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Welcome to Words On Wendhurst! I'm Jenny, a newlywed of four years who married the literal love of her life. :-) I love all things creative, including, but not limited to, decorating, drawing, painting, makeovers, scrapbooking, and on and on. -
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Category Archives: before and after
The Life and Times of a Frenchy Dresser
Boy do I have a treat for you today. :-) The long awaited reveal of the frenchy dresser that I affectionately dubbed “Franchute” (Fran – choo – tay). Meet Franchute. Ok, first up, you need to hear how I acquired … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, living room
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A Little Love(Seat) for the Living Room
We recently completed another project – we refinished an antique wooden loveseat! It took us a while, but it’s done now, and it looks great. :-) Here’s how it went down: We bought a much neglected loveseat from a guy … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, living room, Uncategorized
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A Stairwell Changeup
Let’s play a game, shall we? Remember those pages in the Highlights magazines when we were kids where you had to look at two pictures and point out the differences? See how many differences you can point out below. (Other … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, decorating
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The Guest Room Went Gray
I’ve been toying with the idea of painting an accent wall in the guest room for a while. Painting the wall behind the bed, in my opinion, would make it pop more, and give the room a little more visual … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, guest room
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Pretty Piano
Well, it is day 10 of this blogging for a month thing. And I’d say so far it is going very well. :-) I have a super busy weekend coming up though, so fitting in three blog posts over the … Continue reading
Posted in before and after
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Sewing pillows and other little changes
One of the things I am enjoying these days is being able to make small changes to my home, without having to embark on enormous renovating projects. Because we have the downstairs pretty much the way we want it, when … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, decorating, living room
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Making a Mirror My Own
I suffer from a not so rare disease called “make-it-my-own-itis.” No matter what it is, a piece of furniture, a picture frame, or in this case, a mirror, I have to leave my own stamp of approval on it. In … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, crafts
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Laptop Bling
Does anyone else think that laptops, while incredibly convenient and useful, can be quite boring? I definitely thought so, so I dressed mine up with some bling. :-) I saw these vinyl decals at my local Michaels, and liked them … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, frugality
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Deck Makeover
Last summer our focus was on the front of the house. We figured that we had ignored the outside for long enough, and that our neighbors would appreciate us improving the curb appeal a bit. So we slaved and toiled … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, deck, house tour, outdoors
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Clean House, er, Garage
On my sidebar there on the right, you’ll see that I keep a running tally of things that are currently on my project radar. Of course, these are only a sampling of my mega to do list, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, garage
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