Tag Archives: diy project

Happy Anniversary!

By ADD | Published: September 14, 2010
This post is purely dedicated to my loving, talented, funny and patient husband Scott.  Two years ago today, we were married in a small ceremony on the Chesapeake Bay.   Love you Darlins! Photograph by Charles Maraia.
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Photo from The Brass Petal by Teri Lyn Fisher

Design Star: Team Emily

By ADD | Published: August 22, 2010
If you’ve been following Design Star this season, then you know that tonight’s show is the big finale.  I generally loathe reality tv, but I’ve been hooked on HGTV’s Design Star all season. I was so excited when I heard that one of the contestants would be a prop stylist that I’ve worked with on editorial [...]
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The Hunt: Junkyard Chic

By ADD | Published: August 17, 2010
I don’t have any pretty photos today, so I’m just going to show you some quick pix of my latest junkyard find.  I bought this solid wood vintage medicine cabinet with original beveled mirror ($60) on a recent Brooklyn thrift store junket and quickly sprayed it white so that I could hang it over my [...]
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Backyard after planting (2009)

Backyard Before & After

By ADD | Published: August 16, 2010
If you stopped by the blog on Friday, you know that my Dad was in town for the weekend.  We didn’t make it to the flea market because I was a little under the weather, but Dad and I visited the farmers market Saturday morning and we had a casual dinner in the backyard that [...]
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I have piles of these archival family photos lying around.

Decorate My Dining Room, Part 3

By ADD | Published: July 28, 2010
Good Morning DIY’ers!  Welcome to part 3 of the ongoing series, DECORATE MY DINING ROOM.  In part 2, I showed you the Flor carpet tiles that I’m considering.  I haven’t ruled Flor out, but I’m not sold on it yet either.  But don’t fret, there will be a carpet under that table when all is [...]
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Slate

By ADD | Published: July 26, 2010
I’m not a practical gal and, according to conventional wisdom, neither are my slate counters.   Scott and I chose cleft slate counters simply because we love them.  We hope to never move again, so resale value wasn’t a consideration.  But, maybe it is for you and so slate might not be a great choice. [...]
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Master Bedroom Inhabited

By ADD | Published: June 22, 2010
Scott and I are having sweet dreams now that we’ve moved into our garden level master bedroom.  The room is delightfully cool in summer because it’s at ground level and the three windows look out onto our quiet, shady little garden. Before we renovated, the lower level was a 400 square foot rec room with a [...]
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This 1970's chair is another Granny goody.

Project: DIY Furniture Facelift

By ADD | Published: June 3, 2010
I received such positive response to my latest post about spiffing up Granny’s couch, that I wanted to write about another of Granny’s pieces, a 1970’s Chippendale style chair.  This faux bamboo chair had a black lacquer finish and a tan leather seat when it came my way a few years ago.  It was handsome, but [...]
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AFTER shot of DIY radiator cover/window seat

Project: DIY Radiator Covers

By ADD | Published: May 14, 2010
Over the past year, Scott and I have become quite the design/build team.  We’ve made decorative mantels, built-in bookshelves, pot racks, radiator covers… everything an obsessively designed home could need.   Typically I design the item & source materials.  Scott saws, drills and and assembles with the power tools in his basement arsenal.  Then I [...]
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Scott's been busy downstairs sawing, drilling, planing, and priming.

Master Bedroom/ DIY workshop

By ADD | Published: May 13, 2010
I’ve been getting requests from my loyal readers, like Barnaby- thanks for following Barnaby!, for the delinquent pix of our garden level master bedroom, which I previously posted about here.  We are moving in to that bedroom this Sunday night and until then, it’s ground zero for all sorts of messy DIY projects.  Custom book [...]
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