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Wildly Domesticated: September 2014
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Thursday, September 4, 2014. Kitchen Post-Wall: The Open Look. One day, I really was going to go back and detail the full process of how we turned our cramped 1970s kitchen into our favorite spot in the house. But, as I come up on a year since the project started, it's time to admit that it ain't gonna happen. Besides, all people really want are pictures of the good stuff right? Worked hard on that baby. The day this opened up, I sat on my couch with a glass of ...
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Wildly Domesticated: February 2015
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Monday, February 23, 2015. Small Guest Room "Grows" with New Paint, Bed. While our home was move-in ready, I still saw it as a project list: Add a deck, move the hot tub, build my husband a proper office, redo the kitchen. Repainting the freshly painted bedrooms, especially ones I rarely enter, fell low on the list. . I love how the lighter, calmer color allowed me to use a larger bed, but somehow still have the room feel more spacious. Theres a few more twe...
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Wildly Domesticated: Numerar Counters: Choosing, Sealing
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Numerar Counters: Choosing, Sealing. The beech Numerar counters look lighter in real life. Nice glow to it. After weeks of debating whether we should save money by going with the Numerar wood counter tops. Protecting the New Counters. I started with mineral oil, picked up at Giant for about $3.00. It went on easily, but you have to re-treat fairly often, and I wasn't confident that the wood was sealed enough. I have to say Kivik is ...
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Wildly Domesticated: No-Sew Ottoman Make-over
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Saturday, February 7, 2015. For months, I covered it in blankets, and eventually draped it with a burlap coffee sack. That sack has now been promoted to a permanent piece of the furniture, with the help of scissors, a staple gun and hot glue. Dissassemble the ottoman, removing the lid and feet. Drape fabric over where you want to cover. Mark this with chalk, and allow a few extra inches on the top and bottom. Cut. For the open end of the bag, I tried stich witch...
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Wildly Domesticated: January 2014
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Friday, January 31, 2014. Before," Meet our Pre-Reno Kitchen. Luckily, I continue the 39" cabinets over the sink, so this cannot actually happen. But, I know what he means. Seeing where we started is key to understanding how much changed, and how much work we did. This one's for you, honey! Labels: 1970 kitchen before remodel. Glass Door Knobs Dress Up Pantry. When shopping for vintage items, places like ReStore. Used and new items donated to and sold by Habitat...
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Wildly Domesticated: What Has Six Legs & a Bed?
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Saturday, February 7, 2015. What Has Six Legs and a Bed? Thanks to a little ingenuity mixed with desperation- my Kivik sleeper couch with new, taller legs! As mentioned in an earlier post. This well designed sleeper sofa has one fatal flaw: Legs that barely come off the ground. And no threaded hole to screw in new, taller legs. On custom legs for the couch-only version.) Uncle Bob's Workshop. Lo and behold, a recent date night found us at.Ikea. (What? About 45 m...
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Wildly Domesticated: April 2014
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Friday, April 18, 2014. Two Beddinge futons for very little scratch- check! Pallets lined up and ready for use as a sectional- check! Now, making it so that the futons would survive the outdoors.a little trickier. There are sources for futon covers made in water resitant fabrics. The cheapest I found was the Futon Shop. At $215 for a queen size. (Beddinge is slightly longer than a regular full.) That's way over budget BEFORE I times it by two. And now the questi...
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Wildly Domesticated: May 2014
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Tear Down The Wall.Kitchen Deconstructed. Once upon a time, our house was all about boundaries. Walls separating the living room from the dining room and kitchen. Built in pantries that blocked doorways when opened:. After a few years of being separated from guests while I slaved away in the kitchen, I went all Pink Floyd on our house. It was time to TEAR DOWN THE WALL. With the help of some pros, due to a pesky load bearing beam. It's o...
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Wildly Domesticated: October 2013
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Monday, October 14, 2013. Let There Be (Super Pretty) Light. I need to go away more often. This weekend I joined some old friends for our annual trip to The Festy. A music festival at Devil's Backbone. Brewery near Charlottesville. The downside was two nights of sleeping in the rain and a second wind for the cold that's been haunting me for two weeks. But the PLUS side was coming home to:. The Harlowe Wire pendant lights I ordered from Pottery Barn. I think the ...
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Wildly Domesticated: August 2014
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One Girl's Journey Into Domesticated Life. Tuesday, August 19, 2014. For the Love of Couches, 3rd CL Find a Charm. I am taking the first step: I admit I have a couch problem. As I admired my mid-century modern style Craigslist find last night, it struck me that this is the third couch to occupy my living room. And we have lived here just shy of three years. Um. Due to my husband's bum back, and a birthday party that tied up my son and his friends, I needed to hire somebody to help me get the couch in the...
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