Monday, November 28, 2011

What Just Happened?!

I'm not quite sure what has happened over the last three weeks but it's all a little fuzzy. It's not even December yet and I'm behind already. Time to make a fresh master list, brew a big ass pot of coffee and get crackin'.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Paint it all!

Today was a rainy, gloomy day and it reminded me that a long winter lies just around the corner. I get very antsy in the winter and I desperately need plenty of projects. One of my favorites is painting furniture. A new coat of high gloss paint, some new hardware and you have a brand new (to you) piece. I love the idea of applying molding to furniture and it works wonders on a plain door or hell, even a wall. Start thinking about some of these projects now because after the Holidays are over, you'll be ready to take on a new project that does not involve a Christmas theme. Check out some of these...
My absolute fav! Don't paint the piece, paint the wall. I love the dimension it brings and it's so unexpected..

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

La La Land

I just downloaded almost a thousand photos this morning from our vacations over the last two years and as the pictures were whizzing by, I remembered how amazing the architecture is at Disney. Now, I'm not really a fan of Disney (they are probably blacklisting my blog as you read this) but they absolutely know what they are doing when it comes to the buildings they erect and the gardens they construct. Here is a tiny sampling...