I knitted another thing! It's been awhile, the last thing was the Boyfriend Cardigan. Today it's a shawl called Offhand Lace. It's huge and looks like it should take 400 years to knit. The pattern uses bulky yarn so it knits up really fast. I think this guy took me a week from start to… Continue reading Knitting: The Offhand Lace Shawl
DIY Farmhouse Dining Table
The table is finished! Woo-hoo! It's the size of the Last Supper table! But that's okay! I suppose calling it a DIY Farmhouse Dining Table is a little better than the Last Supper Table. We wanted rustic. Classic. Farmhouse, as we live in an old farmhouse. Buying a solid wood table in this style instead… Continue reading DIY Farmhouse Dining Table
The Printers Triple Console Cabinet
An update on the We Have No Furniture Situation: for the most part, we still have No Furniture. But now we have this! It's the Printers Triple Console Cabinet, from Ana White. The plans to build this bad boy are free. For the most part, we (and by we I mean my husband) followed them.… Continue reading The Printers Triple Console Cabinet
House Love: Runaway Bride
I had something else planned for today, but it's not done yet. Story of my life. So. Today we have another House Love installment. (I say that like it's a regular series. I've done one other, about Mary Margaret's apartment in Once Upon a Time.) I bring you the farmhouse from Runaway Bride, a much-ignored… Continue reading House Love: Runaway Bride
Painting an Old School Desk
This house is one of those houses that contains little leftovers from every owner over the years. An old door in the garage has the coolest doorknob ever. Bookends in the garage loft. And tucked into one corner of the garage, an old school desk. Or table. Or something. It's hideous. Painting an old school… Continue reading Painting an Old School Desk
Black Spruce Hound 