DIY
Can You Paint an Electrical Meter Box? (Answer: Yes!)
We're finalizing the exterior hardscaping around the mudroom and one thing that stuck out like a sore thumb was the meter box. It's that pale grey color and against the red brick, it was just too loud. So I decided to spray-paint it, and the payoff was immediate! There's really only one portion that you […]
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September 16, 2024
DIY
Painting 101: Answering All the Painting Questions we get asked most!
The painting questions have been rolling in since we revealed our painted bedroom! When do you spray, vs roll? When do you hire out a painting job? Things like that, so we thought we could maybe address it all here as a reference! Also included are our go-to painting products we've been using for years! […]
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March 14, 2022
DIY
Quest for the Best Gold Spray Paint
One of our most popular blog posts to date (like...ever) was when we tested to find the best gold spray paint and it was due for an update because the pictures aren't great and we (I) only tested 4 spray paints. Ahh, the early days of blogging. Luckily, this was a fun little experiment […]
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January 14, 2021
DIY
How to Undo Spray Paint
Remember when I committed the crime of the century earlier this week and spray painted our new-to-us quirky coffee table oil-rubbed bronze...and it came up...flat? 75% of commenters agreed, the brass was better. I should note, Chris doesn't care for the brass. I think his words were, "Brass and smoked glass together make me gag." […]
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September 20, 2012
Decor
Gold Giraffes Have more Fun
The family room is slowly, like snail-speed, wrapping up. We have two projects in the works this week and then we just have to nail down our ideal ottoman and share hundreds of photos with you. Although, you haven't seen this room progressing over the past couple weeks, there have been tweaks going on. […]
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July 9, 2012
DIY
Aaron and Heather's "New" So-Fresh-And-So-Clean Dining
Heather's home is clean and clutter free, but she wanted to add "fresh" to the mix and nix some of the builder beige. We started in this dining room nook that is right off of the huge kitchen and opens to the living room. As you come in the front door, it is one of […]
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June 12, 2012
Decor
Happy(?) Yellow
In the last installment of our "Readers' Choice" game, we allowed you to choose the paint color for the desk lamp in the studio--I was happy to hear a lot of cheers for chartreuse and yellow. That is the way I was leaning. One particular reader shouted, "Gold!" I can't tell you how much I […]
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June 5, 2012
