Posts tagged: pine
How To: Wake Up from a Knotty Pine Nightmare
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Help!!!! My sewing studio (basement) is a knotty pine nightmare. The room where I teach sewing is large, low ceilings and KNOTTY PINE everywhere. In two weeks the ladies will return to make their children's custom Halloween costumes. They prefer sewing in my studio, don't ask me why, but it's got to get better than this for me to get excited about it. I reviewed online comments this morning about painting the paneling and, from what I read, » READ MORE
Style Make Over: Country Conversion
By DIY MavenThe great thing about country-style furniture is it’s falling out of favor, which means you can pick it up for just about nothing. Another thing, it’s almost always made out of real wood–generally pine–which is more than I can say about most of the furniture at IKEA. The not-so-great thing about country-style furniture, is, well, it’s country–not that there’s anything wrong with that if that’s the way you roll, but if you don’t, you’re going to h » READ MORE
Baby's Got Bough
By DIY Maven
I knew it was going to be too big when I ordered it, but the Boy Scout who came to the door selling pine wreaths, boughs and garland and such was so cute. Plus, can anybody really say “no” to a man in uniform?So, I reluctantly bought the 32" long bough behemoth. 
After it arrived, I hung it up at its traditional spot next to the front door. Yeah, too big. Way.
The Beautician’s Way
I searched my gardening tools for my favorite nipper and gave » READ MORE
