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    I’m back!

    I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since I made a real post. I just needed a break. I’m eternally behind on emails, projects, sleep…everything. I can’t say I’m any more…

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    White office.

    I’ve started moving things into the white room, and wow, it’s tough to go wrong in there. I could put a stuffed Marmaduke doll from a state fair in there and it…

  • See, I’m not afraid to paint anything!

    About a year and a half ago (yikes, I didn’t realize it had been quite that long), I found this upholstered Eames shell chair for $20. A very good deal to be…

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    The scavenger returns.

    I just won this old Persian kilim on eBay for $3. $3! I love deals like that. I’m not sure where it’s going to go yet, but I have taken note of…

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    Q&A: Will I be sent to Hell?

    Will I be sent directly to Hell if I paint this Heywood-Wakefield dresser/sideboard? The finish on it is crummy in spots, and it needs to be refinished, but I’m not sure I…

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    The dining room.

    A few months ago I got a good deal on a set of four Eames DKX chairs and immediately put them around the dining table, thinking that four chairs should really be…

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    Tiny progressions.

    The windows in the unused back room have been repaired and repainted. I decided to paint the sashes black (BM Toucan Black) in this room, as the floors will eventually be painted…

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    Eames DKX chairs.

    A set of four Eames DKX chairs came home with me over the weekend. I’ve long dreamed of having one of these—they look like drawings, like model drawings for the more ubiquitous…

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