Colors To Go (From The Tiny Clutch Chapter)
It's a great idea to have a portable paint palette on hand when you're shopping for new decor and accessories, but not a concept I had considered in depth. Beyond …
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It's a great idea to have a portable paint palette on hand when you're shopping for new decor and accessories, but not a concept I had considered in depth. Beyond …
Ever attempt painting an ikat pattern? Call a girl crazy for undertaking an ornate painting project on the rarely seen inside of her closet, but it seemed like a fun place to …
Long overdue since I lowered my box spring straight to the ground in July, I finally cleaned up the look of my bed by creating a custom wrap for it. …
Those filing cabinets that I scored for $5 at a yard sale are improving. Spiffy. The big plan was to have them fully painted by this point; what you're seeing up …
Another chip off the November To-Do List, I made that dog a new bed. The last one looked like it had vomited itself up, and it was time for it to …
To follow up on this morning's post, I'm continuing the 1st blogiversary's party train with a second post to highlight a few more cool things (woot, woot). My first-ever home improvement to-do …
It's a day for small celebrations. My first post on merrypad.com went live one year ago today. All I can say is... wow-zilla. OK, that's not all I can say. My most-optimistic …
Yes, everything on my Pinterest "visual happiness" board makes me happy (see the whole she-bang here). I'm actually giddy just looking at this screen shot (shucks, mittens? Rainbow dresser? Those …
Alternate post titles: Black Walnut is Bitchin'. or Buh-bye Shoe Rack End Table. There's not actually going to be a lot of interpretative dancing, unless you bribe me with cold, hard …
It's a guest room miracle. With a little inspiration, I completely overhauled an old bedroom dresser that I've moved from apartment-to-apartment-to-apartment-to-apartment-to-house (no exaggeration). See how I took this totally f-r-e-e piece of …
Naked pillows, no more. They're dressed to impress. At least I think so. I had some leftover scraps from my gray felt ottoman project, and in that waste-not-slash-I'm-sorta-cheap mentality, I put …
November yard sales in NY usually consist of last-chance junk, with owners clearance-pricing their least-cherished belongings hoping to rid themselves of the obligation to haul their goods back into the …
My home inspector advised me to have my gas boiler cleaned before putting it to use. That was in early 2009. Last week, I followed through. (Mike Holmes would be …
Hold off temptation to roll your eyes as I tell you that I covered another (yes, seriously, a third) wall of my house in shiplap paneling. (If you're just arriving, see …
There's some cool news circulating the internet today. And it's kind of a big deal. Check out this video to see what I mean. (And then join me in doing a little …
Not-so-fun factoid: I'm using a shoe rack as an end table. Yes, it's weird, but resourceful. Not sophisticated, though, I'm aware. Give me a minute to explain myself. It's one of …
Enamored by the eco-simplicity of these cardboard pendant lampshades, I snapped a photo when I was in Anthropologie earlier this year. Covertly. From under wing. The pendants they had for sale …
Boo. Last week we carved pumpkins, baked seeds, and bought candy. That's the extent of my Halloween prep, unless you count accidentally making murder candles. I'm excited for winter, snow, maybe some …
For no real reason, I spent an hour reorganizing the books on my living room IKEA EXPEDIT bookshelf. Book chaos was transformed from this (photo taken last June): To this: Notice anything? …
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