Go to Home Depot and picked up 12 of the 11/16” X 1 1/2” primed mdf (we only used 10 but it’s good to have extra) Figure about one per foot.
And then three of the the 4” craftsman baseboard for the sides and top of the wall – we already had the same size for the baseboard on our bottom.
1. Paint the wall – we used Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. It’s a great white!
2. Cut and attach the baseboard to the top, bottom (if needed), and sides. We use a simple nail gun that we’ve had forever. Measure twice, cut once! I had to make another trip back when I cut a board (or maybe 2!) too short.
3. Then calculate how far apart you want your vertical boards to be, taking in account electrical outlets. Ours are about a foot apart. We used my daughter’s music theory book held horizontally, she was glad we could get some use out of it. Getting the cuts just right so they fit snugly without much of a gap is tricky.
4. Fill in gaps, edges, spaces, and nail holes with latex caulk (we used 2 tubes)
5. Paint over everything with the same color you used to paint the wall.
Her room is coming along, (UPDATE: See the finished room here!) I’m having a hard time finding curtains that work! We also are going through everything that we’ve been stashing in the closet and getting rid of ALOT. It feels so good! Hopefully we’ll be able to share it with you soon --
* Wow! Check out this home by Mark D. Williams Homes in Lake Bavaria, Minnesota:
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Have the best weekend!
A week ago my husband surprised me with the best birthday present ever: a trip out to Boston to see my sister Kelsey run in the Boston Marathon! Kelsey shared a quote from Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon 50 years ago:
and here is Kathrine finishing on Monday, 50 years later :
We found that to be profoundly true– we saw the best of humankind as we drove from town to town trying to catch a glimpse of Kels.
From the kids waiting on the sides with popsicles and ice, to families set up on lawns on Heartbreak Hill to cheer strangers through the most difficult part,
a marine that was injured in Afghanistan that carried a flag the whole way,
photo: Christopher Evans Boston Herald
the hilarious barefoot caveman,
blind men and women running with guides, it was truly one of the most inspirational experiences!
If you ever have the opportunity to cheer someone on in the Boston Marathon, do it!
Not to mention it’s one of the most beautiful, historical U.S. places to visit!
We were dying as we were driving at the architecture and historical sites at every bend.
In Concord we saw Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard house, Thoreau’s cabin on Walden pond, and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s home all within 2 miles!
And a few things I didn’t know as a spectator:
Driving was the way to go to see her in the most spot, plus you get the BEST backroads view! My dad drove, and we would try to go between train stations. He would drop us off, go find parking and we would cheer her on.
Her husband was tracking her on the Boston Marathon app so we could see where she was and try to time accordingly. But once we got to heartbreak hill, my mom and I stayed to cheer her on there and they went ahead to catch her at the finish line.
Mom and I could NOT get across the street to the trains with the barricades so we got an Uber to the finish to met her there. The trains were packed, I would drive if you could.
A few tips:
* make sure your runner a name on the front – it makes it so fun to cheer and call out a name. Duct tape works great and plenty of people used paint on their arms as well.
* Signs are awesome but put them on yard sticks so you can hold them high above the crowd. We improvised with some duct tape and a wiffle ball bat from a local CVS.
* the signs themselves are worth going!! People are so clever. I wish we would have gotten team shirts and I especially loved face signs like these:
* Weather is crazy in Boston!! Sunday was 85, Monday was 72, Wed was a CHILLY 48. Pack for all seasons!
Oh Boston, what a wonderful city! Thank you for letting us be part of an incredible event you have here.
* Seniors 62 & older can get a $10 annual National parks pass
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Happy Easter weekend!
Hello! The weather is warming up here and our landscaping and yard are begging for some attention after the long winter! I was at the garden store and saw some beautiful landscaping topiaries for $80-$120. Not in the budget. But then at Home Depot and Walmart, I saw these dwarf alberta spruces for $20-$30.
I am no Mr. Miyagi, but I thought – what if I just shaped it into 4 balls myself and saved over $60? So I went to work in the garage with a pair of garden shears (these are like the ones I have) and held some of my kids’ play balls up a few times as I clipped and snipped. It took about 45 minutes and it was actually kind of therapeutic.
It’s not perfect and this picture helps me see where I can even things out a bit on the 3rd ball down on the left side, but we planted it in the fall and here it is in the spring:
It was a good reminder to think outside the box to save some money and still get a similar effect.
This girl’s room from Randi Garrett Design!
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Happy Weekend!
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