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Well, hello there! We're Nick and Amber (and Ramona) Wills. This blog is where we chronicle our obsessions. Most of the time it has to do with our house, sometimes it doesn't. Want to Learn More?Connect
Category Archives: Kitchen
Shopping at Ikea Childless
This weekend we needed to make the trek up to our nearest Ikea in order to get our nephew a birthday present. This was the first time Ramona was able to go into Småland (their onsite playground), allowing us to … Continue reading
Tagged As ikea, kids artwork, west elm loft cable
Guide to Painting Furniture
Here is the Wills Casa rendition of how to paint furniture. Nick showed you the nook update with our now black (and super awesome) $25 craigslist table. I wanted to show the whole process of the transformation as a guide to … Continue reading
Nook Update
So you saw that we got a new rug for the nook right? And you saw that Amber had finished painting the chairs? So the newest component was the table. Amber spent about a week and a half getting it … Continue reading
Tagged As black table, flatwoven rug, kitchen, nook, painted table
Rug for the Nook
Last month we did 2 posts on the current status of the kitchen. The second post focused specifically on the status of the nook. If you look at the punch list, it mentions getting a new rug. We loved the way … Continue reading
Chair Pad Situation
The fabric for the nook arm chairs showed up last week and it was time to get some new pads made. I didn’t think the old ones being replaced was a necessity, but we figured that we should go ahead … Continue reading
Tagged As chairs seats, foam cutters, inner craftiness, keeton supply
Overthink, Rethink, Decide
I have a process that requires way too much time to pull the trigger on most home improvement decisions. It’s overthink, decide, rethink, decide…and even then I skip that last step for months. Maybe the reason I like antiquing so … Continue reading
Tagged As fabric, indecisive, nook, painted chairs, serena and lily
Chair Facelift Fabric Edition
After the chairs were painted, I focused my attention on what fabric I wanted for the reupholstery. I had been looking for about 2 weeks, but when I finished painting I knew it was time to pull the trigger on … Continue reading
Tagged As craigslist, fabric, kitchen, nook, serena and lily
Chair Facelift Part 1
I picked up 3 chairs (2 were the same and the other was ugly just part of the deal) on Craigslist for $45. The plan was to use the matching pair for the ends of the nook table. They were pretty beat up, … Continue reading
Tagged As behr paint, craigslist, dining room, diy, furniture update, home depot, nook, painting furniture
Nook Progress to Date
This is really just the second half of the kitchen, but I figured I’d make it a separate post to keep the kitchen progress one from being too long. I forgot to mention that we took up all the flooring … Continue reading
Tagged As craigslist, drapes, eames, jonathan adler, kitchen, nook, west elm
Kitchen Progress To Date
We figured we would start off with the biggest room update here at la casa…the kitchen. We started with green striped wallpaper (and not the cool striped kind either). All of the appliances were barely working. This made for a very … Continue reading
Tagged As granite, home depot, kitchen, lighting, update, we're crazy
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