Tag Archives: My House

Bistro Chairs Re-Covered

Posted on June 8, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Jay and I have a bistro set in our library. It’s nice to sit at when sipping your coffee in the morning, or when refilling your tank for your ecig. Unfortunately, all of that sitting created a tear in the … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Garden Center!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by civilwarrose5

It was Memorial Day weekend and one thought popped into my mind: It’s time to plant! Where I grew up you didn’t dare to plant your gardens until Memorial Day weekend because there was still the chance of a killing … Continue reading →

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Baby Grand Piano-sitting!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by civilwarrose5

As of this past week I am now responsible for the safety and well-being of my best friend’s baby grand piano until such a time as she has room for it again. She took a temporary job in D.C. and … Continue reading →

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Dining Room Update – Stemware Shelves

Posted on December 2, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Despite the fact that we started the dining room remodel in August, we are still working on little details here and there. The latest detail to be added is our set of stemware shelves. This picture is from when we … Continue reading →

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Library – Almost Finished!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by civilwarrose5

This is my library. At least, this is how it looked shortly after we moved into the house. It had two green walls and two white walls.       We decided to redo it when we had a new … Continue reading →

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Library Project – Part 1

Posted on September 23, 2014 by civilwarrose5

If you read my last post about my dining room, then you will already know that we had a problem with water leaking into our library. Luckily it dripped right in front of my bookshelves, but we needed to get … Continue reading →

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Dining Room Make-Over

Posted on September 21, 2014 by civilwarrose5

It seems like Jay and I finally get around to our home improvement projects in August. Apparently we are so busy doing other things that summer starts to end and we panic about what we needed to get done. Last … Continue reading →

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Piano Destruction

Posted on August 10, 2014 by civilwarrose5

This is my piano. At least, this WAS my piano. When I was in high school my family moved and I had to leave my old piano behind. It was one of those big ol’ uprights that weighed a thousand … Continue reading →

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Fire Pit Area 7-26-14

Posted on August 1, 2014 by civilwarrose5

This is what the eye sore looked like when we first purchased the house. I am talking about the area where the swing set is in this picture.         We tore the swing set down because we … Continue reading →

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Playing In the Dirt!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by civilwarrose5

When Jay and I moved into our house I knew that it was going to take a lot of time to get the gardens where I wanted them to be. Due to my allergies there are a lot of things … Continue reading →

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