I LOVE paint.  I love looking at it, I love painting things with it, I love playing with it, I love smelling it, I love feeling a freshly painted surface slide under my fingertips.  If I thought that some of the tastey looking colors of paint I’ve seen tasted like the foods they remind me […]

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But it needs to be fixed anyway. 
I’ve never patched holes in plaster before, so I’m hoping some of the websites and how-to videos I’ve been watching have adequately prepared me for the task.  I promise to take some video so you’ll get to see the funny bits!
Meanwhile I’m hoping these tips on fixing drywall holes […]

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Yeah, the title of the post says it all. These are old paint cans. One thing I learned, though, is that the minty green color of the outside of our house was known as “Park Green.” Fascinating. (No, really.)

I love the little tagline on this one: “Superiority through research” accompanied by a little swirling electron […]

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We bought a whole bunch of tools at Ace Hardware’s 20% off sale!
They came in a cool carrying bag.

We got a circular saw…

A work light…

A reciprocating saw…

A drill…

A jigsaw…

Two rechargeable batteries that fit all the tools, a charger, and a hand held vacuum cleaner.
While we were there we also bought a 16′ extending ladder, a […]

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My grandma gave me some used curtains that my aunt took down from her house, and they sort of complete the look of our functioning bedroom. We haven’t taken down the wallpaper in this room yet because it’s in moderately good condition. When it’s all put together I like to think it has a shabby-chic […]

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