Bette's Bits

04/10/2022

I have debating sharing this latest endeavor for fear of being questioned. I love when people are curious and inquire about me or my life but when I make this statement I worry what others naturally assume. But because my blog is called “Mending Margaret” 142 days ago I quit drinking. I do not call myself an alcoholic I call myself a person who enjoys drinking, in fact I like drinking a lot....

I have debating sharing this latest endeavor for fear of being questioned. I love when people are curious and inquire about me or my life but when I make this statement I worry what others naturall…

01/06/2022

When I first started my blog it was because I found such strength in reading others stories and I felt like I had been through so many life experiences myself, that I could offer others a bit of support. I'm not sure that those were the real reasons for starting a blog but that's the story I was telling myself at the time....

When I first started my blog it was because I found such strength in reading others stories and I felt like I had been through so many life experiences myself, that I could offer others a bit of su…

01/11/2021

From my lime green cabinets to this. Our house has certainly seen some transformations in these past two years

09/27/2020

09/27/2020

This coffee table is made from live edge solid wormy maple. It is 64”long by 16.5” high. We can make one for you. Contact me for current pricing.

08/29/2020

No more yellow piano hello Svenska Blue! I had always planned to paint her blue but the yellow or English rose called my name and was lovely for 5 years

09/16/2018

Just some recent projects as I stroll through this past years pics.

09/16/2018

Hurricane Florence avoided our neighborhood and for that I’m so grateful. I decided to dig this old coffee table out of my garage and with plenty of time on my hands I did some painting.

04/09/2018

Sunday Funday, we are planning to gut our 1950’s kitchen but I decided to paint the cabinet doors and the oven with Annie Sloan Lem Lem and I really like the color

03/31/2018

My $20 flee market find. Solid wood bed. Then some built in cabinets I painted and a dresser I painted a while back that I touched up. The fireplace was a collaboration with my Michael Worthen

01/14/2018

I’m pretty pleased with my latest project. I used old white Annie Sloan and finished with dark wax and clear wax

01/02/2018

Finally finished the bench for the piano English yellow clear wax