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  • Black Walls with Candice Bergen Quote #makingitlovely

    The Second Parlor, Painted Black

    The painting of the second parlor — it is done. Huzzah! And Emptying out the room to paint has been…
  • Black Paint Swatches #makingitlovely

    Black Beauty

    I'd hoped to have a painted room to share today, but I underestimated the ability of my right arm to…
  • Black Paint Swatches #makingitlovely

    Almost Black

    Hey, look, I did some painting this weekend! (My tiny assistant helped.) I need to find a ladder (the step-ladder…
  • Double Parlor, The Victorian House

    The Second Parlor, Painted Black

    Black Walls with Candice Bergen Quote #makingitlovely

    The painting of the second parlor — it is done. Huzzah! And Emptying out the room to paint has been really good for helping me…

    March 5, 2014113 comments
  • Double Parlor, Painting, The Victorian House

    Black Beauty

    Black Paint Swatches #makingitlovely

    I’d hoped to have a painted room to share today, but I underestimated the ability of my right arm to paint and paint and paint.…

    March 3, 201422 comments
  • Double Parlor, Painting, The Victorian House

    Almost Black

    Black Paint Swatches #makingitlovely

    Hey, look, I did some painting this weekend! (My tiny assistant helped.) I need to find a ladder (the step-ladder isn’t cutting it with 10’…

    February 24, 201444 comments
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