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The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Table Risers white pumpkin

How to make a table riser

I am joining 13 other bloggers to give you some ideas on how to make and decorate with table risers for the holidays!

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Dining Room Reclaimed china cabinet install Behr colors

Using My Grandmother’s Tiger Oak China Cabinet

Furniture with a History My maternal grandmother (Mom Mom) had a curved tiger oak china cabinet. I remember that she kept her crystal glasses, dishes,...

Cleaning, DIY, Food tips, Renew

How to Restore Leather Seats

I have 6 beautiful chairs that go with my dining room suite. Over the years they have seen some wear and were in wonderful shape...

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Dining Room Reclaimed Vintage Chandelier green crystals vintage

Decorating, DIY, One Room Challenge

ORC Week 3: Color Awakened in the Dining Room Reclaimed

New color in the dining room and a vintage crystal chandelier to accent the color scheme...plus a variety of bold color options for accent.

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Dining Room Reclaimed window view

DIY, One Room Challenge

Decluttering the Dining Room

Welcome to Week 2 of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE! I expect this week’s task to be the most challenging of this entire project for me. ...

The Blue Building Anitques Shopatblu ORC Dining Room Reclaimed long wall before

Decorating, DIY, One Room Challenge

One Room Challenge Fall 2020: The Dining Room Reclaimed

It is time for the Fall 2020 Edition of The One Room Challenge! History of the ORC The One Room Challenge was started by Linda...

The Blue Building Antiques Shopatblu Final reveal entryway

$100 Room Challenge, DIY, Transformations

Entryway Reveal $100 Room Challenge

It’s finished! My entryway is complete ! It’s time for my entryway reveal! I started working on this area back in July as part of...

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DIY

Replacing the Carpet with Painted Stairs

We’ve been in our house for over 18 years. Our carpets have well served four adults, five children, 6 dogs, 5 cats, a ferret, a...

The Blue Building Anitques Shopatblu shut the front door newly primed

$100 Room Challenge, DIY, How To, Projects, Transformations

Shut the Front Door! Our new front door is installed!

Our New Front Door is Here! We have a new front door! It’s only taken 7 months but it is installed! Blame it on delays...

$100 Room Challenge, DIY, Transformations

Finishing the Entryway: The $100 Room Challenge

I am participating in the $100 Room Challenge to give myself a deadline on finishing my entryway!