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Here you'll find tales of my domestic adventures and my mostly free knitting and quilting patterns. My most popular patterns include monster baby booties, ski hat with ear flaps, Lotus baby blanket, and men's cable hat.

Settled

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I’m officially declaring rooms in the house done. Laundry room, check. Kitchen, check. Dining room, check. Outside, check. Still a couple things here and there to do, but I’m calling them done.

gNorman the gnome guards my front step (thanks to my awesome co-workers). The pots are painted using leftovers from the living room and kitchen, and they hold deliciousness. Orange mint and basil. Om nom nom.

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The kitchen is now rocking a chalkboard wall, and a sweet towel hook. Plus the curtains I posted earlier. That’s all I did, unless you count making the washclothes and towel.

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Replaced the chairs I’d picked up at a garage sale with an actual matching set. Snagged them at Waldo Antiques. I’ve decided that I love buying furniture used – each piece has a story and character. Plus, they cost about the same and are usually more sturdy. Not to mention no assembly required.

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I love the built in bookshelf. It’s probably my favorite thing in the house. The table I got off Craigslist, the bamboo was inherited when Rachel moved to CT, and the print is an artist print from my friend Mike Sgier. He does good work. I loved the Street Scenes series this was a part of.

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May 24th, 2009


2 Responses to “Settled”

  1. Anonymous Says:

    I adore the chalkboard wall!  Does it look nice in person?  I have always wanted to paint our house with chalkboard.  I have thought about doing the lower part of the wall.  My kids would love it!

  2. Shana Kreikemeier Says:

    It looks great in person and it was really easy and cheap to do (less than $5, if you already have the paint). I can’t believe I haven’t seen more people doing it. If you wipe off the chalk, you can hardly tell it’s any different

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