I found a silver lining to my garage sale woes. When it was evident our garage sale was having an equally dismal second day, we closed up shop early. Instead of sitting in the garage sad over the lack of customers, we decided to go garage-saling [...]
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We were presented with a bit of a challenge in the basement bathroom. We asked the builder to take out the linen closet in the bathroom floor plan, opting for a more open space. Unfortunately, there was a large plumbing pipe in the corner we had to work [...]
I had my biggest household disappointment this past weekend…an unsuccessful garage sale! I should just let it go, but I feel the need to analyze it. Over the course of two days, we had less than a dozen shoppers and made only $97.
What Went Right with Our Garage Sale We scheduled [...]
The drywall stage of our basement finishing project is the most exciting part of the project so far! I was very excited when the framing was complete, but that excitement pales in comparison to seeing drywall hung in our new space.
You start to get a hint of how the space is [...]
This bell is my favorite new decor item. I love an unexpected element in a room. My favorite unexpected elements are functional pieces not normally seen in a home with an industrial or utilitarian history.
This ship’s bell was $12.99 at Home Goods. I didn’t have to think twice about adding [...]
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I have shared bits and pieces of the family room built-in wall, but I have never shown it in it’s entirety. It is not 100%, but I wanted to share my recent shelf styling and mantel makeover. Please excuse the partially painted wall behind the TV. We are still trying to tackle the rest of [...]
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Can you have too many rugs? There are many things I have a thing for and I think I might need to add rugs to the list. I just bought two rugs within a 24 hour period and I have at least a few others stashed in a closet.
Great rugs [...]
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We celebrated a big milestone at the Teal & Lime house last week. It was our two year anniversary in this house. I called it our house-iversary! To commemorate the occasion I created an infographic to recap the last two years. Project by project we are taking this builder basic house and transforming it into [...]
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Remember those fun, red-orange pillows I made to add a little pop to the family room? The ones that spurred the Modern Americana design theme? Well, I am over them. I like (notice I did not say love) red, but I just [...]
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