Hard to believe we finally got this project done and still have a marriage left. Golf season can’t come soon enough! So basically this is a antique kitchen with only the wine and retro refrigerator actually working. The wood burning stove was pulled out of a barn in the mountains of Colorado…found by Russ on Read more about #130…Retro Kitchen Reveal #1[…]
The remodel is done. Now the color palette is coming together. Awaiting the arrival of the “rug”…..8 ft. round. The colors could awaken the dead. I’m hoping my marriage will survive this unexpected surprise. #1daughterconnie sez it will be wonderful but she’s as crazy as I am. Russ has told people he has no idea Read more about #127…A New Year, a New Palette (2)[…]
Got ‘er done! We started with brick wallboard down in our basement….looked on Pinterest for color combinations using light brown furniture and decided the latest color is grey. But oh so many shades of grey, not to mention endless possibilities with browns. Out came the magazines and I started matching the browns, greens, tans….the carpet, Read more about #125…Drop Kick a New Color Palette (1)[…]
Yellow object’s de art don’t look the best when your walls are a burlap color. On top of that,…THAT being the ceiling, IT is a dark paper sack brown. So awaiting my upcoming 2 year sabbatical, when I can go room by room changing everything! ! ! I can’t hardly wait to get started but Read more about #104…YELLOW on my Mind…Again![…]
This was a simpler fixer upper. Only 5 days of Russ having to live in chaos, not asking questions, and sometimes having to make the bed because I did not have time to even consider it. So the first pic shows our white room with magenta panels hung in the corners to match the one Read more about #95…Wrapping 2019 Decor Around a 1970’s VELVETEEN Loveseat![…]
Never trust a mature woman who spends her free time riding a carousel! Combine this Silver Lips #3 daughter-in-lawlessness Melinda, with #1 daughter Connie who shops till she drops….. me, and I got troubles! I’m going to be cooking around the clock to keep my marriage intact after these women get done with me. I Read more about #94…#1daughter PLUS #3daughterinlawlessness Equals Mother’s Day Troubles……..[…]
RV camping with the club gang is the best! Clif walked the dogs in the rain. Jim B did his daily steps on the paths, Russ built 2 campfires and Diane H and I went back to nature and followed the trails. The Yard Sale app took us directly to Cameron MO, but was sparse Read more about #93…Back to Nature at Wallace State Park[…]
Alright, the garage sales start any day now, but I couldn’t stand it another moment. #1 daughter Connie came up to spend the day Monday and we hit almost every antique mall in Joetown. There was one left, but the stores were already closing and the car was packed..we had to unload and repack twice….”we” Read more about #88…Let the SHOPPING Begin![…]
4 AM is a good time to take pics and post on St Joseph Swapaholic. Amazingly, it is surprising how many people are awake and posting or shopping! But I had to get around early to leave for a one hour drive to Kansas City to my daughter Connie, #1, and partake in a cup Read more about #79……Swapaholic, Shopaholic……Shazam ! ! ![…]
This was a massive labor of love, this birthday gift for me from THE man in my life! He bought the stove (buried in a barn) in Colorado during an elk hunt, drove home 600 miles…loaded up his nephew and trailer, drove back 600 miles and then drove back home again. Unfortunately I did not Read more about #34…THE Man Wears Many Hats….[…]
