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  • Built-in Library Bookshelves and Rolling Library Ladder #makingitlovely

    The Built-in Bookshelves and Rolling Ladder in the Library

    The library project is done! The shelves are in! The ladder is up! Well, it's 95% done. Those three panels…
    May 5, 2014
  • Foyer / Library Table

    Looking for a Round Table for the Library

    I want to do something like this in the front parlor/library. Not the style, but the idea of a table…
    April 23, 2014
  • Palette Inspiration #makingitlovely

    The Color Palette Inspiration

    You've seen the built-ins starting to take shape, but what I'm really looking forward to is painting the front parlor…
    April 17, 2014
  • 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…
    March 5, 2014
  • 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…
    March 3, 2014
  • Blue Sofa, Making it Lovely

    The Second Parlor

    It will be painted eventually, and some of the furniture is temporary. Let's have a look though, shall we? The…
    February 5, 2014
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  • Built-in Library Bookshelves and Rolling Library Ladder #makingitlovely

    The Built-in Bookshelves and Rolling Ladder in the Library

    The library project is done! The shelves are in! The ladder is up! Well, it’s 95% done. Those three panels beneath the window seat are…

    May 5, 201452 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Foyer / Library Table

    Looking for a Round Table for the Library

    I want to do something like this in the front parlor/library. Not the style, but the idea of a table with four chairs in front…

    April 23, 201467 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • Palette Inspiration #makingitlovely

    The Color Palette Inspiration

    You’ve seen the built-ins starting to take shape, but what I’m really looking forward to is painting the front parlor and getting everything back in…

    April 17, 201420 commentsDouble Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House
  • 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 really good for helping me…

    March 5, 2014113 commentsDouble Parlor, The Victorian House
  • 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 paint and paint and paint.…

    March 3, 201422 commentsDouble Parlor, Painting, The Victorian House
  • Blue Sofa, Making it Lovely

    The Second Parlor

    It will be painted eventually, and some of the furniture is temporary. Let’s have a look though, shall we? The blue sofa is 98″ long…

    February 5, 201477 commentsDouble Parlor, The Victorian House
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