tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post5894433185295331980..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Yawn, I'm backFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-57308690884608080222010-11-28T13:54:13.789-08:002010-11-28T13:54:13.789-08:00we beat you, we had -1* one morning!!! the water i...we beat you, we had -1* one morning!!! the water in my trailer froze... but thawed after I kept 3 heaters on all day! and that is a lovely painting of Dixie by your mom!<br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-63010698032263882992010-11-27T20:39:15.891-08:002010-11-27T20:39:15.891-08:00I highly recommend a paint in a mocha shade. Two ...I highly recommend a paint in a mocha shade. Two people I know have used it recently and it is such a peaceful room. A little goes a long way though, looks better paired with an earthy cream on one wall or split. But with rock, well...it would ROCK! I used to have all your energy and wish I could find out where it went.<br /><br />The painting of Dixie was lovely. I want one of Phebes!All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-77723600102160773582010-11-27T19:18:20.791-08:002010-11-27T19:18:20.791-08:00Jill, do you have any thoughts about the front roo...Jill, do you have any thoughts about the front room? I'm always happy to hear Big Picture advice!<br /><br />ES and Dom - yep, my mom painted that. She's pretty awesome. This one is ... a watercolor collage on canvas, kind of hard to describe but great texture. <br /><br />Here's my parents' Flickr. Dad makes the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizandrp/sets/72057594063270857/" rel="nofollow">awesome little birdhouses,</a> Mom does <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizandrp/sets/72157601196539604/" rel="nofollow">the paintings.</a>Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-24252376466975809012010-11-27T19:09:46.075-08:002010-11-27T19:09:46.075-08:00That painting is wonderful :) Just thought I'd...That painting is wonderful :) Just thought I'd say I thought so.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-26916319305632746422010-11-27T17:03:37.874-08:002010-11-27T17:03:37.874-08:00I have been meaning to tell you that i LOVE to &qu...I have been meaning to tell you that i LOVE to "home improve". But I am the opposite of you, i have the big picture of what i want decor and carpentry wise, but have to hire someone to do the work.<br />We just added some gorgeous wainscotting to the boys rooms, a design that I thought of myself, and I'm waiting for the painter now. Everything was done first rate by the carpenter, i can't wait to get the rooms all pulled together.<br />Your place is looking great!jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931595804895656194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-33992324028533018112010-11-27T16:46:20.595-08:002010-11-27T16:46:20.595-08:00Oh, and I forgot to mention that the watercolor of...Oh, and I forgot to mention that the watercolor of Dixie is really nice. Did your Mom paint it herself? Now that's painting talent I ain't got!EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-58536990255543512532010-11-27T14:55:35.331-08:002010-11-27T14:55:35.331-08:00You know, I'm actually thinking about doing a ...You know, I'm actually thinking about doing a how-to blog. I spent my lazy Thanksgiving days looking at DIY sites, and I think there's an untapped market there for people in not-antique houses, on a budget, who need instructions on the easy stuff. I can't tell you how to plumb a bathroom addition - but I can tell you how to deal with a busted frozen pipe. And my house is a '78 model - there's nothing special or antique about it.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-54616697607311479472010-11-27T11:46:23.021-08:002010-11-27T11:46:23.021-08:00I think you need to host your own home improvement...I think you need to host your own home improvement show. I just can't do projects like that, it would be a disaster for me, for the tools I'm using, for whatever I'm trying to "improve" - it would be a bad scene. Whenever Jason sees me with power tools in my hands beads of sweat start forming on him immediately. Then he has an intervention - "hand me the cordless drill Melissa, just hand it to me." If he saw me using a saw of some sort he'd probably just pass out. <br /><br />Also, I never would have realized it was door trim until you pointed it out but now it seems so obvious! I also like wainscoting so I think you should keep it and work it into your new plan. Used well it really gives a room a lot of character and is very attractive IMO.Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-19614338798954276512010-11-27T11:30:07.632-08:002010-11-27T11:30:07.632-08:00I am just so bloody impressed! This woman is a ma...I am just so bloody impressed! This woman is a marvel! Give her a job!!! Get her own "Tool Time!" show!!cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-22331763401629834892010-11-27T11:15:56.694-08:002010-11-27T11:15:56.694-08:00You have been busy - I am very impressed- keep up ...You have been busy - I am very impressed- keep up the good work. <br /><br />However I do wonder whether you bought your house from a relative of the man from whom I bought my house, both members of the "botched DIY clan". <br /><br />What a great painting you have of Dixie. Our horses being alike, I shall have to commission a painting of mine so that I can visualise her clean!White Horse Pilgrimhttp://transylvanianhorseman.typepad.com/whitehorsepilgrim/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-88778663981310132242010-11-27T09:56:27.329-08:002010-11-27T09:56:27.329-08:00ES - good call! G mentioned the perspective effec...ES - good call! G mentioned the perspective effect too yesterday. I will definitely think about it, maybe get some more pictures and try to Photoshop up a model.<br /><br />I do like the wainscoting. I think if I get the colors right, it'll really make the room pop. I'm going to put some simple <a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=chair+rail+molding&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivs&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=G0XxTO3OBIu4sQOlz6SbDw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CBwQ_AU&biw=1001&bih=765" rel="nofollow">chair rail molding</a> above it. I think that would separate the vertical lines of the beadboard from the vertical lines of the paint... <br /><br />I like the matte-gloss-matte idea a lot. I think I'd go with a more subtle color if I did that...<br /><br />Terry - thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one ;)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-84413687819487851602010-11-27T09:44:35.774-08:002010-11-27T09:44:35.774-08:00Sawhorses - free is good!
Painting of Dixie - love...Sawhorses - free is good!<br />Painting of Dixie - love that it captured her glorious mane.<br />Door trim - I probably wouldn't have noticed, but now that you told me, it bugs me too!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-76997720815158299022010-11-27T09:42:33.210-08:002010-11-27T09:42:33.210-08:00Hi Funder! Just a thought about your wainscoting:...Hi Funder! Just a thought about your wainscoting: the horizontal line down the long wall just accentuates the "long-ness" (think "disappearing railroad tracks). If you can't live without the wainscoting, maybe think about wide (10-12 inches) vertical strips above--two tonal versions of the same color, if you want to be more subtle--or I've seen matte-gloss-matte of the same color.<br />Saw horses look awesome!<br />We had MINUS 7 F--so quit complaining! Up to the twenties today, and snowing...EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.com