I have two new mirrors in my house, now. One found and one made. Some free antique spindles, a $1.00 craft mirror, hot glue and a scrap piece of hard board came together...
A Star Burst & A Trumeau
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Holes in my House
This was what my guest room looked like about three weeks ago...Now? Something is missing. Well, quite a few things, actually. The chair, the Gausthaus sign that was above the bed...
Ashtray Lamp & A Suitable Replacement
I dug this lamp out of my grandparent's attic and something about the shape of it kept me from throwing it in the dumpster. It also still worked, so I thought it was worth hauling home. ...
Lucketts Love Seat & Something’s Missing
As most of you know, I've been working like a maniac to get as much done for Lucketts as I possibly can. It's next weekend and the anticipation (and pile of stuff) is building. This is...
My Dining Room – The Big Reveal
It's been a couple of years in the making, but my dining room is finally finished. (Well, for now anyway...and I still need to hem the drapes and maybe find a rug. Ok, maybe it's not...
Everyone sees it but you…
...until now. This is one part of my home that I have been pretty silent about on my blog. It is a very tricky space that everyone who comes into my home has to walk through, so it impossible to...
Corner Cabinets
We finally got the shelves fixed in the corner cabinets my aunt gave me,so now I can show them off. They are so beautiful and were a perfect fit in my dining room. Here's the...
Dining Room Table
Months ago, while almost four feet of snow was on the ground and my spray booth was closed for the winter, I got the itch to paint. My Craig's List dining room table had been staring at me for...
Everything is for Sale
Guess what is on its way to Canada right now? Did you guess correctly? It's my antique chicken feeder that I found at a killer yard sale. I wasn't planning on...
A Little “Play” Time
I was supposed to go to Six Flags today with a bunch of teenagers, but the heat index today was over 103 degrees, which was way to hot to spend outside all day with my two toddlers, so we stayed...
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I’m Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, a wife, mother, paint enthusiast, lover of all things home and an entrepreneur, author, artist, designer, freelance writer & photographer. READ MORE to learn more about me, my blog and my business…
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