Dining Room

Planter Fail vs. Planter Win

When I made a bunch of cement planters last year, I knew right off the bat that they weren’t going to be a long term success. Hell, there was e-6000 involved. No, I didn’t think that glue would cure cracked … read more »

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Steppin’ Up The Shiplap

Another long and unnecessarily difficult shopping experience has passed, as my special order shelving brackets arrived last week. May there now finally be shelves in the dining room, since my plan for floating ones went awry and evaporated. Fair warning: … read more »

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My First Fab

If I opened every email that I’ve received from fab.com, I’d be getting fab stuff in the mail on a daily basis. I’d also probably be eating some less-than-fab Ramen noodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’m planning something heartier … read more »

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A Novel Reinvention

For no real reason, I spent an hour reorganizing the books on my living room IKEA EXPEDIT bookshelf. Book chaos was transformed from this (photo taken last June): To this: Notice anything? Rainbow! I’m sure it’s something I’ve seen somewhere … read more »

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