Marilyn Fenn Decor

Finishing Moving into the Storage Room

Published December 30, 2013

Well, I got interrupted by our anniversary and Christmas, but I have finally gotten moved back in. The storage room that flooded during all the big rains is now almost complete! Frame stock, prints, and cards, and stuff for…

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Moving Back into the Storage/Work Room!

Published December 21, 2013

Moving back into the storage/work room! Had hoped to get done today, but hadn’t counted on how much cleaning of stuff had to be done in the process, so maybe I’m sort of halfway done. I’m repurposing MORE wire shelves…

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Nearly Finished with the Storage Room Project

Published December 20, 2013

Whew!!! We started home improvement project #2 (for this year) at the end of October, and it is FINALLY 95% done! Done enough for now to move back in. Still need to trim out the windows and door, finish the…

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Clad the Beams

Published December 18, 2013

We clad the beams in my storage/workroom this weekend, and now it’s time to paint them and install the cove molding. With luck and enough hard work, I can start moving stuff back in tomorrow!

And don’t you just love…

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Painting My Storage Room

Published December 6, 2013

First wall, first coat, fresh and still wet! I like it so far. Boldest color I have used on walls yet…unless the cadmium orange closet counts.

There’s ice on the deck, but how can you feel cold in a room…

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Home Depot Can’t Color Match???

Published December 5, 2013

Is it me not understanding how this is SUPPOSED to work, or is it Home Depot? I have to wonder why the color from the can doesn’t match their very own color card. Has anyone else had this problem? Check…

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Preparing for Another Project

Published November 1, 2013

On the night of my last post, we had a huge thunderstorm, with about 5 inches of rain. There was some flash flooding around town, including in our backyard, where my storage room got flooded once again. So,…

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Pillow Fabrics

Published October 31, 2013

My first 3 fabrics came today. Can’t wait to have time to start sewing these pillow covers! And zippers…I need zippers.

Here is the daybed and cabinet that Terry built; I still have to paint and hang the cabinet doors,…

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A Smother of Pillows

Published October 29, 2013

Picking pillow fabrics for the daybed. Man, this is tedious and challenging! I've narrowed it down to maybe some combination of these six fabrics. I think.

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The Futon Came Today

Published October 24, 2013

Check out this gorgeous color! And, it's super comfy. The least expensive one at the Futon Store, Austin, and it's perfect! (now to find fabric to cover the pillows).

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Unintended Consequences of All This Work :)

Published October 19, 2013

Daybed and cabinet almost done

One of the many positive outcomes of all my efforts to complete the remodel of our attic room this summer and fall is that I’ve lost about 18 pounds (so far). Haven’t been eating any…

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The Daybed is Coming Along

Published October 8, 2013

While I’ve been building my 10-foot long desk (see the previous post), Terry’s been knocking out this fabulous cabinet and daybed…the daybed is still in progress, but coming along quite nicely, I think.

Still need to order doors for the…