Pear Tree Cottage
Thank you everyone for your sweet thoughts and wishes on my last post. It's so sweet of you all and I really appreciate it....
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After my last post, I couldn't stop thinking about my big pine farm table. When I bought it 15 years ago I didn't realize...
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One of the first things I did when we moved into this house was prime every instance of salmon paint I could find. Like...
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So we've covered my extreme "oak situation" pretty well in the before pictures of the master bathroom, master bedroom, and family room, but wait,...
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You may be gathering that my house came with a fair amount of oak. While the family room cabinetry isn't oak, it's oak colored....
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Since we're working on our garage at the moment, which is *so* not picturesque, and the guest bath project is therefore temporarily stalled, I...
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While daydreaming about possible facelifts for my sorry master bathroom project, I've managed to make some progress on my still-ongoing guest bathroom project: I...
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This is our master bathroom. Since I'm already tackling the guest bathroom, and the kitchen needs sore attention, this bathroom isn't going to be...
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Sadly, my guest bathroom project is not going to be done for Thanksgiving, like I had hoped. Christmas, I'll get it done for Christmas!...
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Well, folks, it is official. We have had the first tears (mine) on my guest bathroom remodel project. Why? Two words: Floor tile. It...
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The race against Thanksgiving dinner continues at Chez Magpie with the continuing work on the guest bathroom. Over the weekend, I put in (....drumroll....)...
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Okay, so after the big Halloween Idea Extravaganza, I just had to dig in and get some more work done on our guest bathroom....
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Hip, hip, hooray! The plumbers made my day! My joy hath no bound I'm kind of a clown I seriously can't wait to bathe....
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Over the last few days, we've been demoing our scary, 80's era guest bathroom, and we're finally done. First, we peeled off the wallpaper....
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You know, I love fall. It's not just the crisp air and the beautiful foliage, it's that back-to-school feeling that makes me want to...
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Now, back to the photo. You know, the more I get into decorating, the more I realize I don't know. For example, in my...
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I don't think I've shared much about the living room since I painted it a few weeks ago. Since then, I've been to a...
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One of the things I did wrong in the last house was not giving myself a place of respite while the house was under...
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Because I've been so focused on the living room, I didn't really spend too much time getting ready for Thanksgiving with my dining room....
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Woo hoo! We have trim in the living room! Gootz took all day Saturday and totally rocked it out. I had had a fantasy...
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