Quack, Quack

by Michele | Mar 21, 2012 | Other

I know…what a cheesy blog title. When I was in graduate school, one of my professors focused on the importance of the titles and first sentences of a paper. He said, “you gotta have a good hook!” I’ve always loved coming up with good hooks!...

Friday Features

by Michele | Mar 16, 2012 | Other

Happy Friday! This week flew by for me and I feel like I didn’t get anything done. No major furniture pieces to speak of, but still, a lot of new stuff. I leave you with pictures! Cane back chair painted with a combination of French Linen and Versailles and...

It Is Well With My Soul

by Michele | Mar 15, 2012 | Other

Picture this:It’s a brisk Saturday morning. Rather than navigating our typical garage sale route through the Glendora foothills, we worked our way east into the charming parts of Old Town La Verne. I’ve had great success in La Verne by the University. The...

Spray Paint Spree

by Michele | Mar 14, 2012 | Other

I hate to admit it…but, sometimes I use spray paint. OK. I said it. The truth is out there. In my opinion, there are just some things that are not worth the time to brush paint but need to be sprayed.How do I classify a job worthy of spray paint…or rather,...

Mondays for Me!

by Michele | Mar 12, 2012 | Other

I love Monday’s! It’s the one day a week that I don’t step foot in the store and spend the day doing “mom” stuff. You know…dropping kid off at school, eating lunch at home, laying down with the kids for a nap, laundry, cleaning,...

What NOT To Do with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

by Michele | Mar 11, 2012 | Other

DO NOT…I REPEAT…DO NOT EVER SPILL YOUR ANNIE SLOAN CHALK PAINT!!!$42 per can, and this is what I do. I didn’t just spill it, I full on dropped the can. And, you can sure as heck bet that I scooped every last bit of it and put it straight back in the...