Denise and I have been painting fools all week long, and the foolishness is scheduled to continue through about 3 p.m. Friday, when we break for the long weekend. We are heading toward the finish line in our epic task to faux bois paint all the dados, windows, beams, cabinets and trim in my living room and dining room.Heck yeah there is more →
My easy and inexpensive DIY home bar — starting with a $10 furniture buy from the ReStore
I built my own tiki bar using the top of a 1970s step-back cupboard — and it’s the perfect size for a small home bar. I bought the cupboard for just $10. And I am not lying: Making this bar took less time than making this 2-minute video with all my DIY tips!
- See all the stories about my Mahalo Lounge project here.
Witco tiki art hula girl princess — all mine!
I dropped everything to drive two hours south, to pick up this gorgeous, pristine, amazing Witco tiki hula girl artwork at an estate sale, then drove two hours home. The piece is 60″ high and 30″ wide — a real statement piece for sure! I also got a small Witco stool that sat under it for many many years. Like, since 1980, at least. She will be a crowning jewel of my Mahalo Lounge! I am so psyched!
Dentil work
I’ve been painting… and painting… and painting. Denise is back at her house. I am finishing up all the painting, and I will glaze the little dentil pieces. Then, she will be back to do the final wood graining on all the remaining larger expanses. Heck yeah there is more →
Knoll’s Rivington upholstery in Palm for my midcentury modern sectional
I will cut to the chase with this decision: I will be using Knoll upholstery fabric — Rivington in Palm — on the sectional I am having built for my Mahalo Lounge. Heck yeah there is more →
1,406 dentils — 1,402 to go
Congratulations to reader Mandrake, who guessed 1,408 dentils inserted within the ceiling molding and beams topping my living room and dining room. Mandrake guessed amazingly close — 1,408 — to the number of dentils I counted, 1406.Heck yeah there is more →
