The biggest DIY of 2016
Oh, hey there! Remember me? I’m Sarah, and I used to write this here blog. Yeah! I know! It’s been a long time, right? But last time we saw each other, I was on a boat. And, unless you’re new...
View ArticleGalleon be Gone!
Let me just start by saying, thank you. Thank you to all of you for still being here. Thank you to the anonymous hundreds that Google Analytics reports to me. Thank you to the people that like or...
View ArticleThink bigger.
A couple of weeks ago, my best frenemy said to me, “You know, is it really still ‘Sarah’s Big Idea’? It seems like you only ever do little stuff now.” Frenemies are the worst. You can spend months or...
View ArticleWhiter wood, greener grass.
Hey! Anyone else out there like dramatic before-and-afters?? Oh hey there, dining room, you look nice today. Is that 4 coats of paint you’re wearing? Now all it needs is a quick coat of paint to...
View ArticleThe Buffet: 100% done.
You guys. You will never guess what happened to me. I went on vacation with a friend for a week, and while I was gone, the Five-Percent Fairies came to my house and finished the buffet. They DO exist!...
View ArticleShoes, accessories, and TWO BIG REVEALS!!
The dining room and the living room are finished!* *As long as the popcorn ceiling exists and the crown molding does not, these rooms will never be finished in my mind. But my handlers have told me to...
View ArticleBathroom Blitz! Part II: Wait for it…
Welp, I did it. I pulled the trigger and started ordering bathroom stuff. I guess once you put something out there on the internet for millions of people to see (or more like 12 people, if you’re me),...
View ArticleBathroom Blitz! Part III: The pre-party
Disappointingly, my bathroom is still intact. In another day or so, we’ll know Chris’s work schedule for August and then we’ll be able to pin down the date. Three dates, to be precise, all in a row,...
View ArticleBathroom Blitz! Part IV: Head Start
Look, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably noticed something about me: I only want to do a project if at least some part it sounds like a terrible idea. The recent living room and...
View ArticleThe end of an era.
Welp. That escalated quickly. We sold the house. About two years ago, I remember talking to my bestest bud Lindsay about selling the house. (You might remember Lindsay from such episodes as Bookshelf...
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