entry table

Sewing table I found for $6 at Goodwill...

I took the old brass knobs off and sanded some scratches...the brass knobs I'll keep for another project.

I like the dark brown but it was beyond beat up on the legs...so navy it is! Love navy...

The navy blue in reality is a bit darker...my camera ain't fancy!

As you can see, the legs need another coat of paint. The pink Anthro knobs are great. Can you believe it, Chris picked those out! I love that he isn't afraid of pinks and purples:-).

compelling artist

In my quest to locate some art for all the empty frames in my house I came across Daniel Egneus. He is on blogspot as http://danielegneus.blogspot.com and also the web at www.danielegneus.com. I love his use of watercolors and ink. The unfinished quality too is something I really feel, as I rarely finish projects I am working on! I also like how they look like a smattering of my own sketchbooks, combinations of doodles and masterpieces, ha! I hope you enjoy his work!

work in progress

Our living room.

My husband bought the 52" tv on the right there, which completely overpowers my cute tv stand and also completely overpowers the whole room. Since we moved it to its current wall, the rest of the wall looked completely void. The contrast of a black tv on a very dark tv stand in front of a bright wall(its brighter in real life) is something I have had to work around. Thus the frames and cube shelves.

The issue at hand is the cream colored door and trim. When we moved in 2 years ago we painted the walls immediately but never painted the trim. I have a feeling this will continue to bother me if I do not fix it. I would like them to be bright white. The house is small and the white tends to just brighten things a bit. The frames on the wall need a load of help too. I have more to hang but not much to fill them. I need to compile some art and photos. I'll add it to the list!

coming soon...

My kitchen is in desperate need of curtains. I was up early this morning planning them out so please forgive my photography, its a bit dark and messy! I have some cotton toile and it goes with some placemats my mother-in-law had made me and also a basket liner and tea cozy my own mother made for me. I am being sidetracked by my lost thread...more on this later...

This sort of thing drives me nuts, half finished paint jobs! We took the heavy swinging door off its hinge and there is an unfinished spot on the floor. This does not bother me so much as our floors are in need of a refinish. That is the doorway between the kitchen and diningroom.

This an after and before, as you can see! Small victories- I touched this up this morning. This is in our very small downstairs hallway and directly below the telephone nook that the West Elm egg is currently perched on.


I love making progress, but there are so many little things to do around the house that it becomes overwhelming. I am trying to just focus on finishing one thing at a time.