projects, but not at the top... until I found this work bench.

Stress, Distressing and Balance

I do love a great distressed piece of furniture, where the years of different paint colors peek out from every edge. But too many distressed pieces in a room can be noise to the eyes. Distressed pieces need to be artfully balanced with pieces that are well...not distressed.

The Dollhouse Project

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! We're having a typical day-after, crash-and-burn day...still in my P.J.'s at 5 pm, and snacking on leftovers all day, while ignoring the last batch of dirty dishes in the sink. But since it's been too busy of a week to even blog, thought I'd share with you the "little" project we've been busy with...a dollhouse for my 3 1/2 year old niece.

Garage Sale Tips

The sale's over and the leftovers are on their way to the thrift store...and I'm tired! As I was mulling over the last week, there were some tips I thought I'd share. I have been going to garage sales, church sales and estate sales for years and thought I'd share what makes a successful event for all involved.

Paver Patio Project

Last spring's project of putting in a paver patio before the grad party open house almost killed us off, considering last year's never ending winter, and the garage roof collapse (which is a different post). It just barely got done! Mr. Fix-it and I are basking in the fact that this year we can actually finish up the fun parts of this project, and get to enjoy a whole new space in our yard! So here's the recap of our process, in case you're starting to consider such a project for this year...

My Masterpiece Buffet

It's finally done! I finished the buffet for myself...well, our home...not that it really matters to any of the other house dwellers. But they do agree it turned out pretty funky. Funky, Junky...to be exact!

Christmas Bedroom, 2014

If you've been reading the blog for awhile, you'll remember one of my priorities in our bedroom remodel was to be able to move the room around. Well, I'm happy to report we accomplished that goal & all the others with the big project! I'm enjoying this room so much, I decided I'd share it for Christmas before the rest of the house (and maybe I'm still finishing up the other areas:)

Bedroom Christmas Decor

  

We are getting an early snowfall here in Minnesota today! Not the pretty dusting that usually starts winter off (sometime late November or December), but a dumping of double digit snowflakes combined with sleet.

Kitchen Stools: Revisited and Revised

I got the stools done, and just love how they turned out!

Boy's Room Switchover

I remember a friend coming over and saying, "I love coming to your house, because there's always something different." Guess it made me realize other people don't live like I do...switching things around all the time...oh, well.