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Let the games begin: Project 1

By inkyR

I just quit my job and will begin academic reasearch on Jan. 8. I needed a space that was a little more open than the bedroom (where our computers are) and had more natural light. Our condo is small with only two small bedrooms (the kiddo occupies the second), and although I've been fully moved in for almost three weeks, most of my stuff is still in boxes or in the garage at my grandmother's house. 

Our dining room is off the kitchen and opens in » READ MORE

December 18, 2006
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Painting over pressboard: Yeay or nay?

By inkyR

We have cupboards made of what I think is pressboard. They are very plain, look like wood, but actually aren't. I am interested in painting the cupboards as well as the wood boarder around the counters.

Does anyone have experience with this? Is there a good way and/or a bad way (to avoid)?

 

I am trying to avoid further tackiness, but the pressboard look is just killing me. I'd like them to look more modern without having to replace them (yet, anyw » READ MORE

December 09, 2006
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Now & Zen

By inkyR

I keep up to date on trendy and semi-trendy - as well as not-so-trendy - home improvement and home therapy ideas through various RSS feeds I subscribe to. The art of the blog has really come a long way developing into more than just a place for chatty, bored (albeit funny) mamas and metropolitain singles looking for love. Its use as a way to gather all kind of ideas and information in one place and collaging it all together has become and e » READ MORE

December 02, 2006
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A cozy home

By inkyR

I just moved (Thanksgiving weekend) my cozy, white-draped home from a small 20's-era studio into my partner's condo, which was built in the 1980s. The studio is a very bright corner unit with lots of windows (that are not heat efficient, by the way!) and natural light. It was very easy to be happy in this place just from the natural light bouncing off the bright walls. MY favorite space, of course, was where I slept. 

Me casa, su casa!

The image hanging was done b » READ MORE

November 28, 2006
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