Ding dong the witch is dead vanity is done. And all it took was two solid weekends of priming and painting. I wish I was kidding. And of course, in true Angie fashion, I anticipated total painting time of about four hours max…wrong! More like four hours max just to prime the body of the thing! Isn’t that always the case? Please tell me I’m not the only one who way [...]
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Tonight’s project is quick and dirty, kind of like…wait….I’m not gonna go there…not tonight. That’s more like a late night Saturday night post and not a late for a Thursday work night as I’m blogging away and really dreading to wake up and go to the office on Friday morning post. So anyway…we hung some of Colby’s guitars in the living room. Tah-dah! Colby’s guitars were hanging out in the [...]
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Is it stuck in your head too? You know…the nineties pop song?! Let me help you remember. I introduce to you the musical stylings of Ms. CeCe Peniston circa 1991: It’s coming back to you now, isn’t it. Welcome to my head where that song has been on perma repeat for the last 48 hours as we’ve FINALLY finished our closet remodel…booyah: And now for a little closet project timeline [...]
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2 Comments Now that I’ve let your eyes rest for a few days from the neon-ness of my good ol’ nightstand (read more about it back here) that’s been with me since high school, you’re ready for the big reveal. Now you can REALLY appreciate the nightstand’s new “outfit”. Ta-da: Shiver me timbers…thar she blows! And it’s hard to believe that she looked like this not too long ago. I can’t say [...]
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When we last left off in the dining room door refinishing project, we had finished priming and painting the door. Meaning we still had to fix the door casing, prime and paint the casing, and refinish the door hardware. Originally, I had planned to spray paint the hardware oil rubbed bronze. But when I told Colby my game plan he cringed his face up like a pug…and not one of [...]
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Blue! You’re my boy! Or should I say door. But let’s back up a step. We’ll get to the blue door in just a minute. But you see, we have this basement door. It’s in our dining room. And one side of it got a coat of primer a couple years ago. That’s it. End of story. It’s not that it’s a bad door. It didn’t go all gangsta on [...]
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Woo to the hoo….we are FINALLY done with the front door refinishing. Cue up the band folks! The final project…install a slide bolt to keep the top of the door closed up real tight (especially useful for those chilly December evenings we have here in Maine). As mentioned back here, our 100 year old door has become a little warped over the years according to my door guy (Colby) and [...]
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Just when you thought we were done posting about the front door, we’re back with another riveting post on how to fix it. How exciting right?! Or are you more of an “okay, okay, enough about your old front door and how to fix it, just move on already” kind of person? I’m definitely one from the later group. I just want to be done with the door. If you’re [...]
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And now, live from Angie & Colby’s home, we bring you the much anticipated front door makeover. And what good makeover wouldn’t start with showing you the ugly before shots? So here is our door all cream and cracked and gross: Would this be the appropriate time to remind you all that Colby broke the door and cracked it right down the upper side? So the story goes like this. [...]
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I’m a big fan of tiny projects that make a big impact. Especially if that tiny project involves painting. Even better if that project involves spray paint, my latest painting addiction. So what’s the fix? Our exterior door hardware: It was old, gold, gross, and did I mention gold? Ewwww. Our weapon of choice? ORB (that’s oil rubbed bronzed for those of you who aren’t addicted to Sherry of Young [...]
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Welcome to Angie's Roost (and Colby's Hen House) where you'll find daily posts about our misadventures in DIY home improvement. We bought a 100+ year old home that desperately needed some love and blogged about our entire adventure.
Use wood glue and a stencil to block the stain. Beautiful.
Seaside accessories play up the coastal vibe of this cottage bath
Relaxed rattan-style furniture adds to the beachy vibe of this cheery living room
