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First of all, let me introduce myself.  My name is Angie and I blog at Postcards from the Ridge.   I met my husband in college almost 25 years ago and we ve been married for over 22 years. We ve lived in our 1964 ranch style house for the past 7 years with our 2 teenage daughters, and there s always some type of project (or three) in the works.
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My style could be described best as eclectic, casual, collected, and comfortable.  I like various decorating themes like farmhouse, vintage, mid-century modern, and some traditional.  And I love to use items for something other than their intended use.
If you ve never visited my blog, you ll find projects, tips and tutorials, favorite paint colors, room tours and decorating ideas.  And we love to travel, so occasionally you ll see a few photos from some of places we ve visited.
The entry is an ever-changing display of seasonal items. Currently it s decorated car rental san francisco cheap for fall, but will get changed in a few weeks. This is my favorite area to decorate because it s the first thing I see when I come home, and also because it s the easiest and quickest to change. Anything that takes very little time and makes me happy has got to be a good thing.
The dresser is one that I painted and distressed earlier this year. Inside the paint store where I work, I ve claimed a small space where I sell some of my painted pieces and you can get a glimpse of it here , or you can see a few other pieces I ve done here .
The living room is the first room you see when you enter the house. I call this my  space, since there s no television or electronics in here.  Just the windows, fireplace, and some comfy, casual furniture.
The sofa got a makeover last year with a simple dropcloth slipcover.  And when I say simple, I mean simple.  As in, no sewing and a wee bit slouchy but comfy.  You can go  here  to get the how-to for that. Or go  here  to see a different furniture arrangement for this space as well as some of the other elements of the room.
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The space isn t huge, but is just right for the 4 of us.  The antique hutch in the photo above gets restyled seasonally.  It belonged to my husband s grandfather and we re so glad to be able to use it in our home.For a glimpse of how it gets decorated for each season, go  here ,  here , and  here .  You ll see how much of a dish hoarder I really am.  :)
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Our kitchen is truly the hub of activity in our house, as I m sure it is in most homes.  Admittedly, when we moved in, I wasn t in love with these cabinets.  Our last house had white cabinets (that I had painted) with nickel handles, and these hickory ones took some getting car rental san francisco cheap used to.  They had shiny, round brass knobs which I switched out to oil-rubbed bronze, and that helped.
I still don t love them, but they ve grown on me and I don t dislike them enough to paint them.  And honestly, they re so much easier to keep clean than our white ones were.  I m all about low maintenance whenever possible, and they are definitely low maintenance.  The island might get painted at some point in the near future, but probably not the cabinets.
When we moved in, we had no money in the budget for tile on the backsplash, so what you see on the walls is actually hand painted faux tiles. car rental san francisco cheap   Remember when I said I m always painting something?  I didn t lie.
For that project, I used pin-striping tape and several shades of paint in the little sample jars and a sea sponge to create the look of tumbled marble tiles for a fraction car rental san francisco cheap of the cost of the real thing. car rental san francisco cheap And as a bonus, when I get tired of that look, I won t feel a bit guilty about changing it!
The family room is where we spend the most time in on nights and weekends.  We watch college football on Saturdays (GO VOLS) and have Friday movie nights and even occasional game nights in this room.  To see more of this room, go  here .
When we moved in, the room was covered in vintage 1964 paneling.  As you can see, it s still  covered in paneling, but we gave it a facelift by painting it a couple car rental san francisco cheap of years ago.  It looks 100 times better.  Painting paneling is such an easy and inexpensive way to update a dated space.
On one end of the room is a built-in bookcase.  It s also made from 1964 paneling, but it got a makeover with paint, new knobs, and paintable grasscloth-looking wallpaper in the back of it. Part of the decor in the shelves includes some of our vintage games, yet another thing that I seem to hoard  collect.  I think vintage car rental san francisco cheap games are very nostalgic and kinda cool.  At least that s what I tell myself.  :)
In the master bedroom, we have a casual, laid back style. car rental san francisco cheap  I like to keep the bedding neutral because I change out the pillows and accessories in the summer and winter.  I still have some light summer colors in here now, but will be changing over to some heavier fabrics with some darker colors mixed in within the next few weeks.
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For the vanity, we used our old dining room buffet.  I painted and glazed it and had our contractor retrofit the drawers so they would fit around the plumbing.  We still have usable space in all three drawers.  To see how it was done, go  here .
A vintage ladder gets used for towel storage in here.  I love repurposing old things like that.  And the texture of the old gray wood on the ladder somehow softens the feel of all the hard finishes in the bathroom.
On the back of the potty, I have a few pretty car rental san francisco cheap things displayed in an old wooden dough bowl. Vanilla cream soap, lavender, car rental san francisco cheap a sea sponge and a candle from Ballard makes the space much prettier, don t you think?
We gave the guest bedroom a makeover last year around the holidays and this is how it looked then.  I ve had the iron bed for probably 20+ years, and the night stands are the remnants of what used to be a dresser.
The antique desk was my late mother-in-laws and I m so glad to have it.  It was one of her favorite pieces, and is now one of my favorites.  It s always nice to have special pieces like this in the house.
In the basement bedroom, there was a very ugly floor that I painted to look like large tiles.  I used floor paint and made a glaze from floor polyurethane and paint for this technique.  It s a huge improvement over what we used to have.  Again, I m always painting something.  :)
Your home is cozy and inviting- car rental san francisco cheap I love it, Angie. Your faux painting is beautiful- I would never know either of those projects wasn t real tile. I m a little jealous that you have an entire paint store at your disposal.
Angie I really love the warmth and coziness of your home. It really speaks Family to me! i have a lot of favorites in your rooms, your fireplace is wonderful and I love the lanterns on the hearth. Your entryway is very pretty, I d love an old dresser like that. You must have a lot of painting tips to share! And I do like your kitchen, the cabinets are perfect car rental san francisco cheap as they are. We have custom made pine cabinets and I would never let a drop of paint touch them!!
Hi Jane. Thanks for all the kind comments. I love the our home says family to you. I ve always said that I want people to feel comfortable here! And I don t have any plans to paint our kitchen cabinets. I just don t have the energy for that! Have a great weekend! ~ Angie
Thanks Laurie! Glad you stopped by. And I bet you could find an old window paint whatever design or lettering that you wanted on it. I know you ve got good resources for cool old stuff like that. Have a great weekend! ~ Angie
Thanks, Jessie! I definitely have no plans to paint the cabinets, although I would be lying if I said the thought had never crossed my mind! If they weren t fairly new and in good shape, it might be a different story though! Have a great weekend! ~ Angie
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What is the paint (make and color) of your living and dining car rental san francisco cheap room? Looks like a soft golden/tan tone and looks wonderful and warm with the stained trim wood.. Very pretty. I have had trouble finding a color that does not turn the old reddish colored pine trim on our two picture windows too red and look awful.
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