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  • Brandon and Nicole Balch

    We Bought the Victorian House!

    Brandon and I had our closing yesterday. One hour and a million signatures later, we were the new owners of…
    August 22, 2013
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is…
    August 21, 2013
  • Caulking Adhesive

    How to Make Yardsticks into Wainscoting

    The vintage yardsticks that my mother-in-law has been collecting for the lake house's bathroom have finally become wainscoting. Three years…
    August 20, 2013
  • Crazy-Awesome Tiger Bench

    Honor Roll

    Abandoned monuments in what was Yugoslavia. Futuristic modernism meets decay. Are they hot dogs, or legs? Funky fresh in Lisa…
    August 19, 2013
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and…
    August 15, 2013
  • Perennial Antiques

    Perennial Antiques, in Wisconsin’s North Woods

    We went to Perennial Antiques last Saturday, per this suggestion. (Thank you, Tina!) It's an antique shop about halfway between…
    August 14, 2013
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  • Brandon and Nicole Balch

    We Bought the Victorian House!

    Brandon and I had our closing yesterday. One hour and a million signatures later, we were the new owners of a very old house. My…

    August 22, 201369 commentsMy Life, The Victorian House
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is looking pretty dang fantastic. There…

    August 21, 201367 commentsElsewhere
  • Caulking Adhesive

    How to Make Yardsticks into Wainscoting

    The vintage yardsticks that my mother-in-law has been collecting for the lake house’s bathroom have finally become wainscoting. Three years after she mentioned the project…

    August 20, 201319 commentsElsewhere
  • Crazy-Awesome Tiger Bench

    Honor Roll

    Abandoned monuments in what was Yugoslavia. Futuristic modernism meets decay. Are they hot dogs, or legs? Funky fresh in Lisa Frank. Hey, I just noticed…

    August 19, 20135 commentsHonor Roll
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and have been reading here since…

    August 15, 201335 commentsElsewhere
  • Perennial Antiques

    Perennial Antiques, in Wisconsin’s North Woods

    We went to Perennial Antiques last Saturday, per this suggestion. (Thank you, Tina!) It’s an antique shop about halfway between Rhinelander and Minocqua, in Northern…

    August 14, 201330 commentsDecorating, Elsewhere
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