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  • Kitchen makeover - doorsixteen.com

    Updating a vintage kitchen with IKEA!

    You know that feeling when you’re looking for a new place to live, and you see something—even the smallest feature—in a house or apartment that just screams out, Hello! It’s me. I’ve…

  • I moved to Albuquerque! - doorsixteen.com

    Surprise! I moved. Again!

    I know, I know…it’s getting more than a little ridiculous. This blog has been a document of six homes I’ve lived in over the past ten years, and now I’m adding a…

  • Office makeover - doorsixteen.com

    Project four! The office.

    Now, I know what you’re thinking: Whoa, did I miss the before photos of Anna’s office? Or maybe you’re not thinking that. Either way, I’ve decided to just go ahead and put…

  • Bedroom lighting - doorsixteen.com

    Bedroom lighting.

    When I posted my after photos of the bedroom, I hadn’t yet installed the bedside lighting. That’s OK, though, because really—these Eduard sconces from Schoolhouse Electric deserve their own post. I went…

  • Living room makeover - doorsixteen.com

    The living room: I’m alive!

    OH, HEY THERE! What’s up? I’m sorry. I’m like the blogger version of a magazine that starts out as a monthly, then becomes a bi-monthly and then eventually a quarterly. Or an…

  • Living room makeover - doorsixteen.com

    Project three! The living room.

    I’m still working on finishing touches (including bedside lighting!) in the bedroom, but now I that I’ve finally hit my stride and gotten fully into all painting, all the time mode, I’m…

  • IKEA bedroom makeover - doorsixteen.com

    Adding functionality to the bedroom with IKEA!

    Aside from wanting to make the space better looking, the primary goal of my ongoing bedroom makeover project is to improve the functionality of the room. For the first few months I…

  • Bedroom makeover - doorsixteen.com

    The bedroom: Painted!

    I finished painting my bedroom last night, and it is SO. MUCH. BETTER. Yes? YES. (If you want to toggle back and forth between the Tantown “before” photos and the current state,…

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