Category Archives: I Learned the Hard Way

How to Remove Wallpaper

Before I get into this post, I would like to tell you how we managed to figure out what worked best for us. The very first thing I did on our house was walk in the master bedroom and rip a piece of the wallpaper off, not knowing ANYTHING about wallpaper (other than ours was...

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Paint + Fireplace, Oops.

I woke up today thinking it was just another normal day of painting and project contemplating. That was not the case. I’m going to let you in on a little family secret about our fireplace before I show you what I managed to do to it. My mother demands that I do not touch the...

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Paint Colors are a Pain.

So after we removed all the wallpaper in the bedroom (I’ll be making a DIY guide and more about that whole experience) and used our smelly oil-based primer this was the color I put on the walls. It is called Reflecting Pool by Sherwin Williams. Sounds pretty, and looks pretty.. at first. I didn’t mind...

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micah - December 18, 2009 - 9:50 am

I really like the new color (Smoke)! Great job!

Ursula - December 17, 2009 - 7:21 pm

Thank you! I think it does match the furniture much better than the other color would have. :)

Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog - December 15, 2009 - 3:30 pm

I’m loving that BM Smoke~ it looks really nice with your furniture!