Home Improvement
Tahoe Restoration Update
It’s a beautiful almost fall morning, at the lake. I’m sitting in bed, having my second or third cup of coffee, visiting my friends, in blog-land. Mr. Wonderful has been…
Read MoreCloset Clean Up
Getting Ready for Fall We returned home late last night from New York. The older I get, the longer it takes for me to recover from the coast to coast…
Read MoreUpdating a Brick Fireplace for Less Than $20!
Well, hello there! Today, I thought I would give you a peek inside the new Tahoe house! Remember, I told you about the curse of wallpaper, from the 80’s? Well,…
Read MoreChanges In Our Living Room
Greetings, from sunny Northern California! What a glorious time of year, here! I’m in my back yard typing this,while a very happy bird is singing his heart out! Today, is…
Read MoreDeal-O-Rama! New Door Panels!
March 15th, 12:03 p.m. Jini, “shopper extroidenaire” and dear friend, sent out an urgent message from Marshall’s! “Two, 8′ wooden door panels, $50 each!” She thought that this might be…
Read MoreNew at Home
Hello Sweet Friends, It’s been a while since we visited the original treasured home. Truth be told, I haven’t been spending a lot of time here, since opening the shop.…
Read MoreOur Son’s Room Make-Over
Well, it’s been more than two years since our son lived in this room. Trust me, it looked completely different then! The bed and nightstand came from our condo in…
Read MoreSea grass or Traditional Carpeting?
The hardwood floors are in upstairs, and I love them! Our son’s room is still in pieces, so I’ll show you later. At least our clothes are out of boxes…
Read More3 Weeks and Counting
OK. The house has been torn up for approximately three weeks. Fortunately, I haven’t been sitting around, watching the paint dry, but enough already! I did some touch up painting…
Read MoreJust In Case…
I know it’s been a little quiet, here at the Treasured Home. But, just in case you’re wondering what’s been going on here, I wanted to share our upcoming spread,…
Read MoreHot Mess At Home (Installing Hardwood Floors Upstairs)
Most of us have heard the term “hot mess”. At first I thought it referred to a pile of you-know-what at a dairy farm, but according to the Urban Dictionary,…
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