... that's what this blog is to me.  It's a place where I come to focus on whatever is happening around here, share a project or two...

If I remember correctly, we bought this lovely little vintage GE refrigerator in either 2008 or 2009.  I saw it on Craig's List and I kn...

When we last left the job of working on the climbing roses on the structure that we call The Arcade, it was 10am yesterday, the roses were s...

Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, and today is promised to be more of the same.  I got an early start this morning, dressed for work wit...

These two tables came from Salvation Army months ago, and they were living in my garage (part of my stash of raw 'Before' projects),...

Let's get right to it, and I will take you step-by-step through the process of how I painted the compass rose onto this tabletop. ...