Author Archives: Stacey

In Which I am Mocked by Paint

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Stacey

I’ll show you some of the tools I’ll be using. This is the scraper. This is the poker. And this happy little fellow is the gouger. – Dr. Wolfe They say that a poor workman blames his tools. You know … Continue reading →

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Before and After: End Table to Floating Nightstand

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Stacey

And here I am using my legs like a sucker! – Homer Simpson Before we start, check out our sidebar — House of Hepworths featured our vanity table makeover this week! Color me DELIGHTED. If you don’t already visit regularly, hop over … Continue reading →

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Good Easy Plants: Clematis

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Stacey

Lisa: It’s not “foilage,” Mom. It’s “foliage.” FO-LI-AGE. Marge: That’s what I said: “foilage.”  – The Simpsons The Kev says “clah-may-tis” and I say “cle-mat-is” but we both say “ooooooh” when they are blooming. (He says it in a manly … Continue reading →

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Cherries Jubilee

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Stacey

Ick, lemon … ugh, cherry … ooh, custard … mmmmm, purple ……. – Homer Simpson We have a pie cherry tree. “Pie cherry” is a euphemism for “sour thing that needs lots of sugar to be edible” but I still … Continue reading →

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“I Love These!” “I Know!”

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Stacey

Until this moment, I never knew why God put me on this earth, but now I know: to buy that comic book. – Bart Simpson Neither of us are given to impulse purchases, but every once in a while, I chance … Continue reading →

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Cheap Curtain Rods, Part Deux

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Stacey

Just bring us your freshest bottle of wine, chop-chop. – Bart Simpson One of our most popular posts is the how-to for making curtain rods out of electrical conduit. We also needed curtain rods for our bedroom project, but I … Continue reading →

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Before and After: Princess Vanity Grows Up

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Stacey

Where do I keep my princessness? – Princess Penelope Back when I was facing that hard avenue of academic rigor commonly known as Fifth Grade, my parents gave me a desk. It matched my white-and-gold French provincial bedroom set, and … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible: Mattress Shopping

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Stacey

Dear Lord, may your loving hand guide Homer to the mattress, square and true. – Ned Flanders We like to research stuff before buying said stuff. When we reach the point that the research is folding back in on itself, we’re well … Continue reading →

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Making the Bed

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Stacey

Can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me…can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me… – Bart Simpson (in a clown bed) Things are starting to get done in the bedroom. Back at the dawn of time in March, we researched and then ordered a storage … Continue reading →

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Irked, Vexed, and Mostly Peeved

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Stacey

I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. We are not all vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs. Many of us are bitter, resentful individuals, who remember the good old days when entertainment was bland and inoffensive. – … Continue reading →

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