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Category Archives: My house
What is going on at the Grove household….
November 19, 2009 – 1 am
I am blogging late at night so my brain is without words. Here are brief descriptions for you because if I tried writing more it would sound odd! This week while my hubby and I were out searching for a sofa I found this beauty. It was sitting in a thrift store with a $25 [...]
What is going on at the Grove household….
November 12, 2009 – 12 pm
Why are projects never ending? I counted 10 projects that I want to get done by Thanksgiving. That is 2 weeks away from today!! I think projects are never ending because I love doing them and I don’t want to stop. I am a project addict. Haha. Are you that way? Do you finish one [...]
What is going on at the Grove household….
October 29, 2009 – 12 am
Here are more images of my old office. It is now a cozy sitting area. I LOVE being in this room.It took 3 coats of crisp white paint to cover the old dark grayish brownish color. (My lovely husband is the paint champion!) He also created that quirky black piece of art with tape and [...]
Thanks…..
October 26, 2009 – 3 pm
Thanks so much to Irene from Bloesem Kids for including me in her Mom Stories. You can check it out here.I LOVE getting letters and packages in the mail. It is one of those things that is so personable. How easy is it to email someone but to send a package takes a bit of [...]
What is going on at the Grove household….
October 22, 2009 – 7 am
My hubby and I recently redid our office. I was so done with the dark walls so hubby painted everything a crisp white and after 3 coats it looks great. Below is the settee I found for $45. Its my favorite piece right now. More pictures to come of the transformation. Have I mentioned yet [...]
What is going on at the Grove household….
October 8, 2009 – 12 am
This week the Grove household had a sick mommy. Somehow I got a little bug but not to worry, I am back in action….I think. Everyone was ready for me to be well, including Bear (below). While being on my back I glanced thru some old decor magazines and books. One of my favorite items [...]
My cheery mirror in Real Living!!!
September 29, 2009 – 10 pm
A friend and SG reader emailed me last week and told me that my yellow mirror is in the November issue of Real Living in the “Your Thoughts” section. Yippee! I wont be able to see it for awhile since it takes a bit longer to get here from Australia. So Australian peeps, let me [...]
New but Old…..
September 28, 2009 – 10 am
I wanted to give my sofa a fall makeover but not spend alot of money. I found some plaid shirts that hubby and I grew tired of and made a few pillows out of the fabric. I also found some ultra cheep vintage fabric from a consignment shop and made a few more pillows. There [...]
Hi Bye…….
September 21, 2009 – 12 am
Yipper Skipper its Monday!! I am having family day today with my cuties. I will be back tomorrow with a lovely post about a lovely Stylist so make sure you check back. xxMy .59 cent art.
Playroom….
September 18, 2009 – 12 am
Here is the last kiddo room on this tour. We have a “bonus room” upstairs near the kids rooms that we turned into an all out play room. Nothing about it is adult. There are books, toys, art projects and games that fill this room and sometimes fill it to full. Oh well.This room is [...]
My Ethan’s Room….
September 17, 2009 – 12 am
My son is much more organized and clean by nature then my daughter. Ethan has a place for everything and MUST have a clean room before he goes to sleep every night. I gave him a space without clutter so that it would be easy to clean and organize. I also tried to create a [...]
My Eden’s Room….
September 16, 2009 – 12 am
I have shown a few images of my kid’s rooms in the past but I thought I would give you more of a tour today. We will start with Eden’s room.My Eden Jo is full of personality so I felt her space needed to be fun and whimsical. My dad painted a quote on the [...]
Mr Martha…..
August 20, 2009 – 12 am
Someone gave me a sewing machine!! Yipppee!! I am so excited and I cant wait to try it however, you want to know a little secret? See the 2 pillows below? Well….my hubby made them. Its true. He is the seamstress in the family. But don’t worry, he really is a manly man. He attributes [...]
My bathroom redo…..
August 4, 2009 – 4 pm
My hubby and I recently revamped our powder room. I wanted a quick fix to what I felt was to dark of a room so we (hubby did most of it) painted the walls a crisp white, wallpapered the ceiling and painted the mirror a sunny yellow. I am happy with the results. Its bright, [...]
