All My July Favorites, Including A Shampoo That’s Great For Hard Water Issues
Happy weekend! There is nothing like trying to set up house in a new place to cause you to shop and discover a lot of new things. One pretty big adjustment that I knew I'd need to make was getting used to living with water that registers as "hard" water. In the metro Atlanta area and actually, I think it includes most, if not all of Georgia, we are blessed with fairly balanced water. I've never known anyone who had a water softener and didn't even know what a water … [Continue Reading...]
Yay, It Has Arrived! Plus, A Halloween Piece I’m Obsessing Over!
Welcome to the 829th Tablescape Thursday! I finally have a non-dented refrigerator! Yay! The new one arrived a week sooner than Lowe's had predicted and it was delivered yesterday. You may remember from a previous post that when my LG CounterDepth, Door-in-Door refrigerator was delivered a few weeks ago, it arrived with with a big gash in the box and two very obvious dents in the front just below the icemaker. I am hoping that this … [Continue Reading...]
A Most Welcome Change Of Heart
I've made it no secret that my favorite room in the Dollhouse is the F.R.O.G—the finished room over the garage. The moment I saw this room in the real estate listing, I knew if I had the opportunity to buy the home, this room would most likely be where I'd place my office. I tend to decorate slowly, but I'm especially slow right now since I've been working on so many other necessary repairs and fixes all over the house. I need to do a recap sometime … [Continue Reading...]
From Hidden, Weedy, Window Boxes To Window Boxes Filled With Flowers
Welcome to the 811th Metamorphosis Monday! Back when the Dollhouse was listed for sale in 2022, this is how the landscaping looked in the front yard. Notice the small tree on the right that's planted right up against the house. Two years ago when this photo was taken, you could barely see the window box behind it on the lower window, and you couldn't see the one under the top window at all. I don't have a spring photo of when the house was listed … [Continue Reading...]
End of Summer Clearance And Everything That’s On Sale Is Another 50% Off!
I've been so busy with "house" updates, I've been missing out on all the great summer clearance sales that have been going on, and some are really, really good, like "50% off the already reduced sales price" good! I love the color green and this is my favorite shade of green! Though linen and a great piece for chilly evenings in the summer, I think this jacket would make a great transition piece into fall, as well, especially since it's also available in a … [Continue Reading...]
How To Remove Tape & Sticky Glue Residue From A Painted Door, You’ll Never Believe What I Used!
See that closet door on the other side of the room here in the office? All the closets in this home badly needed to be painted, but that particular closet had another issue, and I'm not just talking about the bare bulb light with the pull-string that hung right in your face when you opened the door. Thankfully, that's gone! On the inside of the door, someone had stuck tape on the door and apparently, wrote something on it. It appeared they had tried … [Continue Reading...]
A New Addition To The Kitchen & This One’s A Definite Winner
Welcome to the 827th Tablescape Thursday! Still no dining table here in the Dollhouse, however my sales guy at Rooms to Go has been trying to find a way to get the one I wanted delivered here without it costing a blooming fortune. Since they don't deliver to Ohio (yet) is this the universe telling me to not buy this table? I know it's not the absolute highest quality, although it felt quite sturdy when I saw it in person. I thought it would be great here since it … [Continue Reading...]
What Is The Name of That Blue Paint In The Bedroom, Bathroom & Your Office?
Ever since I shared a tour of the upstairs part of the Dollhouse in THIS previous post, I've had several comments and emails asking if I know the brand/name of the blue paint that was used for the Master Bedroom, Master Bath, and the FROG (Finished Room Over the Garage) that I'm using as my office. Recently, I came across several paint cans in the Dollhouse basement, and as I cleaned those off before moving them to another location, I snapped photos of the cans, … [Continue Reading...]
Great Storage Solution For The Home Office Closet Or, Really, Any Closet
Remember this room? ;) Right now, this room almost seems like it's from another lifetime. I love this office, it's very different from the one I'm gradually putting together in the Dollhouse. This is probably a good time to explain a little better how I'm kind of envisioning this room looking if/when I finally move to the Dollhouse permanently. The Pottery Barn Bedford file cabinets/storage units that you see in the photo above will probably end up … [Continue Reading...]
How Do I Like My New LG InstaView, Door-in Door, Counter-Depth Refrigerator
Welcome to the 810th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was a great one! We ended up spending all day Saturday at a huge, 364-acre amusement/water park called King's Island. We arrived a few minutes after 9:00 am and didn't leave for 12 hours! What an experience! We hit the ground running as soon as we entered the park, making our first ride the Diamondback roller coaster, which is considered a "Thrill Level 5" on their Thrill Chart. That's the … [Continue Reading...]
