Blog by Susan Peters

Poinsettia Christmas Cookies

November 28th, 2007
Ingredients: 1 16oz package refridgerated sugar cookie dough (if you’re a neurotic perfectionist you can make the cookie dough from scratch; if you’re a extremely pressed for time and not a perfectionist, use vanilla wafers) l lb. box C&H Pure Cane Powdered Sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened yellow food coloring OR just buy a can o ...

Doors Into Tables

November 12th, 2007
How many hollow-core doors are in this room?  Actually there are four. Two on the wall and the two tables in the back of the room! I'm going to refer you to one of my blogs on Active Rain: A Table for All Seasons. Since Thanksgiving is coming up many of you are trying to figure out how to set up an extra table. This is the easiest extra seating solution in the world! Buy a hollow-core ...

More Doors!

November 12th, 2007
Who woulda thunk it? A hollow-core door is transformed into an architectural back drop for photographic art. This is a project we did for our last listing. It was a large contemporary home in Redmond with very little detail. We knew artwork was going to be important and the problem was we didn't have enough big artwork for the space. So we took two hollow-core doors, painted them the same ...

Botox for An Aging Front Door

November 12th, 2007
If you own a house built in the seventies you know what I'm talking about. Don't despair! A piece of plywood, a few feet of molding, a rich color (red is the new black), and you have a stunning yet inexpensive transformation! INSTRUCTIONS  1. Remove the door & door hardware and place across two sawhorses; 2. Have Lowes or Home Depot cut a piece of plywood the exact size you n ...