Posts tagged as "projects"
An Idea for Modern (But Cheap!) Art
So as much as I don’t want to start planning our next space, I find myself thinking about what in the world we’ll do with 12 foot ceilings. And then I saw this Small-Cool entry over at Apartment Therapy. Uh, yea that’ll work. Except, yanno, BIGGER. I looked around and priced large canvases – [...]
The Twenty-Dollar Facelift
Finally, I am back to show the process of turning a dark Billy bookcase into a shiny star in the living room. Indulge me if you will, this will get longwinded… This is what we started with: So two weeks ago I decided to tackle the dark, heavy bookcase which would, in the end, help [...]
Sportin’ a New Look
I’m still styling the bookcase, but I wanted to share some teaser photos with you! It was a long, arduous process, but Billy is painted! I’m not sure how well it’ll hold, as I noticed some chipping while I was putting things back together, but the shelves are in and the books are on, and [...]
Giving Billy a Facelift
Projects, projects, projects! They seem to never stop. One of my biggest issues in our living room is this guy: He is way too dark! In my old apartment he worked, but now that we have a lighter, airier feel to the space (not yet, that is), I want something lighter! So this weekend, I [...]
Attacking the Front Yard
Boy, did we ever need a full 3-day weekend to get done what we had planned! Our biggest task was to clean up the front yard. After having a 2-year tenant that could care less about yard upkeep, we moved into the townhouse with it looking like this: The landlord, when she lived there, must [...]
