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After clicking, clicking, clicking through all sorts of design sites over the past couple of days, I found something that made the light bulb pop up over my head. We’re going to paint the resale shop dining table black and hunt down a set of Windsor chairs and paint them light blue. Oooh! See below. [...]

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I love my kitchen. It’s as close to perfect as I could have hoped for. I’ve always wondered why on earth anyone would have ripped out those charming old windowpane cabinets they put in the older houses. When we stepped into our 1927 bungalow for the first time, I was absolutely giddy to find a [...]

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If you have the occasion to explain plans for a project to none other than Kevin Sharkey and even he is shaking his head with a gaping mouth, apparently you’ve gotten in over your head…pun intended. So there I was, asking the man if I could use a huge, detailed stencil to mask sizing onto [...]

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Finally getting to this. Found the right color and priming starts tomorrow morning. We’re going with “Bone Folder”, a warm white, on the lower cabinets. I may even hit the bricks with it until I can decide what to do with the backsplash further down the road. I’d love some suggestions for that project, if [...]

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