Hi! I'm Patty, a 30-something and a recent transplant from Minneapolis to Texas. Read along as I get used to life in the suburbs, nest in a new home and sew my way through Dallas.
Hey y’all. I’ve clawed my way out of the oblivion of too much time spent working to check on the world of the googles and assorted interweb friends. But enough about me. Let’s talk about my new franken-dresser-craigslist find. I’ve been spending a lot of my time playing with my new puppy (more on...
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Hey y’all! I finally wrangled the poker room I’ve made mention of into some semblance of order. There’s a lot still not done – the big projects are finishing & waxing the OUTSIDE of the sideboard, followed by more interior painting and waxing. Also, we’re swapping out the seat cushions from saloon red to...
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Morning all! I feel a little disingenuous calling revealsies on my living room, since not a post goes by without my posting a picture of some part of the living room, but I’ve finally gotten to a point where there won’t be a lot more work being done in the room. You can stick your collective...
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Morning all! As I continue to obsess about what goes INSIDE our house, Mr. Bug obsesses about the things I consider to be a bit more boring… air filters, caulking, all that sort of thing. One of our new projects has met happily right between our separate interests… deteriorated siding, meet paint color selection!...
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Morning otters! As I mentioned the other day, when I moved my pink cane chairs from the living room to the breakfast room, I was left with a big, gaping hole in the family room. I INTENDED to practice patience and perseverance and perhaps even some fiscal responsibility and wait for the perfect replacements,...
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Morning assorted marmots! So, I think I’ve managed to established that not only do I tend to go for the least expensive way to do things, but I also have a MacGyver like addiction to figuring out how to get something accomplished on my own, usually with materials on hand, rather than paying someone...
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Hey y’all! I intended for this post to JUST be pictures of the little pillow I made for my little bench in my breakfast nook, but realized when gathering up the pictures that I haven’t FORMALLY introduced allyall to the newly painted table, my super-find of a little reclaimed wood bench or really the...
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Morning all! I hope you had a safe and fun 4th of July – whether you were picnicking and fireworking or just regular, old Wednesday night-ing. I was so smug over the fact I managed to blog while on vacation (if one instagram photo can be considered blogging) that I completely spaced out planning...
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Hey bunnies! So! Do you have a dream? I do. I dream of a giant warehouse full of dirt-cheap, vintage and antique furniture. That nobody else knows about. And guess what I found last Friday! Yes! You guessed it! Dirt-cheap-super-awesome-furniture in a little out of the way storage locker! So. This all started last...
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Morning rascally rabbits! I was going to do a mini sewing project last night JUST for those of you who are mourning my MIA sewing saga. Well, I was going to chop the skirt of a couple of maxi dresses because apparently moving to Texas has made me want to show off as much...
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Hey ya’ll! So (they are telling me) summer has arrived in Dallas – it’s been over 100 for the past few days and good gravy, the sun is so mouthy down here! Up in Minneapolis, it was all about the humidity, but down here it’s all about the sun and its relentless assault on...
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So…. as much as I love our new house, I gotta admit to having a difficult time figure out where to put the furniture in the cavernous family room. The space where the sofas are has come together nicely, but behind the sofas is a wide space that shares the door to the backyard,...
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Hey there oompaloompas! Mr. Bug and I went on a shopping safari over the weekend – like many couples, garage sale-ing is a perfect meeting place for my avaricious love of acquiring pretty things and Mr. Bug’s love of frugality. We both like the potential for finding the hidden treasure, smokin’ deal or just...
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Hey y’all. So. Last weekend, while SUPER FOCUSED on hanging the dratted drapes, I was overcome with a bout of redesign mania and decided nothing would do but I wrestle grandma’s secretary into shape while I was at it. You know how that goes, right? Fold the laundry and then all of a sudden,...
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Hey y’all! I’m back! Not that I went anywhere, of course. Mr. Bug and I have been madly working on getting the new house in order. Or rather, I’ve been obsessively working on my little decor-related projects while Mr. Bug works on valid projects like getting the rainspouts to drain correctly and building Lucy...
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