tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103466261475303882024-02-02T13:02:18.926-05:00If It's Not Baroque...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-76455330504693932082015-01-02T12:11:00.000-05:002015-01-02T12:11:37.742-05:00Finally a House Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I would start off the new year with a long over due house tour. We have already done so much to the new house, but everything is half done. Hopefully, this year I will get a few rooms completely done to show you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our drive way is very long. You can't see the house from the road it is on and as you can tell it is surrounded by trees on all sides. So it is very private. We have almost 5 acres.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The house is small but a tiny bit bigger than our previous house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is however a huge 3 and a half car garage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the garage, you enter directly into the utility/laundry room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The laundry room was very dark and dirty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The utility/laundry room connects to the 50's kitchen. This is what the kitchen looks like right now. We haven't done anything to it yet. We are going to completely gut it at some point. My haters probably love the way it looks now. But I don't do brown so it is my least favorite room in the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the kitchen, you enter into the living room/dining room area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The home has brand new hardwood floors throughout. Guess what? They are going to be painted white. Gasp! How dare I. I hate wood so it has to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Off of the living room is the hallway that has the bedrooms and bathroom. This is the one area that is 95 percent done. I've already painted the floors in here and it is a huge improvement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first bedroom you come to is the largest of the two and we turned it into a dressing room/Walk in Closet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In between the bedrooms is this unique 50's bathroom. Plastic tiles galore. This room will be completely gutted as well some day. We may even add onto the house to expand the bathroom. We will be getting quotes here soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you walk into the bathroom the double vanity is directly in the middle of the room and you have to walk to the right to get to the toilet and the left to get to the shower. A very unique floor plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second bedroom is our bedroom. It is almost done as well. I have to make a couple changes and it will be finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We added a temporary fence for our dogs. This year, we will be building a deck where the temporary fence is now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you were wondering what happened to our other house, we do have a renter. She has expressed that she may want to purchase it at some point. So we are perfectly happy with that.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-45015245056082750812014-06-15T13:25:00.000-04:002014-06-16T15:07:36.343-04:00I'm Back with a Big Announcement<span style="font-size: large;">Hey! Remember me? I know, in January (almost 5 months ago), I proclaimed that I was going to post finished projects here once or twice a week. We all can see that didn't happen. But, there was a good reason. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to buy another house. It is technically not ours yet, but we are in the final stages of the process. We have gone through inspections of the house, well and septic and the appraisal. Now, we are just waiting for our closing date. Hopefully, the rest of the process goes smoothly and by the end of June, we can be the new owners of this little house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why did we decide to buy another house?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The house we currently live in was never our forever home. My husband bought it right before we met. It is located in the middle of a somewhat crappy neighborhood on a busy road. We have no privacy whatsoever. We suspect that our new neighbors may be up to something illegal. Our other neighbor decided to cut all her trees down that were providing some privacy. So we had enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The real estate market in our area hasn't improved yet and trying to sell our house wasn't an option without losing money. We were very fortunate to have someone in our family that needed to rent a house at the same moment we decided to move. It couldn't have worked out better. But, keeping our house did make it a little more complicated in buying another house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been extremely busy lately. I'm trying to get our current house ready for the renter. Also, coming up with ideas for the new house is always on my mind. I'm a little stressed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We picked this house because of the privacy. It has almost 5 acres. You can't even see the house from the road. It is surrounded by trees on all sides. It is the complete opposite of the house we live in now. It is only slightly bigger than our current house. But, I thought the land surrounding the house was worth more than the extra square footage I could have got in another house. We are so excited to get started with all the projects in this house and I can't wait to share all of it with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not going to disappear for another 5 months, I promise. I hope you'll follow along with this new adventure in my life.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-87746298405599935442014-01-21T21:09:00.000-05:002014-01-21T21:09:17.551-05:00What I've Been Up To...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly<span style="font-size: large;">Hello again everyone. Boy, it has been a long time. Sorry that I disappeared for like 5 months. Life happens I guess. You know how it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So what happened? Where did I go?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, in September we did a lot of traveling. In that month alone, we went to Ann Arbor Michigan, Cleveland Ohio, Indianapolis Indiana and Buffalo New York for various reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, when we were done with all of that, I got a part time job at my sister-in-law's dog grooming business. I went from not working a "regular job" to working 3 days a week which put a cramp on my decorating projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did manage to start a dozen projects, but never felt like finishing them. I don't like showing unfinished projects on the blog, but at this rate you may never see anything on my blog again. So, I decided to show you the state of my house - The good, the bad and the ugly. Please keep in mind that these are unfinished rooms. The quality of the pictures aren't great because they are progress photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The living room/dining room is almost finished. I made a lot of progress in this room last year. The biggest improvement was getting our new couch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The black and white stripe feature wall shelves are mostly finished. I have a few pieces of art to add and a couple of bookends to make. It is coming together which is good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I changed our kitchen AGAIN</span><span style="font-size: large;">. I've added tons of color to the living room and I felt like the kitchen needed more color since it is right next to that room. So on a whim, I painted our cabinets turquoise and pink but never finished them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was tired of the Asian theme in our bedroom and like the kitchen, I wanted to add more color to the room. So on another whim, I decided to paint one wall a dark blue and then left it that way. I'm not sure I like the blue and may go back to my original idea of painting the room black with pops of color in the accessories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We did manage to start the deck on the front of our house, but sadly the <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/house-painting-debacle.html" target="_blank">hideous messed up siding</a> is still there. Priority number one for Spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember this picture of our bathroom. It still looks like this, paint sample and all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Dog's Room/Mud Room was safe from my spur of the moment changes, but I did add some things to the office and have plans to add a makeup station to that room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final reason (the biggest reason) I haven't wanted to finish projects is that in October I made a decision to become healthier. I was tired of the way I looked and tired of being out of shape. I realized that I had a milestone birthday coming up and I wanted to make a change for the better and get out of the funk I was in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have already lost almost 20 pounds with more to go. Losing weight awakened my love of fashion and makeup. Because of that, I bought a new wardrobe and some new makeup and I feel so much better about myself. I started posting my new outfits on <a href="http://lookbook.nu/punkylala" target="_blank">lookbook</a> and started posting on my <a href="http://punkylittlediyer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">fashion blog</a> again (If you are into fashion and makeup, I hope that you will check out <a href="http://punkylittlediyer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Punky Little DIYer</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My 2014 blogging goals will be more focused on the fashion blog. That doesn't mean I won't post on here. I just won't post as often. Maybe once or twice a week max. However, I hope that you will stay subscribed and follow along because I do plan on finishing projects and can't wait to show you the reveals of all my rooms.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-20635911369504368882013-08-23T12:00:00.000-04:002013-08-23T12:00:33.546-04:00Weekend Creativity Round Up {No. 6}<span style="font-size: large;">It is party time again. Welcome to another Weekend Creativity Round Up. If you are new around here, this is an opportunity to link up any projects you have been working on. If you don't have anything to link up, that is OK, this is a great way to get inspiration for future projects as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget to check out last week's awesome features <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/round-up-5-features.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally finished our <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/tv-stand-makeover.html" target="_blank">TV Stand</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am doing a <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/ramsign-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Ramsign Giveaway</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I showed off what I did to that <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/flea-market-flip-chair-makeover.html" target="_blank">chair I bought at the flea market</a> a few months ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week's link party was amazing. Did you see what was linked up? If not, go check the links out <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/weekend-creativity-round-up-no-4.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I think it is quite possibly the best party yet. There were so many great projects linked up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Table Top Makeover by <a href="http://rainonatinroof.com/2013/08/table-makeover-with-mod-podge-and-wrapping-paper/" target="_blank">Rain on a Tin Roof</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">DIY Gold Painted Tray by <a href="http://meundeniably.blogspot.com/2013/07/pinterest-project-diy-gold-painted-tray.html" target="_blank">Undeniably, Me</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Polka Dot Playroom by <a href="http://www.polkadotpoplars.com/polka-dot-playroom/" target="_blank">Polkadot Poplars</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Home Office Makeover by <a href="http://www.piesandpuggles.com/2013/06/office-makeover-stick-fork-in-it.html" target="_blank">Pies and Puggles</a></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-75485651288940874482013-08-14T16:13:00.000-04:002013-08-23T22:13:58.092-04:00TV Stand Makeover<span style="font-size: large;">Remember my TV stand from my <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/flea-market-flip-lamp-makeover.html" target="_blank">flea market lamps makeover</a>? If you don't, here it is again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a Besta storage combination with doors from Ikea and the center door is a Besta Tombo glass door. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we ripped out the ugly green carpet and painted the floor black, I wanted a different look for the TV Stand. Here is what I came up with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The original</span><span style="font-size: large;"> plan didn't work out so I decided to just paint it and swap out the fabric that was in the center door. I painted it Suddenly Sapphire from Lowe's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fabric is from Joann Fabric. It is an indoor/outdoor fabric called richloom variations poolside. The orange in the fabric was originally yellow. I hand painted over the yellow with orange paint that I had left over because I wanted the lamps to tie in with the TV stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When painting Ikea furniture, you should sand it and prime it with a gripping primer so that the paint sticks to the smooth surface. If you don't sand and prime, the paint will peel off. I've had it happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you look closely into the TV screen, you can see a glimpse of polka dots that I incorporated into the room. I am not going to tell you where they are. It will be a surprise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also see that I added shelves to the black and white striped wall. Right now, I have my camera's and viking glass displayed on them. That stuff will get moved around when I finish accessorizing the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't like color and pattern, there is a good possibility that you hate my house. I can't get enough of the bright colors and bold patterns everywhere in my house. It is so fun and happy in every room. I am like Punky Brewster all of a sudden.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-55394075367077496702013-08-13T14:14:00.001-04:002013-08-20T18:17:33.850-04:00Ramsign Giveaway - Closed<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Update</b>: This giveaway is now closed. You can find the winner <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/we-have-winner.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks ago, I was contacted by <a href="http://www.ramsign.com/" target="_blank">Ramsign</a> about doing a giveaway. I was so excited because I would love to give something to one of my loyal readers. You guys are awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ramsign offers real old fashioned, hand stenciled signs, featuring original designs, thick and glossy enamel with a money back guarantee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They have 5 different styles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ramsign is offering one lucky winner a numerical sign with 1-5 digits (value up to $99) of any size and color.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Go to the <a href="http://www.ramsign.com/" target="_blank">Ramsign</a> website and check out the five sign types: Metropolitan, Highlander, Arrowhead, Lighthouse and Engelhardt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Post a comment on this post letting me know which style you'd pick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">For extra entries follow me through GFC, Bloglovin', an email subscription or all three. Post a separate comment for each.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">And like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ramsign/170227776415689" target="_blank">Ramsign on Facebook</a> for an additional entry. Post a comment letting me know that you did.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way, I wasn't compensated for this giveaway, I just wanted to give something to one of my readers. Thanks Ramsign!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-82559457365706984112013-08-12T13:10:00.000-04:002013-08-23T22:14:13.356-04:00Flea Market Flip - Chair Makeover<span style="font-size: large;">I finally finished working on that <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/flea-market-finds-friday_29.html" target="_blank">flea market chair</a> that I bought a few months ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The chair was $3. It was very dirty and stained, but I loved the mid century modern look it has. I wasn't going to keep it. I just wanted to clean it up, change the color and try to sell it. But, I changed my mind. I am keeping it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't sure what color I wanted to paint it. Last week, I finally decided on this greenish yellow color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is Krylon ColorMaster spray paint in Citrus Green in Gloss. Sometimes it looks green and sometimes it looks yellow, it just depends on the light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The legs of the chair were rusted and needed a coat of paint. I was going to paint them silver, but my husband suggested painting them black and I am glad he did. I don't think I would have liked the chair as much with the silver legs. My husband knows me so well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This chair obviously doesn't belong in our office. I just took pictures of it in there. It will ultimately go on our deck that we are getting ready to build on the front of our house. I will take more pictures of it out there when the deck is complete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With paint, this chair cost less than $10. Not bad! Have you found anything cool at the flea market lately? </span></div>
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target="_blank">New Nostalgia</a>,<a href="http://atozebracelebrations.com/" target="_blank"> A to Z Celebrations</a>, <a href="http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hope Studios</a>, <a href="http://thediydreamer.com/" target="_blank">The DIY Dreamer</a>, <a href="http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/" target="_blank">Lady Behind the Curtain</a>, <a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">Clean & Scentisible</a>, <a href="http://thenymelrosefamily.com/" target="_blank">The NY Melrose Family</a>, <a href="http://www.mygirlishwhims.com/" target="_blank">My Girlish Whims</a>, <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/" target="_blank">Ginger Snap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.madetobeamomma.com/" target="_blank">Made to be a Momma</a>, <a href="http://romanceonadime.com/" target="_blank">Romance on a Dime</a>, <a href="http://www.adornedfromabove.com/" target="_blank">Adorned From Above</a>, <a href="http://www.twindragonflydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Dragonfly Designs</a>, <a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/" target="_blank">Domestically Speaking</a>, <a href="http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Style Sisters</a>, <a href="http://www.greenwillowpond.com/" target="_blank">Green Willow Pond</a>, <a href="http://snapcreativity.com/" target="_blank">Snap Creativity</a>, <a href="http://www.sugaranddots.com/" target="_blank">Sugar and Dots</a>, <a href="http://www.housewivesofriverton.com/" target="_blank">The Real Housewives of Riverton</a>, <a href="http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Polkadots on Parade</a>, <a href="http://thissillygirlslife.com/" target="_blank">This Silly Girls Life</a>, <a href="http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/" target="_blank">Free Pretty Things</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts</a>, <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY by Design</a>, <a href="http://www.southernlovely.com/" target="_blank">Southern Lovely</a>, <a href="http://www.733blog.com/" target="_blank">Seven Thirty Three</a>, <a href="http://theblissfulbee.com/" target="_blank">The Blissful Bee</a>, <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a>, <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">No Minimalist Here</a>, <a href="http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Creative Princess</a>, <a href="http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two Yellow Birds Decor</a>, <a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank">The 36th Avenue</a>, <a href="http://www.seven-alive.com/" target="_blank">Seven Alive</a>, <a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/" target="_blank">Live Laugh Rowe</a>, <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/" target="_blank">All Things with Purpose</a>, <a href="http://whatscookinglove.com/" target="_blank">What's Cooking Love</a>, <a href="http://sweethaute.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Haute</a>, <a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/" target="_blank">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a>,<a href="http://www.lambertslately.com/" target="_blank"> Lamberts Lately</a>, <a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/" target="_blank">A Delightsome Life</a>, <a href="http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">I Gotta Create</a>, <a href="http://katherinescorner.com/" target="_blank">Katherine's Corner</a>, <a href="http://www.thecraftyblogstalker.com/" target="_blank">The Crafty Blog Stalker</a>, <a href="http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/" target="_blank"> A Glimpse Inside</a>, <a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/" target="_blank">House of Hepworths</a>, <a href="http://practicallyfunctional.com/" target="_blank">Practically Functional</a>, <a href="http://lilluna.com/" target="_blank">Lil Luna</a>, <a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios and Lattes</a>, <a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/" target="_blank">Funky Junk Interiors</a>, <a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank">Six Sisters Stuff,</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-9686151497986367622013-08-09T12:00:00.000-04:002013-08-09T12:00:06.211-04:00Weekend Creativity Round Up {No. 4}<span style="font-size: large;">It is party time again. Welcome to another Weekend Creativity Round Up. If you are new around here, this is an opportunity to link up any projects you have been working on. If you don't have anything to link up that is OK, this is a great way to get inspiration for future projects as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had planned on posting about my flea market chair that I bought several months ago. I thought it would take a couple of hours to finish and it still isn't finished. I planned on posting about my TV stand makeover, but I didn't like what I planned on doing to it. So I had to come up with something else. Because of those things, I had no posts this week. But on the positive side, I should have those projects done this weekend and will be able to do my posts next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grey Dresser by <a href="http://theweathereddoor.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-plum-grey-dresser-with-modern-lines.html" target="_blank">The Weathered Door</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">DIY Brooch Bouquet by <a href="http://www.ashleysdandelionwishes.com/2013/07/diy-broach-bouquet.html" target="_blank">Ashley's Dandelion Wishes</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fabric Framed Mirror by <a href="http://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/diy-fabric-framed-mirror/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Serial DIYer</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-34344747979396534052013-08-02T12:00:00.000-04:002013-08-02T12:00:01.939-04:00Weekend Creativity Round Up {No.3}<span style="font-size: large;">It is party time again. Welcome to another week of the Weekend Creativity Round up. If you are new around here, this is an opportunity to link up any projects you have been working on. If you don't have anything to link up that is ok, this is a great way to get inspiration for future projects as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I shared some great rooms with <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/design-trend-polka-dots.html" target="_blank">polka dots</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was completely blown away with the projects that were linked up last week. So amazing. I could have easily featured 30 different projects. But, I narrowed it down to my 6 favorites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Master Bedroom Restyle by <a href="http://aaronandmelissawaldrum.blogspot.com/2013/07/master-bedroom-restyle.html" target="_blank">How Sweet It Is</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Framed Flower Planter by <a href="http://www.thriftyrebel.com/2013/07/my-flowers-have-been-framed.html" target="_blank">Thrifty Rebel</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dorothy Draper File Cabinet by <a href="http://www.mydiyhabits.com/2013/07/diy-dorothy-draper-file-cabinet.html" target="_blank">My DIY Habits</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Laundry Room Makeover by <a href="http://mynearlyemptynest.blogspot.com/2013/07/laundry-room-makeover.html" target="_blank">My Nearly Empty Nest</a></span></div>
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<small>Deborah Gordon of Ollie and Seb's Haus via <a href="http://emmas.blogg.se/2012/august/deborah-lives-here.html" target="_blank">Emma's Design Blogg</a></small></div>
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<small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic/bedroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Eclectic Bedroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/architect/c/Rockville--MD" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Rockville Architects & Designers</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/kristinpeakeinteriors/kristin-peake-interiors-llc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Kristin Peake Interiors, LLC</a> via <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/2357509/Eclectic-Bedroom-eclectic-bedroom-dc-metro" target="_blank">Houzz</a></small></div>
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<small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/bathroom" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Contemporary Bathroom</a> by <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designer/c/Savannah--GA" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Savannah Interior Designers & Decorators</a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jsnayd/joel-snayd" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Joel Snayd</a> via <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/337402/Sleeping-Loft---Kid-s-Hangout-Spot-contemporary-bathroom-other-metro" target="_blank">Houzz</a></small></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I may or may not have put some polka dots in our living room. If I did, you know it will lean more toward playful and over the top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you used polka dots in your home yet?</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-35342747152811486452013-07-30T21:30:00.001-04:002013-07-30T21:30:23.113-04:00Our Floor Plan<span style="font-size: large;">I always talk about how small our house is but I never showed a floor plan of the house. I thought now is a good time to show it so that you can understand how small it really is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The program I use to create floor plans (Chief Architect), says that the house is 742 square feet. We do have a full basement that isn't finished and isn't included in the square footage. I wish it was, but there is asbestos down there. We do use the basement for storage and the laundry room is down there. We also have a detached one and a half car garage that is not included on the floor plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bedroom that is to the right of the kitchen is the <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/modern-baroque-mudroom-dogs-room-reveal.html" target="_blank">dog's room/mud room</a>. It isn't really a bedroom because there isn't a built in closet. There is also an exterior door in there that leads to our side yard/back yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front door that we use (the <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/welcome-to-fun-house-tiny-entry-reveal.html" target="_blank">entry</a>) is basically in the kitchen. The stairs to the basement are directly across from the entry. (It says open below on the floor plan. I am not sure why, but I know it wouldn't let me put the stairs to the basement there without it saying that.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are windows in the <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/room-revealasian-zen-master-bedroom.html" target="_blank">bedroom</a> and <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-and-fashion-inspired-officecraft.html" target="_blank">office</a>, but I didn't put them in on the floor plan because we have furniture in front of the windows. There is even a window in the bathroom that previous owners covered up with the shower/tub combo. You can see the window on the outside though and it looks bad because you can see the back of what looks like drywall. We are going to try to take out the glass and put in a faux curtain to hide it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this helps you visualize my home when I am talking about what rooms I am working on. The <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/black-and-white-chevron-kitchen-reveal.html" target="_blank">kitchen</a>, <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/modern-baroque-mudroom-dogs-room-reveal.html" target="_blank">dog's room</a> and <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-and-fashion-inspired-officecraft.html" target="_blank">office</a> are all done. I am still working on the living room/dining room and bathroom and the <a href="http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/room-revealasian-zen-master-bedroom.html" target="_blank">bedroom</a> is getting revamped although it was officially done. You know how it is.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-21396648888572816972013-07-29T16:52:00.000-04:002013-08-12T15:43:06.274-04:002013 Home Goals Update<span style="font-size: large;">This year is flying by. I can't believe that we are halfway through 2013 already. While I was away from the blog and my house for 3 weeks, I thought I should update my home goals list that I posted in January.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goal #1 Finish the Kitchen - 100% Complete</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We still need to add an utensil organizer in a drawer and a pull out system for our garbage and recycling cans. Decor wise it is technically finished. I always want to change things up so I may add some more colors to the room. We will see though.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add utensil organizer</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am still collecting globes (I want 4 more) and I want to add a couple instruments to my "music section". The closet in this room that I turned into a Hall/Linen closet needs to be organized slightly and I have some labeling to do in there. Other than that the room is done.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Organize Closet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Do labeling in Closet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Finish accessorizing</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goal #3 Finish the Living Room/Dining Room - 60% Complete</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the living room a couple weeks ago before we moved the furniture back in. It is however, more than halfway done now. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rip up green carpet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paint floors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Change light fixture</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add picture ledges on one wall</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add shelves on stripe wall</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Hang curtain rods</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paint TV Stand</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paint bookcase</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Buy new couch and ottomans</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Hang curtains</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Finish TV Stand</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add Rugs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add doors to Expedit</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I turned this closet into a "laundry only" closet. All the toiletries have been moved into the office closet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you read my blog, you know that we attempted to paint our house and failed miserably. You can read more about it <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/house-painting-debacle.html" target="_blank">here</a>. We are planning to replace the siding on the front and add a deck next month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goal #8 Start Bathroom - 1% Complete</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you go back to my original <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-home-goals.html" target="_blank">2013 Home Goals</a>, it does say start the bathroom which I have. So I guess I did accomplish that. I have only removed the wallpaper on 90 percent of one wall. You can see above that I was testing out chalkboard paint for in here. I ultimately decided against it. The original post mentions at least replacing the sink and taking out the glass doors. I haven't got to those things yet. I am way ahead of schedule on the projects so I may be able to get to those things.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Paint ceiling and walls</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Add board and batten to walls</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Replace floor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take shower doors off and replace with shower curtain</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Replace sink</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take out above the toilet cabinetry for floating shelves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Replace mirror</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am really pleased with how much I have got done. I have 5 months to finish the living room/dining room, make some progress in the bathroom and replace the siding on the front of the house. I hope that I can do it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe I got most of my goals completed already? Did you set home goals and how is your list going?</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<!-- end InLinkz script -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-42547649823323943132013-07-25T13:15:00.000-04:002013-07-25T13:15:11.030-04:00Round Up #1 Features<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank everyone who linked up to my new link party. I was worried that changing the day would affect how many people would link up. It didn't at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are some really creative people out there and I love being inspired by all of you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Boys Room by <a href="http://choosecraftiness.blogspot.com/2013/07/boys-room-grey-red-and-black.html" target="_blank">She's Crafty</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vintage Kitchen Cart Makeover by <a href="http://www.mayricherfullerbe.com/2013/07/vintage-kitchen-cart-makeover.html" target="_blank">May Richer Fuller Be</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cabinet Door Chalkboard by <a href="http://artsyvava.blogspot.com/2013/07/chalkboard-love.html" target="_blank">Artsy VaVa</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reclaimed Wood Walkway by <a href="http://exploringdomesticity.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-walkway-from-reclaimed-wood.html" target="_blank">Exploring Domesticity</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pantry Project by <a href="http://www.thisoldhouseinnewliberty.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-pantry-project.html" target="_blank">This Old House in New Liberty</a></span></div>
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<img alt="Cake Spade {Lemon Layer Cake}" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhqtnvlz3a7fFd3anCM2MdXduw05iXpfXQ0VSDIrAJRwi81iwu2di9IKFcQ8DJsWL1rgIp6uvIyh8sRF96IlEEX5Wxl8NxxYtg2lr1ma24a4aLYGqIRLuA2ruHg_ipeFQ_DC1CLMnDIY/s1600/lemon+cake+text.jpg" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lemon Layer Cake by <a href="http://www.lilikoijoy.com/2013/07/cake-spade-lemon-layer-cake.html" target="_blank">Lilikoi Joy</a></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-74135001868278510292013-07-24T14:32:00.000-04:002013-08-14T13:20:20.302-04:00The Trials and Tribulations of a Painted Floor<span style="font-size: large;">This is going to be a very long wordy post. I apologize in advance, but if you ever wanted to paint a wood floor you should definitely read this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last winter while watching HGTV, it dawned on me that we should paint our living room/dining room floor. We had originally planned to put laminate flooring in like we have in several rooms already. It is easy to install, but it was going to cost around $500 to do the whole room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Painting the floor seemed like a no brainer because I love to paint (if you haven't already figured that out). I will paint anything and it is only going to cost about $100. The decision was easily made to paint our floor in the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited to get rid of the ugly green stained carpet (see below). I waited patiently for almost 7 months before we were able to finally do it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I waited, I researched painting wood floors for months. There are tons and tons of websites explaining the steps of painting a floor. Not one site was the same and everyone had a different method. So I had to come up with a plan that I thought would work the best. We went into it thinking if it didn't work, we could always put the laminate over top of the floor as we originally planned to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main reason it took so long to get started on this project was because our living room is centrally located in our house. You can't get to the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom without going through the living room. We were going to have to stay with someone during the process. My husband wanted to pitch a tent in the yard and sleep there, but we would have to walk to his parents house to use the bathroom. (They live across the street, but you have to walk down a big hill to get to it.) No thanks. We couldn't stay with his parents because we have 4 dogs and they don't have a fenced in yard. Letting 4 dogs out at one time on leashes is not a good idea. Especially when you have 3 rambunctious min pins. Not happening. My parents live about 40 minutes away and have a fenced in yard so that was the best option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last month, we decided it was time. Summer is flying by so we had to get it done. We packed up the dogs and a few weeks worth of clothes and moved out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spilled paint in the middle of the floor a couple days before we moved out. Whoops! I tried to hide it in this picture with paper towels. Thankfully, we were going to rip out the carpet any ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Preparing the floor is by far my least favorite thing to do when it comes to renovations. Crawling around on the floor, pulling up staples and tack strips is not my idea of fun. I am getting too old for that. We spent one whole day ripping out carpet and preparing the floor. This step is crucial when it comes to painting a floor. If we were putting laminate down, you can miss a staple here and there. Not the case here. I meticulously crawled around the floor ,inch by inch, to make sure I got every staple out. The floor was in pretty bad condition. Painting it was the only way to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the floor was prepped, you would have thought we were ready to start priming and painting, but we had a whole list of things we wanted to do in the room before the floor was painted. That was when the plan kind of fell apart. I allotted a day for installing light fixtures, curtain rods, and shelves on the walls. It seemed like each one of those projects turned into a bunch of other projects and things weren't working at all. The walls were getting all chipped up. I was completely frustrated and frazzled by all the complications that we decided to stop and come up with a new plan. My husband had to go back to work the next day so we had to take the rest of the week off before we could start again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to repaint the walls and trim which I hadn't planned on doing. I bought shelves from Ikea to install on the black and white stripe wall. They were a pain to install so my husband decided to build shelves from scratch instead. We were now a week behind schedule and still had all of these things to do before we could get back to the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We finally got everything installed and were able to prime the floor. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It was finally starting to look good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used </span>Zinsser<span style="font-size: large;"> BIN shellac based primer-Sealer. 1 gallon was enough to do 2 coats in the living room and hallway. We waited the recommended 1 hour between coats and let it dry overnight before moving forward with paint. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we painted the floor with black interior paint. We used flat paint on the first coat. When we walked on the flat paint (after it dried) it showed a lot of foot prints and such so we thought it wasn't durable enough. We switched tosemi gloss paint for the 2nd and 3rd coats. I used Valspar Ultra interior paint in Dark Kettle Black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During my research, I read that you shouldn't polyurethane over latex paint for several days to let the paint cure. My husband went back to work and we waited 5 days before we continued onto the next step.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 weeks have gone by and now we were ready for the final step.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This last step may scare off most people who are thinking about painting their floors. Especially if you don't have time to wait around for paint to dry. This step was by far the most stressful and if I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn't do it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to use Minwax super fast-drying polyurethane for floors in clear gloss. We chose this polyurethane because it states that you don't have to sand in between coats. After the 1st coat, re-coating has to be done in 6 to 8 hours. If you wait 10 hours or more, you have to sand before the next coat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We drove 40 minutes back to my parents house to wait for the floor to dry. In the evening, we drove 40 minutes back to our house only to find that the floor was nowhere near being dry enough to re-coat. We started to freak out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do we do now? If we wait, we will have to sand and we didn't want to do that. We thought maybe something was wrong with this product. I looked on the Internet to see if anyone else had the same problem and I found tons of complaints about this polyurethane not drying. Great! It is called super fast drying. Good thing we didn't buy regular polyurethane or we would still be waiting for it to dry. We thought about buying a different polyurethane, but we would still have to wait until this coat completely dried to apply another coat of something else. We thought about aborting the whole thing and buying the laminate that we wanted originally. We were there until 3 AM trying to figure it all out. We ultimately decided to leave and come back the next day to see if it was dry. We think that because it was extremely humid outside it was taking way longer for it to dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we were expecting the worst, but when we got there it was completely dry. It was a huge relief. We decided to skip sanding it and put another coat on to be done with it. They recommend that you wait 7 days for the floor to cure before you move furniture onto the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seven days later, this is what our floor looked like and it was completely dry. We were so happy. It looks fantastic and we can finally move back in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pros of doing this project:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">You really should wait 30 days for the polyurethane to cure. 7 days isn't really enough time. We have found that heavy objects leave a mark in the polyurethane because it isn't completely cured. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Would I recommend others take on this project? Only if you haven't moved into your house yet or if you are doing it in a room that you can go without using for about a month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We don't plan on living in our house forever so this was a good solution for us. It looks good and will probably be durable enough while we live there. We may have to re-polyurethane it when we move out to fix the marks that our furniture is leaving on the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am glad the whole process is over and we are back to normal in our house. The living room/dining room is starting to look like the rest of the house. Fun and different. I hope you will come back to see how the room turns out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-88708460550261628132013-07-23T11:52:00.000-04:002013-08-14T11:34:32.193-04:00Instagram Photo Display Wall {Hallway Reveal Part 2}<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone is into Instagram right now. Unfortunately, I am not. I have an account, but I don't use it because I have an old iPhone that takes crappy pictures. I could use my iPad, but I always forget about using Instagram. I do however take pictures with my cameras. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The photographer in me still exists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had some of our pictures displayed on our <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/photo-collage-dining-room-table-lrdr.html" target="_blank">dining room table</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have another idea for the table so the photo heart had to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had this blank wall at the end of the hall and I thought it was a perfect place for the photos. I came across <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2013/05/instagram-photo-wall-display.html" target="_blank">The House of Smiths</a> Instagram display wall and loved the idea. So that is what I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tweaked the idea a little. Instead of weaving the string back and forth, I just did individual rows with my hot pink string.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, instead of using molding attached with command strips, I had my husband attach 1x2s directly to the wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a really simple project. After my husband attached the wood rails, it only took me a couple hours to drill all the holes for the screw eye hooks, screw the hooks in and thread the string through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I attached the pictures with these mini craft clothes pins (Amazon) that I spray painted fluorescent yellow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may have noticed that I added this Orb light fixture in the hall as well. It was a very dark spot in our house and needed some lighting. I made the fixture with embroidery hoops and a Hemma Cord from Ikea. Very easy to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because the hall doesn't have a switch for a light, I found the coolest gadget to turn the light off and on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is an indoor wireless remote control with three outlets (Amazon). I used 1 in the hall, 1 for our <a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/flea-market-flip-lamp-makeover.html" target="_blank">orange lamps</a> in the living room and the extra 1 is for an upcoming project for the dining room. It is really cool and only $20.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that is the hallway. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It is s</span><span style="font-size: large;">uper small, but still reflects our personality that the rest of the house has. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you missed part 1 of the hallway, check it out </span><a href="http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/chalkboard-interior-doors-hallway.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110346626147530388.post-53087714145165482452013-07-22T15:59:00.000-04:002013-08-14T16:56:10.559-04:00Chalkboard Interior Doors {Hallway Reveal Part 1}<span style="font-size: large;">Remember my chalkboard door in my office reveal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I decided to do all of our interior doors with chalkboard paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For now, they all have the same geometric pattern but, I plan to change up the pattern every once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the above photo, you can see a glimpse of the freshly painted floor and a project that I have been working on at the end of the hall (more on that tomorrow).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was originally going to add molding to our plain flat interior doors, until my husband suggested this brilliant idea to just use chalk to create the molding effect. He is so smart. I love this idea. It is perfect for someone who gets tired of things quickly. Just erase and draw a new design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added these Malma mirrors to the hallway as well. They are from Ikea and I had a bunch of them in our bedroom. I came up with painting 1 side of the mirror to create this cool pattern because </span><span style="font-size: large;">I am really into geometric prints lately.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> If you can't tell in the photo, the colors are fluorescent pink and yellow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hallway is extremely small just like the rest of our house. So nothing major to reveal. But these small changes have had a huge impact in our house. Come back tomorrow for the rest of the reveal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Please follow If It's Not Baroque in some fashion via Google Friend Connect,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Email, or Bloglovin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am back from my unplanned hiatus from the blog. If you remember, we temporarily moved in with my parents while we painted our living room floor. It has been quite a process. I completely underestimated how long it would take and did not envision encountering any problems but we did. I can say that it is finally finished and we are waiting the recommended 7 days before we can move back in. I will do a blog post about the whole process in a couple of weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that it would be easy to keep up with the blog and the link party while living with my parents, but I was wrong. So I decided to skip the link party for a couple of weeks. I have been thinking about changing some things about the party anyway So maybe next week is a good time to reintroduce the link party with some changes. So stay tuned for that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the features from the last link party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Beach Inspired Pallet Coffee Table by <a href="http://upcycledtreasures.com/2013/06/beach-inspired-pallet-coffee-table/" target="_blank">Upcycled Treasures</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">DIY Bottle Lamp by <a href="http://rainonatinroof.com/2012/01/diy-wine-bottle-lamp/" target="_blank">Rain on a Tin Roof</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Midcentury Buffet by <a href="http://girlinthegarage.net/2013/06/midcentury-buffet-classy-makeover/" target="_blank">Girl in the Garage</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wood Shim and Starfish Flag by <a href="http://www.craftiments.com/2013/06/patriotic-wood-shim-and-starfish-flag.html" target="_blank">Craftiments</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Newsprint Silverware Caddy by <a href="http://exploringdomesticity.blogspot.com/2013/06/newsprint-silverware-caddy.html" target="_blank">Exploring Domesticity</a></span></div>
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