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Author Archives: Stacey
It’s Our Tricenbloggial!
Hey, are you still here? – Lenny This is our 300th post! If you hang around here (and if so, welcome and thanks!), you know that we’re blog hobbyists (blobbyists?) with full-time jobs — pushing out 300 posts over 2.4 years … Continue reading
Fear No Veneer
So you see yourself more as a buffet-style intellectual. – Declan Desmond We bought our Duncan Phyfe dining set and buffet from an angry man. “This stuff is classic, but my wife wants oak,” he fumed. He was annoyed that we … Continue reading
No Veneer? Have No Fear!
Actual year may vary. Consult calendar for current year. – Commercial Voiceover I’m working on a post about reattaching loose veneer, which would be done except the finish doesn’t want to dry during 2015. All the veneer was still there — it was just … Continue reading
The Internet Versus Paper Sizes
Ooh, pads of paper! – Homer Simpson We received a lovely original drawing from Ben’s girlfriend Lois for Christmas. We were and are delighted. Sometimes give her a little kiss for luck in the morning! Lois also paints and sculpts … Continue reading
Cut a Mat, Just Like That
Blowing off steam in the crafts room, Marge? – Reverend Lovejoy A while back, I completely and utterly failed to cut a picture mat freehand. A reader suggested that I use a mat cutting kit, swearing it was easy. My craft … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, Decor, Family
Tagged DIY mat cutting, DIY picture framing, mat cutting kit, matting a picture
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Faking Leaded Glass in Cabinets
Marge: My address?! It’s…umm…1-2-3…Fake Street! Chief Wiggum: 123 Fake Street. Got it! When we finished the built-ins, I intended to gussy up the glass cabinet fronts. One idea was making the glass look old, but I really wanted to emulate the … Continue reading
Window Films for the Look of Old Glass
Ice to see you. – McBain When we added the built-in cabinetry to the living room, we used glass doors for two reasons: It breaks up the expanse of wood. It allows remote access to the electronics. The vintage cabinet unit we used … Continue reading
It’s a Wonder We Didn’t Fix This Sooner
Whenever I watch It’s a Wonderful Life (under protest*), I cringe over the recurring problem with the loose newel post finial. You know, the little annoyance that drives Jimmy Stewart’s character completely bonkers until he sees the light and realizes it–and everything … Continue reading
Hey, We Still Blog!
Anything to get me out of that house, away from all that nagging and noise…of a family of love. Tra-la-la-la! – Homer Simpson “I’m doing a post,” I just told the Kev. “About WHAT?” he asked, stunned. “About us still…existing,” … Continue reading
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