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  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let's get…
    November 9, 2016
  • Making it Lovely's Victorian Entryway

    The Entryway with its New Sideboard

    Hey now! The entryway is looking like a real, finished space! We do a lot of walking in this neighborhood,…
    December 9, 2013
  • Front Entryway

    Wood Doors, White Trim

    I left the doors unpainted in the front entryway. (Thanks for your feedback.) The door between the living room and…
    May 15, 2013
  • Hang-it-All Up

    The stairs to the basement are looking cute. Finally. The stairway is right next to the back door in the…
    October 24, 2011
  • Hanging it All

    I bought an Eames Hang-It-All from one of those invitation-only group shopping sites. You know… the ones I don't typically…
    October 19, 2011
  • Our Entry & Stairway

    The walls of our front entry and stairway were clad in knotty pine when we moved in. We weren't fans,…
    January 12, 2010
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  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let’s get into it. I have been…

    November 9, 201675 commentsAttic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House
  • Making it Lovely's Victorian Entryway

    The Entryway with its New Sideboard

    Hey now! The entryway is looking like a real, finished space! We do a lot of walking in this neighborhood, so we use the front…

    December 9, 201358 commentsEntryway, The Victorian House
  • Front Entryway

    Wood Doors, White Trim

    I left the doors unpainted in the front entryway. (Thanks for your feedback.) The door between the living room and the stairway shows its age…

    May 15, 201331 commentsPainting, Stairway
  • Hang-it-All Up

    The stairs to the basement are looking cute. Finally. The stairway is right next to the back door in the kitchen, which is the entrance…

    October 24, 201126 commentsBasement, Stairway
  • An Eames Hang-it-All

    Hanging it All

    I bought an Eames Hang-It-All from one of those invitation-only group shopping sites. You know… the ones I don’t typically like to shop at? And…

    October 19, 201119 commentsBasement, Stairway
  • Our Entry & Stairway

    The walls of our front entry and stairway were clad in knotty pine when we moved in. We weren’t fans, to say the least. I…

    January 12, 201066 commentsStairway
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