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1910 Home Renovation: Refinishing the Original Wood Kitchen Floors

April 1, 2014 ·

If you missed our 1910 before home tour or our gone kitchen gone progress post, then you won’t know what the kitchen floor previously looked like.  Originally the kitchen floors were covered with a red and cream colored vinyl that made a chevron pattern. There were patches of tile peeled up and when we removed…

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Filed In: Home + Decor / Tagged: 1910 home renovation, kitchen, refinish, wood floor

Desk Dilemma Update

September 9, 2013 ·

I told you a while back about a desk redo that didn’t quite end up panning out. Yikes was I irritated!Well, we decided to go ahead and strip the paint from the top.  Then we gave it a good sanding to get rid of the stains and blemishes that the paint was supposed to cover…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: desk, olive, paint, refinish, wood

Mint to be

August 13, 2013 ·

Emerald may have been declared the color of the year but it was clear as soon as spring and summer fashions hit the shelf that mint might edge out emerald as the favored green.  I absolutely love pale minty greens so I was thrilled to find coordinating outfits for the whole family for our spring photo…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: dresser, mint, paint, refinish, white

A Tale of Two Desks {a matter of material selection}

August 8, 2013 ·

It was the best of paints, it was the worst of paints, it was a time of trial, a lesson learned, it was the hottest of days, it was a latex paint, it was aggravating, it was maddening, it was melting, it was the summer of change…  Learning the ropes of furniture refinishing has been…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, desk, latex paint, refinish

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