My Phase 1 Landscaping Plan For This Year
I showed y’all a few days ago how I had our landscape design plan printed and mounted so that I can frame it and display it on the wall by my desk in the studio. I’m very excited to have this beauty...
View ArticleThe Studio Punch List
When it comes to the my studio, I’m starting to feel like I’m trapped in Groundhog Day, repeating the same work day after day after day with only some slight variations and with no end in sight. But...
View ArticleTwo Down, Sixteen To Go (Walls & Ceiling Painted, New Window Shade Installed)
On Friday’s post, I made a list of 18 things that needed to be done to finish the studio. This weekend, I got two of them checked off of the list. I finally got the ceiling and walls painted, which was...
View ArticlePaint Swatch Cabinet Repainted (Did I Make The Right Decision?)
I made progress on several items on my studio to-do list yesterday, but the only one I finished was repainting the paint swatch cabinet. Originally, I painted the cabinet black. In my mind, the black...
View ArticleThe Studio Office Area Cabinets Are Finished!
Last week kind of got away from me. Every time I’d try to get some work done on the studio, something else would need my attention. But Saturday and yesterday, I was able to focus and spend quite a bit...
View ArticleTrying To Figure Out My Big, Blank Wall
Yesterday, I just wasn’t in the mood to work on baseboards or door casings, so I decided to do a fun project. I was determined to figure out the arrangement for the one big, blank wall in the studio....
View ArticleMy Office Area Studio Cabinets — From Start To Finish
The cabinets in the office area of my studio took me so long to finish, and covered so many blog posts, that I thought it would be helpful to condense all of the info into one post with links to the...
View ArticleThis Is A Very Big Weekend For Us!
Y’all, this is a big weekend. I’m doing something that I haven’t done in well over a decade, and I’m kind of nervous about it. I’m going away for an overnight trip. I know some of you are thinking,...
View ArticleMy First Kintsugi Project (Plus, An Amazing Weekend!)
On Friday, I shared that I was going to be away from Matt overnight for the first time in over a decade. If you missed that, you can read about it here. Well, the weekend was a success all around. Matt...
View ArticleThe Part Of Our Addition That Makes Me The Most Nervous
We’re almost four months into 2024, and we’re still no closer to starting our addition than we were in December. Part of me is frustrated by that and feels like I need to light a fire under the...
View ArticleMy Favorite Trim Combo For Beautiful Baseboards (Plus, A Bit Of Remodeling...
I’ve been working on finishing up the trim in the studio, but I’ve been met with some challenges and one of the most absurd roadblocks I’ve ever experienced in all of my years of DIYing and remodeling....
View ArticleDIY Gradient Wood Tasting Spoon Pendant Light – Part 1
I should have spent yesterday finishing up the trim in the studio, but instead, I decided to work on the pendant light that will go over my desk. After considering several different options, including...
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