We’re getting ready to remodel our kitchen and recently discovered Second Use. Second Use is locations in Seattle and Tacoma. They sell second-hand items for your home from furniture to all types of fixtures. [Read more…]
Homeownership & Lifestyle
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April 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
DIY Penny Floor Update…it’s been a while!
December 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a while since I’ve published anything about our penny floor project in our basement…quite simply, that’s because it’s been a while since we’ve worked on it! We got diverted with other projects, including an investment home that we purchased (that we installed a small penny floor in) …and my husband wound up crewing a sailboat down under for about a month…I can come up with more excuses reasons why the floor has not progressed…you get the idea. [Read more…]
What the ??? Wells Fargo!
November 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Wells Fargo has been in the media quite a bit recently for terrible things the bank has done to their consumer clients and employees. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out…this is another example of how a powerful large bank has taken total advantage of consumers. [Read more…]
More Junk Mail for Home Owners
March 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
There is no shortage of junk mail. If you have just bought a home or refinanced a home, you’re a very popular person with folks trying to sell you something. Some of the offers in the mail, like discounts to stores, are kind of nice…however other offers are just plain junk, if not worse.
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DIY Sea Shell and Sea Glass Sconce
February 27, 2016 by 2 Comments
Just for fun, I decided to take a plain sconce and glue sea shells and glass that we’ve collected to it. My husband and I collected a majority of the sea shells from beaches along West Seattle.
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