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  • Home Office Mockup | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (Office Design and Layout)

    I have the design for the office to share with you this week! First up, let's talk layout. Look how…
    October 11, 2017
  • One Room Challenge Fall '17: Office, Before | Making it Lovely

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (Hello, Office!)

    This is my third One Room Challenge. Enough time has elapsed that I've sort of forgotten the worst of the…
    October 4, 2017
  • Bathroom with Wood Dresser and Hand-Painted Tumbling Blocks Floor | Making it Lovely

    Our Bathroom with the Hand-Painted Floor

    Paint went a very long way in the bathroom on the third floor. The biggest change was the tumbling blocks…
    September 13, 2017
  • The Guest Room, Painted Pink

    This post is sponsored by Dutch Boy® Paints. Why did I hesitate to paint the guest room anything other than…
    July 18, 2017
  • Pink and Green Bedroom with Striped Rug

    Lambrequins and Bedskirts, Oh My

    What's old is new again. I'm pretty excited about a couple of traditional/granny details I'm bringing into the guest room.…
    June 26, 2017
  • Peacock Wallpaper, Relativity Textiles

    Lovely Small Scale Wallpapers

    I'm 90% sure that I'm just going to repaint the attic bedroom. Maybe someday when I have less pressing projects…
    June 23, 2017
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  • Home Office Mockup | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (Office Design and Layout)

    I have the design for the office to share with you this week! First up, let’s talk layout. Look how fancy I am! Marvel at…

    October 11, 201733 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • One Room Challenge Fall '17: Office, Before | Making it Lovely

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (Hello, Office!)

    This is my third One Room Challenge. Enough time has elapsed that I’ve sort of forgotten the worst of the end rush, so here we…

    October 4, 201743 commentsAttic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Bathroom with Wood Dresser and Hand-Painted Tumbling Blocks Floor | Making it Lovely

    Our Bathroom with the Hand-Painted Floor

    Paint went a very long way in the bathroom on the third floor. The biggest change was the tumbling blocks pattern that I painted onto…

    September 13, 201720 commentsAttic, Bathrooms, The Victorian House
  • The Guest Room, Painted Pink

    This post is sponsored by Dutch Boy® Paints. Why did I hesitate to paint the guest room anything other than pink? The walls were white…

    July 18, 201723 commentsAttic, Guest Room, The Victorian House
  • Pink and Green Bedroom with Striped Rug

    Lambrequins and Bedskirts, Oh My

    What’s old is new again. I’m pretty excited about a couple of traditional/granny details I’m bringing into the guest room. The window in there is…

    June 26, 201710 commentsAttic, Guest Room, The Victorian House
  • Peacock Wallpaper, Relativity Textiles

    Lovely Small Scale Wallpapers

    I’m 90% sure that I’m just going to repaint the attic bedroom. Maybe someday when I have less pressing projects and I feel like skimcoating…

    June 23, 20173 comments'W' for Wallpaper, Attic, Guest Room
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