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{the renovation} hookin’ up the gas heater

April 22, 2011

When we bought our little M’ssippi cottage, there were two old gas heaters left by the previous homeowner.  One was some sort of funky art deco heater (with too many broken/missing ceramic inserts); the other was this cool wrought iron faux coal basket gas heater:   gas heater on our master bedroom hearth We tossed [...]

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{DIY} project FAIL

January 17, 2010

Sometimes I realize how much I stink at finishing projects.  I am a rock star when it comes to dreaming them up and starting them, but finishing them…eh, not so much. Case in point: I purchased this fab mantle from Lucketts back in…AUGUST.  Wasn’t that like, 6 months ago?!?!  I’m so embarrassed.  Then the end [...]

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{DIY} mantle progress, take 3

November 17, 2009

Now where did I leave off?…  Remember last week when I slopped on some paint stripping goop in hopes that my fireplace mantle project would inch closer toward completion?!  Well it did.  An inch or so.  Shall I remind you of what it used to look like??? The goop given me by a co-worker turned [...]

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{DIY} come on baby light my fire

August 10, 2009

There’s a store about 45 minutes from here called Old Lucketts Store that I like to visit every few months.  My last trip was with The Girl and L, and although I didn’t come home with any purchases, I got a lot of inspiration for the ol’ future project files. Last weekend with Husband away, [...]

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