Chelle's Blog

I picked up a really basic grey storage cube/ottoman, with a rip in the fabric, last week for nine bucks. Have you seen how much these things are going for now? Unreal! I understand, I'm cheap, but come on! I...

It's super dark in here with the shades down and the lights off, but my son, Clayton's, room is mostly finished. No more pink flowery wallpaper and pink carpet. This looks like a room for a young man now. We...

No art-making today, try back tomorrow. All I can think about is putting up a Christmas tree, so that's about to happen. Then maybe I can focus on art. Putting up a Christmas tree is an art, right? This was...

I painted the medallion for the newly painted foyer ceiling.. twice! My first attempt was lighter green with gold, but I decided I needed more color value to keep it from clashing against the connecting green room. My second attempt...

My poor Kenny has been battling plumbing issues in two houses for three full days now. He just returned from his fourth trip to Lowe's in 24 hours and was singing "Im so tired of going to Lowe's" to Al...

My new second hand chair in the master bedroom sitting room. Got it for forty bucks off Facebook Marketplace. I repainted the master bedroom and sitting room, sans border, in the same color used in Clayton's bedroom (Upstairs Bedroom #1)....

It's almost pretty enough to leave this way....

I got these two reproduction pieces from the 1960's off Facebook Marketplace this week. They are in perfect shape and will be perfect in the parlor. I suppose this means the Henredon sofa will go in the upstairs guest bedroom,...

Yesterday was so awesome! We closed on the house and I walked on air all day and slept on a cloud that night. But it was time to come back down to earth, and get to work on the one...

Welcome to our old house renovation blog following our 1883 home, known locally as Ms. Sadie's Place.  Sadie was the name of the original owner's second wife, and how we refer to our house. Sadie's Relocation: Sadie was moved a mile...