Just a quick post with one more before and after from our bedroom – I wanted to spread the good word about this inexpensive semi-flush ceiling light I found on Amazon. What a world of difference paint and caulk makes! The light fixture is only 36 bucks with free shipping: World Imports Lighting 9007-88 Luray 1-Light Semi-Flush [...]
We've lived in our house for a little over one year now, and our bedroom has come a long way. There was certainly nowhere to go but up! The only good thing about this bedroom's original purple paint is that it makes the after photos look so much better. Let's start in the landing, which you can also see in my bathroom [...]
Shortly after we moved into our current apartment I posted about the inevitable "I've made a huge mistake" phase that follows every relocation. Apparently that rule applies to virtual moves as well: I migrated from WordPress.com to WordPress.org this past weekend and, so far, feel as though I made a huuuuuge mistake. (Real quick, for [...]
A reader asked about the basket that holds our bedroom plant: It's from Jo-Ann (which I always want to spell "Joanne's"). The baskets come in three sizes and they're really good quality: tightly woven with metal ribbing and plastic lining. They range from $39 to $89 at full price, but who pays full price at [...]
Thanks for your nice comments on my bedroom makeover! I’m back, as promised, with details on the wall art. As you might have guessed, they’re engineering prints. I first heard of them via Jenny at Little Green Notebook, who used Kinkos/FedEx Office’s large format blueprint printer to blow up a photograph for $4. She mounted [...]
Project Palermo 