Saying Goodbye to our Beloved Bristow House
This week the kids and I are moving our stuff into storage units, one for each of us, then my daughter gets married while my son and I look for a place to live.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: redecorating
Easily Hanging my French Country Vignettes
Whenever I hang a vignette of many small pieces of wall art on the wall, I’ve learned to use butcher paper to help me expedite the process.
Collegiate Shabby Chic Bedroom for Daughter’s Birthday
After I pulled out ten yards of gorgeous floral shabby chic fabric from my stash, I proposed the idea to my daughter, which she loved.
Presenting the kitchen remodel aka The Dolly Madison Room
Now that we’ve remodeled the kitchen, our friends who have kindly complimented are work are now inspired to do a few projects with their kitchen, too.
Master closet remodel rescues historical costumes
And then…my clothes rack full of my dresses and our historical costumes fell off the wall of the master suite clothes closet.
New kitchen appliances delivered day before Thanksgiving
With this fancy stove I had a bit of learning curve in preparing Thanksgiving dinner, but it was the best meal we had the entire time in the house.
Peach floral on cream valences for the living room
Despite my struggles, I conquered, and I love the look!
I selected the backing contrast color to coordinate somewhat with the new chair we had purchased.
Kitchen remodel commences: new microwave and display shelf
At the suggestion to raise the cabinet over the stove to the proper height for adding a microwave underneath, I saw pros and cons.
I sewed a blue floral on yellow valence for the kitchen
Beginning my search for fabric I liked at JoAnn and Hancock, I also shopped at G Street Fabrics near Washington, D.C., as was highly recommended.
Painting Lafayette walls, creamy kitchen, and my kids on PBS
This time, our Becoming History presentation presented the Gilded Age, while debuting the heroically regal Lafayette golden-green. What a perfect combination.
