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Kitchen, Shopping

Yard Sale Finds and DIY Cocktails

July 19, 2013by Marti2 Comments on Yard Sale Finds and DIY Cocktails
Yard Sale Finds and DIY Cocktails

(Sorry for the delayed bathroom update! I had to finish making the shower curtain, and then we were out of town, and then there was a SNAFU with some hinges... The cursing has subsided and I expect things to finally come together this weekend. I'll return soon with bathroom photos because, trust me, we're all [...]

Decorating, Kitchen, Shopping

Rug Shopping, Forever

May 2, 2013by Marti1 Comment on Rug Shopping, Forever
Rug Shopping, Forever

Between the island, the clock, the trashcans and the rug, there is a lot of IKEA going on in this kitchen. And there isn't a lot of color. I'm cool with both of those things, to a point, but the kitchen feels a bit sterile. The neon sign helped add some character. Now it needs [...]

Decorating, DIY, Furniture, Kitchen, Tools

Building a Picture Ledge for a Neon Sign

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013by Marti3 Comments on Building a Picture Ledge for a Neon Sign
Building a Picture Ledge for a Neon Sign

This right here is the kitschiest thing I've ever loved. I found it in an antique mall in mid-Missouri (Apache Flats represent!) for $30. Something about it is hilarious to me. Neon seems appropriate for vices, like BEER or GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. Not SALADS. It lived in the basement for a while, illuminating our ping-pong [...]

Cats, Kitchen

Dust Yourself Off and Try Again

December 10, 2012December 10, 2012by Marti3 Comments on Dust Yourself Off and Try Again
Dust Yourself Off and Try Again

Oh, hey there, blog: what’s up?  It's been a long time (long time), we shouldn't have left you (left you), without a dope beat to step to. It's not that I haven’t been busy around the apartment, it's that I've been busy making changes that are perceptible only to myself.  Take, for example, our kitchen.  [...]

DIY, Kitchen

Operation Obscurement: DIY Window Film

June 4, 2012by Marti1 Comment on Operation Obscurement: DIY Window Film
Operation Obscurement: DIY Window Film

Getting to the point: our kitchen window view isn't great. I wanted to obscure this view - especially because we can see straight into our neighbor's kitchen and they into ours - without sacrificing the small amount of light we get through the window. After initially considering Gila window film, I balked when I saw [...]

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