Countertop progress…really:-)

Try to cut off the water with three children at home and you will know why we waited for the first day of school to put in the countertop.  We started bright and early cutting…

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How I Found My Style…

I am SO excited to be featured over at Pamela’s blog, From My Front Porch to Yours! Go by to see how I found my style in this house… How I Found My Style Sundays…

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My favorite burlap projects…

Burlap has been pretty hot lately so I wanted to share some of my favorite projects with you…especially since you are probably tired of seeing me in the wood shop:-) My very first project was…

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Choosing the right finish and going for it…

I agonized for days over what kind (water or oil-based) and color of finish to use on the wormy chestnut countertops. I made a lot of samples with extra wood. Remember I wanted light white…

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Joining antique wood for countertops…

The countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape now!  Luis marked the places he wanted to add biscuits on both sides of each…

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Countertop making part IV…

Yesterday, we started trying to figure out how to get these joints square without a jointer. You can see the big gap we had between the boards, and we had to get that closed up. …

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Making wood countertops…part III

Let me warn you now, this is not going to be pretty. But if you want to learn to make countertops the hard way, this post is for you:-) We started the day with our…

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An Anniversary…

 The love of my life and I celebrated our wedding anniversary yesterday:-) I am so thankful to have this wonderful man by my side. I am blessed to share not only my life with him…

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