The studio is ready for business!

We started on this room this past Sunday and have been there every day since working on it. It took a whole week, but I can finally rest my achy back because it's done!<br /><br />Here's how it looked 7 days ago:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EPlpWpok8IU1EgS0shjPSb2rPIQAZLXowqPc5em7wja1O-Sbq7zqf0N-XYWvzce476ro9aefOik9CKKYtW2ZcGGtONKqQ7dKsIqajNViR_FS95w0QiFKeLwn1GsdO5sGQV8QMlFZslyk/s1600/IMG_1358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EPlpWpok8IU1EgS0shjPSb2rPIQAZLXowqPc5em7wja1O-Sbq7zqf0N-XYWvzce476ro9aefOik9CKKYtW2ZcGGtONKqQ7dKsIqajNViR_FS95w0QiFKeLwn1GsdO5sGQV8QMlFZslyk/s1600/IMG_1358.jpg" /></a></div><br />The back wall is the first thing you see when you enter our house, so I wanted to give it a little extra something special. <br /><br />And I can't think of anything more special than... you guessed it: wood planks.<br /><br />But first we had to address the issue with a pass through to the living room.<br /><br />Taking it way back in time here (the only before pic I could find from this angle)...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDju5wUcmM8w1yYYp6CIXhP9hmq7IdhtipEkwACk6cIhFk56W-a7WpfpWkyCpg2kycZrgVEgfszfyJBkD1MIyT4Ou46WqWktCiFB9VujQJBNp31bz3bn2Zw5_ZYjepxHdEpWy4TI7lF4O8/s1600/IMG_3043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDju5wUcmM8w1yYYp6CIXhP9hmq7IdhtipEkwACk6cIhFk56W-a7WpfpWkyCpg2kycZrgVEgfszfyJBkD1MIyT4Ou46WqWktCiFB9VujQJBNp31bz3bn2Zw5_ZYjepxHdEpWy4TI7lF4O8/s1600/IMG_3043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Because this room is much smaller than my last studio, I really need to maximize the space. That open railing wall was completely unusable and I need to put desks there, but I still liked how it was open to the rest of the house, so I decided to build up a half wall.<br /><br />The simple solution was having two sheets of 3/4" particleboard cut to fit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3HvVEEvfvZtrx0iSF14_XgGzMNJYdVchXYQ03t1-i3hwFqqJgsa6qne97hiB19eZ01m9Fx1qeJMXrShbnzVbz0Pob5b5fhamZQLk8dXCeQpmkFkQnLZmXYN97974NeO8A3PdscDA9SLc/s1600/IMG_1472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3HvVEEvfvZtrx0iSF14_XgGzMNJYdVchXYQ03t1-i3hwFqqJgsa6qne97hiB19eZ01m9Fx1qeJMXrShbnzVbz0Pob5b5fhamZQLk8dXCeQpmkFkQnLZmXYN97974NeO8A3PdscDA9SLc/s1600/IMG_1472.jpg" /></a></div><br />We screwed the boards right into the railing and they sit nice and flush with the wall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavLo_mr7TEZ2H1r68kf_4rs-DdqnQIPZvNKtQYhrPgi9OWC0Sn1S9Ooz3_zzE88huik2kW1QR-MqYc9ApQYLF87L2LRSOHLJrPET5ls9io-aQz7sATbU7qEQSDNoFsllD5Wu0Fgz91VkT/s1600/IMG_1344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavLo_mr7TEZ2H1r68kf_4rs-DdqnQIPZvNKtQYhrPgi9OWC0Sn1S9Ooz3_zzE88huik2kW1QR-MqYc9ApQYLF87L2LRSOHLJrPET5ls9io-aQz7sATbU7qEQSDNoFsllD5Wu0Fgz91VkT/s1600/IMG_1344.jpg" /></a></div><br />We just repeated the process on the other side.<br /><br />For the top, we cut down a 1x7" strip from an old shelf and used a nail gun to secure it into place and serve as a ledge.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUCUXCb8Ibz9wAdfEXBdSyJhZXcQG9SwH5pWyKIHAGpXDNcMA3NE3AJfDGgPD6oDz8SwFNpOCOM5nUaoZGX3QvFFIbfrm9uqYtNIT1nd3RTM9vasJwwo_kHdTl0Y1zSmawWIhAMPYaPCK/s1600/IMG_1481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUCUXCb8Ibz9wAdfEXBdSyJhZXcQG9SwH5pWyKIHAGpXDNcMA3NE3AJfDGgPD6oDz8SwFNpOCOM5nUaoZGX3QvFFIbfrm9uqYtNIT1nd3RTM9vasJwwo_kHdTl0Y1zSmawWIhAMPYaPCK/s1600/IMG_1481.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then it was time for planking, woo!<br /><br />Again, I'll spare you all the details—take a look at my <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2014/01/kitchen-chronicles-diy-tongue-and.html">ceiling plank</a> and <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2014/01/kitchen-chronicles-finished-plank.html">wall plank</a> posts for more in depth tutorials.<br /><br />We originally started at the top (just like we did with our kitchen wall) but realized that would leave a very tiny strip (like an inch) above the window and that wasn't gonna fly.<br /><br />So we decided instead to set the first board right on top of the window, have the gap at the top and hide it with crown molding.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2OFYohqNMDmLBsRFGYIAj1Q5z4oL39DfMCBsHMJv8cWGgXzDP25aK20VjQipUE7RMx4DqASpYrVpEHpRtMqtXqAeHL2s9fqquVS8mfkUF1m37dM7dhOs7uySSLWcaCiUXtw8CJn-0dHw/s1600/IMG_1533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2OFYohqNMDmLBsRFGYIAj1Q5z4oL39DfMCBsHMJv8cWGgXzDP25aK20VjQipUE7RMx4DqASpYrVpEHpRtMqtXqAeHL2s9fqquVS8mfkUF1m37dM7dhOs7uySSLWcaCiUXtw8CJn-0dHw/s1600/IMG_1533.jpg" /></a></div><br />Sometimes you just gotta improvise.<br /><br />The sides of the windows went pretty quickly...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNARL3UDwp4JWJZfxfapqnojjyS50QbZrnQPK9ZdYtewcOGd0NFRYlkoH8-nb4yivgaGNCLsDjm6mJkrHi6F9YuxAQwd0TBM6AS46qrw5kNBhRJT6FhgmhYl5G-QdLXs4Mm9PVq_2rWFL1/s1600/IMG_1539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNARL3UDwp4JWJZfxfapqnojjyS50QbZrnQPK9ZdYtewcOGd0NFRYlkoH8-nb4yivgaGNCLsDjm6mJkrHi6F9YuxAQwd0TBM6AS46qrw5kNBhRJT6FhgmhYl5G-QdLXs4Mm9PVq_2rWFL1/s1600/IMG_1539.jpg" /></a></div><br />We did have to make a couple notches around the window frame. We're pretty good at this by now.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosZDS2NA3jzAyRdZ_u8zDYl-1TWAEUxd2G4lIHrfJ0qD0Iy_WOIvhIY4tzcOuJeuSShist9_IHA_WN3klsr4h1IuwqqJiLRDY3NTBc9dGOnkX_Hwy94-XQL0LGJ0iRoPajO7lWcHHxyXy/s1600/IMG_1535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosZDS2NA3jzAyRdZ_u8zDYl-1TWAEUxd2G4lIHrfJ0qD0Iy_WOIvhIY4tzcOuJeuSShist9_IHA_WN3klsr4h1IuwqqJiLRDY3NTBc9dGOnkX_Hwy94-XQL0LGJ0iRoPajO7lWcHHxyXy/s1600/IMG_1535.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfwx5a-d-k3p1qQrqVAXDa9uFZWaPm4Gqp5eaYkrkH1d6PLOC7m988T7CECQXRMk89gO5fp5eIR8tX1vXsSVv9KfHTy1gZrNvOo-FpVsHG19zsxmyVWYyv9KmLHkRpvkWmOT8-L_8DnBE/s1600/IMG_1540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfwx5a-d-k3p1qQrqVAXDa9uFZWaPm4Gqp5eaYkrkH1d6PLOC7m988T7CECQXRMk89gO5fp5eIR8tX1vXsSVv9KfHTy1gZrNvOo-FpVsHG19zsxmyVWYyv9KmLHkRpvkWmOT8-L_8DnBE/s1600/IMG_1540.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />We also had our electrician run light boxes for wall sconces. <a href="http://www.destinationlighting.com/storeitem.jhtml?iid=21379">These</a> are the lights I bought:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bv_BHVdX7giCtD5MFqJE5L0J8v4-OemyoSXmTnGA_tNrJmbslSyRHF7Do5sfYDWKcNuU5M2qLx0vHGy20FMWGAvgbvLXMsL8Wa0H0nutiqfIn47X1yzLWGpzCSQSfD6B0KE5D4a2asLT/s1600/IMG_1538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bv_BHVdX7giCtD5MFqJE5L0J8v4-OemyoSXmTnGA_tNrJmbslSyRHF7Do5sfYDWKcNuU5M2qLx0vHGy20FMWGAvgbvLXMsL8Wa0H0nutiqfIn47X1yzLWGpzCSQSfD6B0KE5D4a2asLT/s1600/IMG_1538.jpg" /></a></div><br />I love the library style swing arms and thought they'd be perfect for the studio. For $50 shipped, I couldn't pass them up.<br /><br />The rest of the install was pretty straight forward... <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AkdyaVioNe8j_wJHid9Xs1plrz-5j4r0ph7Thf0eX-WGYloEZQxkHbCaCj1qprn6i1K3zPlVh_MEyxVUXHZMohHl5v5j-YgTaDsssoZFrO8jvURvVYWu8z7iBVoE0klSPr784tlfJSOE/s1600/IMG_1545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AkdyaVioNe8j_wJHid9Xs1plrz-5j4r0ph7Thf0eX-WGYloEZQxkHbCaCj1qprn6i1K3zPlVh_MEyxVUXHZMohHl5v5j-YgTaDsssoZFrO8jvURvVYWu8z7iBVoE0klSPr784tlfJSOE/s1600/IMG_1545.jpg" /></a></div><br />Instead of wasting a new board by ripping down a strip that will just be hidden at the bottom, we used pieces we had leftover to form a base to attach our 4" baseboards to.<br /><br />Then it was time for the half wall...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6DXn0MR5fhv3D2n5G19juaIB6lJ4TkFfPAHcr4b7i7qpE3JptVLh20ac47A5nOjGdKAxLnBGHTL7z5y08Q14-Gj6xdDngG2CxNUyh5-Hzc1yWFyKMX2bCQi2IRIZ6VF_lf6_Iq38XEwW/s1600/IMG_1551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6DXn0MR5fhv3D2n5G19juaIB6lJ4TkFfPAHcr4b7i7qpE3JptVLh20ac47A5nOjGdKAxLnBGHTL7z5y08Q14-Gj6xdDngG2CxNUyh5-Hzc1yWFyKMX2bCQi2IRIZ6VF_lf6_Iq38XEwW/s1600/IMG_1551.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /> Same process here. Just had to notch around a couple outlets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wkPkkqflhWoCzzob20zcOVcchQBJIZDYMMQwdXsE6F2XF3LhTUvpFfsCcnIguIku0W8IFmkeEIqd6e13PM7tUJ78Rm_8z333wWmN-Zdqc7me1zLR4pYAol99KfjQaWXLYfLMOlYCo0vp/s1600/IMG_1554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wkPkkqflhWoCzzob20zcOVcchQBJIZDYMMQwdXsE6F2XF3LhTUvpFfsCcnIguIku0W8IFmkeEIqd6e13PM7tUJ78Rm_8z333wWmN-Zdqc7me1zLR4pYAol99KfjQaWXLYfLMOlYCo0vp/s1600/IMG_1554.jpg" /></a></div><br />There were some gaps along the edges because we used pre-cut boards we had leftover from the kitchen so they wouldn't go to waste. I had planned on using 1" trim around the edges so the gaps didn't matter.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ6nAuVypRe0DdaN1hJQn4KEm0ediPoPa8q4bvFO7qShoteQRy88NSUGWWBVfgRxiBSM8_0bSjoMbjwlkeip3Dx4hguevg3X3akMeLUTQhokB8CZAtSNkUT6eO_U-GJ2g4sXo6p5XcDnq/s1600/IMG_1555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ6nAuVypRe0DdaN1hJQn4KEm0ediPoPa8q4bvFO7qShoteQRy88NSUGWWBVfgRxiBSM8_0bSjoMbjwlkeip3Dx4hguevg3X3akMeLUTQhokB8CZAtSNkUT6eO_U-GJ2g4sXo6p5XcDnq/s1600/IMG_1555.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />After all the boards were up, it was time to spackle the seams.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLOSXgKLY1iPX73M2GdAbisPH15xk91eXyK8xp56-SbWB6_NZ3SEd5-um_sMC8CWRvRq0OlWgdG6kB1eyUJyGQdlF_NWsBFS3rCUnv_9fcyUYXSFxF7nArScl345qpTxBWZeikTTQdfLq/s1600/IMG_1558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLOSXgKLY1iPX73M2GdAbisPH15xk91eXyK8xp56-SbWB6_NZ3SEd5-um_sMC8CWRvRq0OlWgdG6kB1eyUJyGQdlF_NWsBFS3rCUnv_9fcyUYXSFxF7nArScl345qpTxBWZeikTTQdfLq/s1600/IMG_1558.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this unfinished edge. We had planned to put chair rail along the top but it didn't work out how we wanted (it was too thin to hide the top edge of the planking) so instead we cut the plank to line up with the row on the adjacent wall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBsqnX__oNjds545vaVi0vDg21iDrXtFRlNyCkm6OCoGYLE0whrTrCnmmVTBM_THLJiG27O_o-nyMds8KrVAnNsQehu6pTdT-3F6uR8NdE0N7aZbHN5R9FZtgOlit7WsVw7Qj5kH9QgvQ/s1600/IMG_1559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBsqnX__oNjds545vaVi0vDg21iDrXtFRlNyCkm6OCoGYLE0whrTrCnmmVTBM_THLJiG27O_o-nyMds8KrVAnNsQehu6pTdT-3F6uR8NdE0N7aZbHN5R9FZtgOlit7WsVw7Qj5kH9QgvQ/s1600/IMG_1559.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then I came up with an idea... remove the ledge, cut it down to the width of the wall, and run a 1x2" along the top of the plank so there would be a small ledge all the way across.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tK4W-2xUjSoCYdRkiPbwfbWQP-pSauvOSMxbGo329UjVeqG4XQpjHez7_PK2TeTTbueQK7lNX1r-UWfpvZwhyphenhyphenT_Etp2zGMBLkIXtPE-0kWwe9g82fhLxEa_q-ytOEYSg3bEiVeEFg-B8/s1600/IMG_1570-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tK4W-2xUjSoCYdRkiPbwfbWQP-pSauvOSMxbGo329UjVeqG4XQpjHez7_PK2TeTTbueQK7lNX1r-UWfpvZwhyphenhyphenT_Etp2zGMBLkIXtPE-0kWwe9g82fhLxEa_q-ytOEYSg3bEiVeEFg-B8/s1600/IMG_1570-2.jpg" /></a></div><br />It was the perfect plan!<br /><br />With that out of the way, we finished trimming out the edges. We ripped down a 1x2" long piece in half and used one on each side (vertically).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oYd3Ah7pgi087IC7UU5rWzJHA3PgL4aY9jf6N2lZEpz11sjzkwm0WGBOYuxOHiR7Y1CeeRd_7_i0y7rGtOIqgE_RGU7SnjbjAxWfcKo2AIQQA8g6fFSNFbc3UQg_C1Kyfg-XVqbpyQXb/s1600/IMG_1578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oYd3Ah7pgi087IC7UU5rWzJHA3PgL4aY9jf6N2lZEpz11sjzkwm0WGBOYuxOHiR7Y1CeeRd_7_i0y7rGtOIqgE_RGU7SnjbjAxWfcKo2AIQQA8g6fFSNFbc3UQg_C1Kyfg-XVqbpyQXb/s1600/IMG_1578.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then installed the crown:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNODlHBFRmBr-YObspIaItmIySXWDFEyBYlO4r6lAPfwRQlsEIbhJuphTVf77WViFTcHDE1OI4MuevDQY2RZCdUbvEq5XR610Tj3jKaugESeNfXk02sfI6bhb5xrInx2cCDxkmUypdr4G8/s1600/IMG_1573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNODlHBFRmBr-YObspIaItmIySXWDFEyBYlO4r6lAPfwRQlsEIbhJuphTVf77WViFTcHDE1OI4MuevDQY2RZCdUbvEq5XR610Tj3jKaugESeNfXk02sfI6bhb5xrInx2cCDxkmUypdr4G8/s1600/IMG_1573.jpg" /></a></div><br />And the trim was done! Ready for caulking and sanding.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtegNFcuHjhQL-4I4HfJ_kFUhE7b1yMduXQaTDOX75T3ud9gaHvpCSXE-wNNPMFG8tN-FqeA8XFShEbBY5S6xfX-hVJTlbRZnLf0k5mlYEKPnjj11plrTQpdpLVAU-bkzziKIRp7U9Pgt/s1600/IMG_1583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtegNFcuHjhQL-4I4HfJ_kFUhE7b1yMduXQaTDOX75T3ud9gaHvpCSXE-wNNPMFG8tN-FqeA8XFShEbBY5S6xfX-hVJTlbRZnLf0k5mlYEKPnjj11plrTQpdpLVAU-bkzziKIRp7U9Pgt/s1600/IMG_1583.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />My dad came by with his belt sander again to smooth down the seams while I taped everything off.<br /><br />And at long last, the most exciting moment when the brush rolls on for the first time...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7jfCd6OM5MNIMy2IQ9VEakw5RsXvMDSJuVmxkeFPFNpniE8rlcIkebQf5ku-9gUsVkW5A7CokjHdHY2kNiTjH9r26tocMsPiMJs2TBlNrixBfDOIppnergiBxiu_TagftoYF6c0JiH2k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+7.30.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7jfCd6OM5MNIMy2IQ9VEakw5RsXvMDSJuVmxkeFPFNpniE8rlcIkebQf5ku-9gUsVkW5A7CokjHdHY2kNiTjH9r26tocMsPiMJs2TBlNrixBfDOIppnergiBxiu_TagftoYF6c0JiH2k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+7.30.33+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Absolutely loved the color, and loved the coverage. Valspar Signature never lets me down.<br /><br />I went with Ocean Storm for the planks (in eggshell this time, just because)...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov9OMgl9cDUlswVlohJ8VBQnRWFv4jWQFfBwacX3tPfiIU-MHmrT-iqIr5V4VNq3RDtvcGiKxbB7zVCvSTwAyfIVR6kQIjz-rviyfgY4AE4TM3qLfXDTTZECMfu-dlppGLqfgP67NAcR9/s1600/IMG_1610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov9OMgl9cDUlswVlohJ8VBQnRWFv4jWQFfBwacX3tPfiIU-MHmrT-iqIr5V4VNq3RDtvcGiKxbB7zVCvSTwAyfIVR6kQIjz-rviyfgY4AE4TM3qLfXDTTZECMfu-dlppGLqfgP67NAcR9/s1600/IMG_1610.jpg" /></a></div><br />And decided on Montpelier Madison White (in flat) for the walls (this will also be the living room wall color—it's a super subtle gray). Pics of that in a second...<br /><br />No in progress shots of the painting process—I was a woman on a mission. Two hours and two coats later and I was in love.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtuiZBinQXZE9huYUBPbiBYT7Bc5V0wCK1pzHNVkja6IY1vRta7naJhuwUeEgAEOtBQTfy5ph4n80gpBjEUwV5O7NU5hx4vklDNPpRyW3ZdG6LYQW64DQh7JLG26BgSWukX7bE9ZK0sXH/s1600/IMG_1591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtuiZBinQXZE9huYUBPbiBYT7Bc5V0wCK1pzHNVkja6IY1vRta7naJhuwUeEgAEOtBQTfy5ph4n80gpBjEUwV5O7NU5hx4vklDNPpRyW3ZdG6LYQW64DQh7JLG26BgSWukX7bE9ZK0sXH/s1600/IMG_1591.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Brad even installed the lights for me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdltwu0G96ms6XT1LPibnbi5vGM-dGe6OZ0GkIMc8WxfQMaw0GFPq1T8l8apTNIZJ8iKVwVH2SK3ytXvP7Jm38PG7ICqyuSPTI6X-YVV2hvVsR_qWe6s8jxuKUTb05aoCruXpi8U6OiUxK/s1600/IMG_1589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdltwu0G96ms6XT1LPibnbi5vGM-dGe6OZ0GkIMc8WxfQMaw0GFPq1T8l8apTNIZJ8iKVwVH2SK3ytXvP7Jm38PG7ICqyuSPTI6X-YVV2hvVsR_qWe6s8jxuKUTb05aoCruXpi8U6OiUxK/s1600/IMG_1589.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ignore the light colored screws, they'll be painted black soon.<br /><br />I didn't waste any time on covering up those beige walls.<br /><br />Here's the Montpelier Madison white in the can (I wish it had an easier to remember name!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpX_fWg1h6YEPO4LdWmjcIG2U3psX9UOuyZ6BNArG4Bm5vv4mkgl-Sqy_eIVlJACiWGAObcuz4T5j0sSpuqDNrWVIh5iDFF6tMqMnaHCVoi-nN2ZGo7VBC2Z_YnmAlSU9hsqfk3k-K4sxM/s1600/IMG_1598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpX_fWg1h6YEPO4LdWmjcIG2U3psX9UOuyZ6BNArG4Bm5vv4mkgl-Sqy_eIVlJACiWGAObcuz4T5j0sSpuqDNrWVIh5iDFF6tMqMnaHCVoi-nN2ZGo7VBC2Z_YnmAlSU9hsqfk3k-K4sxM/s1600/IMG_1598.jpg" /></a></div><br />I was nervous it was too white at first, but compared to a true white—it was just what I had in mind.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK3rDmMVBzLnjMslfdhbiyLAFEAy8-ylfXy6QCw3Aa6QBNTnBzrvsmp7lCJAqYIzNsfng0lgtX9QnnyRSIM-kUfT_djiuZLNkvqN7xucga7ox1xUsnkLKgjSoKANosIDEroBcSgTRZ2ZI/s1600/IMG_1597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK3rDmMVBzLnjMslfdhbiyLAFEAy8-ylfXy6QCw3Aa6QBNTnBzrvsmp7lCJAqYIzNsfng0lgtX9QnnyRSIM-kUfT_djiuZLNkvqN7xucga7ox1xUsnkLKgjSoKANosIDEroBcSgTRZ2ZI/s1600/IMG_1597.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBoojf1ekHKZwzMI8-byMDhHA5LMrmIs0amN7xv01moLlu_-neYRcHo_74Fc4etPIFrIRloD4mNsapbb-LA8ncKEOzf3BkCajva-DJKk3TWoITk61Lkp8LCnjP5ATQFq4W5vGxtZiXBID/s1600/IMG_1596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBoojf1ekHKZwzMI8-byMDhHA5LMrmIs0amN7xv01moLlu_-neYRcHo_74Fc4etPIFrIRloD4mNsapbb-LA8ncKEOzf3BkCajva-DJKk3TWoITk61Lkp8LCnjP5ATQFq4W5vGxtZiXBID/s1600/IMG_1596.jpg" /></a></div><br />Even though it took just one coat to cover, this room was a nightmare to paint. I'm one of those people who has recurring nightmares about falling off cliffs, and this vaulted ceiling situation did not help.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6BxlJCkfNsEksQs3IAos6xBkeQpRwV_Zt9p9PIbgVuu-auJ9iBGjs5rgsMQsLGEjKJkH2X2e-8vMqQoXOA4DUTzap6wGkCuBI8NUSugv-IMNCZWryjJYud8-Iub69bgOF0XK2Ba_5GqU/s1600/IMG_1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6BxlJCkfNsEksQs3IAos6xBkeQpRwV_Zt9p9PIbgVuu-auJ9iBGjs5rgsMQsLGEjKJkH2X2e-8vMqQoXOA4DUTzap6wGkCuBI8NUSugv-IMNCZWryjJYud8-Iub69bgOF0XK2Ba_5GqU/s1600/IMG_1600.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's taller than it looks.<br /><br />Brad and I took turns and I hated every second of it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9S625QR550KjeO54nIHAk2_SzYmEEXZHI2TmeR00cQAd0cp9MlmT7wBpE3lin750l4yUSJD7lP-BxybFgrS3EkzCBHMrSpUSAosKhcYJGk2hS08khPA4JgUSxC6xj23M-tRmYdKH79-i/s1600/IMG_1606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9S625QR550KjeO54nIHAk2_SzYmEEXZHI2TmeR00cQAd0cp9MlmT7wBpE3lin750l4yUSJD7lP-BxybFgrS3EkzCBHMrSpUSAosKhcYJGk2hS08khPA4JgUSxC6xj23M-tRmYdKH79-i/s1600/IMG_1606.jpg" /></a></div><br />Fortunately, we managed to escape death or injury and I survived to paint another day.<br /><br />That day was today, when I painted the trim...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_gZOfKnh8AvqmDzhAmrTaL88KxbMzCpwuIPPa9wJW1QyxW3A0IRKzSZDgOpt1uAlibvdbGpOzJwNtJKoLLyBmN_4cv0zjATebWG0Iu61vbhuf2cYSsIMMP-dIyu1oIZZv0mY9Erjpgnn/s1600/IMG_1611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_gZOfKnh8AvqmDzhAmrTaL88KxbMzCpwuIPPa9wJW1QyxW3A0IRKzSZDgOpt1uAlibvdbGpOzJwNtJKoLLyBmN_4cv0zjATebWG0Iu61vbhuf2cYSsIMMP-dIyu1oIZZv0mY9Erjpgnn/s1600/IMG_1611.jpg" /></a></div><br />While my dad installed the baseboards.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrwsKTBehwwteel5YnVnJ0mHT9w_fioIbUWagFOO84Tw3L43845sRuKHSs-tzT6WAjHHfk3wxn4LUKhKw3CDCxthGsEknyZaei5XmfwsdTqVIyWa3_xtcQMOjAPtliCsJ23aDt0Nw8W_T/s1600/IMG_1613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrwsKTBehwwteel5YnVnJ0mHT9w_fioIbUWagFOO84Tw3L43845sRuKHSs-tzT6WAjHHfk3wxn4LUKhKw3CDCxthGsEknyZaei5XmfwsdTqVIyWa3_xtcQMOjAPtliCsJ23aDt0Nw8W_T/s1600/IMG_1613.jpg" /></a></div><br />And finally, after seven laborious days, this room is officially Move-In Ready.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjateOPew2J9khpUIlp_E9k69uRIpkAJnvBk6i6t22uUQ4zOs3ABfsHXZRCCiRnLT_U-JZtjEZLYz0tQR5-u_deZieQinzpHGTFF681k29mH57izLdkJ4kNHuo7DX7KhJoqfSyEUjoRIvJ8/s1600/IMG_1614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love how this gray makes the floors look much warmer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZKnYi3N1jGNwqRc2QjsAN-EGg_331dODXbasbWy4HNBo3fRyv790CWfnE4dWc3gKHrrWNb1tVA6oNNys_MhezHmEec3nbiqQdLobOKubJo8Yflp_YDebw3PL4sSYycNYfJu09rLHUOfY/s1600/IMG_1619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZKnYi3N1jGNwqRc2QjsAN-EGg_331dODXbasbWy4HNBo3fRyv790CWfnE4dWc3gKHrrWNb1tVA6oNNys_MhezHmEec3nbiqQdLobOKubJo8Yflp_YDebw3PL4sSYycNYfJu09rLHUOfY/s1600/IMG_1619.jpg" /></a></div><br />I plan to warm it up even more with natural textures and fabrics.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFu1hCgZ1wWJTZYXW2dwa0-_EpJNcq711EOtRAij2k3Xim6OGz795uowjgN1VaYUcXUUv8k-LPnQq9Eegd8d8HfFN6IsmfmpP803aiASNbrcDoTIXmkQ70o1UrHaFHbafKwsTwHiFi4mR/s1600/IMG_1620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zS0Sq2d0ByERscBRNPU2Qpa3YC5imqBghFzDOe5XaiffM4tg9mrUgFXYB8uFnFOEQ5HlRlYU31gLizZnvafonAfDmVoFmoZKKnf6n1orfItBEh-OLBCgLir6ZZEAWVWmB2brT1acXvmB/s1600/IMG_1624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zS0Sq2d0ByERscBRNPU2Qpa3YC5imqBghFzDOe5XaiffM4tg9mrUgFXYB8uFnFOEQ5HlRlYU31gLizZnvafonAfDmVoFmoZKKnf6n1orfItBEh-OLBCgLir6ZZEAWVWmB2brT1acXvmB/s1600/IMG_1624.jpg" /></a></div><br />And I'm excited about my little work lights.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZdXmYuXPmG2UgEEa7Qm3Zv0stMEmAokdPUCPXj98zxi0O2iyAFF4TPGNHW6W9wd78sCSFbbAgZIpAjjTJJIObkGwkJk-QKkwWWKxoJ7bkfDeH1r_j_1UZs5mlff1hG7mwv053rR3tAEQ/s1600/IMG_1621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This is the one room in the house that absolutely <i>had</i> to be ready before our move in date (next Saturday) so it's a relief to cross it off our list.<br /><br />Of course, the journey here is only halfway done... we still have to set everything up and decorate which is the most exciting part.<br /><br />I'll have a kitchen update for you in just a few days. We've had another setback so it's not going to be as ready as I'd like, but the floors and cabinets are in and I can't stop staring at it. You'll see why very soon!<br /><br />Off to recuperate for the weekend...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><br />

The studio is ready for business!

We started on this room this past Sunday and have been there every day since working on it. It took a whole week, but I can finally rest my achy back because it's done!Here's how it looked 7 days ago:The back wall is the first thing you see when you enter our house, so I wanted to give it a little e…

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Milk Chocolate Glaze on Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes | Giant Heart Sprinkles & Giant Heart Valentine's

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTSQxv69_Jv0uNJMX2V36hZK67zRejtEqhjQNsNm27lObYtXmYJYwCebsBycL3omkmVsHd9b6Cv3i0_2_e4mZfPyz7CUitWezbyGSopB7ANJiQFKgCKMydGz5jEXOLWIzI0wi3-PxgGDe/s1600/IMG_6354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTSQxv69_Jv0uNJMX2V36hZK67zRejtEqhjQNsNm27lObYtXmYJYwCebsBycL3omkmVsHd9b6Cv3i0_2_e4mZfPyz7CUitWezbyGSopB7ANJiQFKgCKMydGz5jEXOLWIzI0wi3-PxgGDe/s1600/IMG_6354.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi_JLIu7xQIZ4J8LGwHDmi8d_FGHvt3e1BWrlD9gyR_d52vSI9Ah2c10BommWY6HTooCCQAj5SZ3xgOw96R-n6659CDoe_FiNSpPfUWxVU_QYgIzi8xa40kL2xI2SJqWOBLs0yfDEnLT4/s1600/IMG_6357.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;"><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fmilk-chocolate-glaze-on-chocolate.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-2vib-19Ub8w%2FUuvTfWkvODI%2FAAAAAAAAVos%2FUYzV-qSYoBU%2Fs1600%2Fmilk-chocolate-cupcakes.jpg&description=Milk%20Chocolate%20Glazed%20Chocolate%20Ganache%20Cupcakes%20%7C%20Giant%20Heart%20Sprinkles%2C%20%2410"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5GtCS83OhyphenhyphenbPlI50uAX-4Zug_JAIXpObDLmZWb7hOOplf-FCUFIitYOYqe5OZCznJDFstcXhljUp390nkcIB8NKxx1KtiKPLR_ItnZ3IoB1lvsmnoV2TKzPNx7kqU-W9-zppUvNghmGa/s1600/IMG_6358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5GtCS83OhyphenhyphenbPlI50uAX-4Zug_JAIXpObDLmZWb7hOOplf-FCUFIitYOYqe5OZCznJDFstcXhljUp390nkcIB8NKxx1KtiKPLR_ItnZ3IoB1lvsmnoV2TKzPNx7kqU-W9-zppUvNghmGa/s1600/IMG_6358.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To add a little Valentine's Day love, I put an <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/products/sprinkles-hearts">oversized heart-shaped sprinkle</a> on top just as the icing was setting - my newest addition to <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/products/sprinkles-hearts">the store</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfuqc1KlxVPYbcM1Yfrja0K2flRNv1CQMXOzkwMsRnbSk9XQMWKwY8fQfDfckHSFZHZN9fd6ZP5x1SBbKO9lyPIALJa9A_dM3XpVmeLi76OYHADLncdg_qHNY1XDfXkNmSw6MrMr77HsM/s1600/IMG_6329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfuqc1KlxVPYbcM1Yfrja0K2flRNv1CQMXOzkwMsRnbSk9XQMWKwY8fQfDfckHSFZHZN9fd6ZP5x1SBbKO9lyPIALJa9A_dM3XpVmeLi76OYHADLncdg_qHNY1XDfXkNmSw6MrMr77HsM/s1600/IMG_6329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mike is a minimalist when it comes to frosting (he's always scraping fluffy frosting off... and giving it to me), but this type of cake (moist, dense, but light at the same time) and topped with a Milk Chocolate Glaze is right up his alley.  I'll definitely be repeating for Valentine's Day - they are the perfect "Manly Cupcake."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoverkn6at88kh8Ydd5xtgHOO62yN_MCqHJlrC3FkvoAGQGZ5ukvU0oqL3fmlt7jGzb67WzMsJ54a-IsVD4wILxXcdQBsgKRRjNj2Lbkc9ZbJhPf-tsUJEUWNl27NT9zpXJGMoM43NuNg/s1600/IMG_6336.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoverkn6at88kh8Ydd5xtgHOO62yN_MCqHJlrC3FkvoAGQGZ5ukvU0oqL3fmlt7jGzb67WzMsJ54a-IsVD4wILxXcdQBsgKRRjNj2Lbkc9ZbJhPf-tsUJEUWNl27NT9zpXJGMoM43NuNg/s1600/IMG_6336.jpg" width="425" /></a><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <i>Milk Chocolate Glaze</i><br /><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fmilk-chocolate-glaze-on-chocolate.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-2vib-19Ub8w%2FUuvTfWkvODI%2FAAAAAAAAVos%2FUYzV-qSYoBU%2Fs1600%2Fmilk-chocolate-cupcakes.jpg&description=Milk%20Chocolate%20Glazed%20Chocolate%20Ganache%20Cupcakes%20%7C%20Giant%20Heart%20Sprinkles%2C%20%2410"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><i>Get my <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f8;">Printable Recipes</span>, here.</a></i><br /><br />1/2 stick butter</span><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient">1/4 cup of milk</span><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> </span></div><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient">3</span><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> tablespoons cocoa</span><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"></span><br /><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient">1/2 teaspoon vanilla</span><br /><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient">2-3 cups powdered sugar (desired consistency)</span><br /><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><span itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><br /><br />In a microwave safe measuring cup, heat butter and milk in the microwave until butter is melted.  Add cocoa and heat for 30 more seconds, stir vigorously when it comes out to break up any lumps of cocoa.  Stir in powdered sugar, starting with 1 cup at a time, then add more if you'd like it to be thicker.  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAJB78LhuZDgIVFQJmAm_We_DluJOAUCUQqF4-Im7WMzBD89io8d6XrOGpB_zmQ7lN_dKyjlWtDSpGyfRyIfI3ukON_aOWGEqzsvyAKSvxRHe00rxR5QpXr-cBwQLs6Fg4kwNMI5ov3OY/s1600/IMG_6286.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's photos from last night - the cupcake itself is made with a can of hershey's syrup.  You have to try the recipe, it is such an unbelievable cake.   I wish I would have filled the paper cups a little more, as the batter doesn't rise much at all but this little puff.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcIYajZ8mgYmn2rJlzQgovNtNpY7ahcO2L5MEBBrWIGf6OuqQluBOELVVrwXih9W5d1FW7MIbg_42sAqOqEXk-YIMyTdJrA1qbO8u7fEPMEvD4TUg04hNzWM_9fQ2euDCsUXcG4zNxuew/s1600/IMG_6288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcIYajZ8mgYmn2rJlzQgovNtNpY7ahcO2L5MEBBrWIGf6OuqQluBOELVVrwXih9W5d1FW7MIbg_42sAqOqEXk-YIMyTdJrA1qbO8u7fEPMEvD4TUg04hNzWM_9fQ2euDCsUXcG4zNxuew/s1600/IMG_6288.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last night's batch of glaze. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVwwTt8nBxqr_kQ7PrwoP8OY6hzQmYITLYxQYjR8lT_YGU3gUZg3zG9gACB6QrgP5ZL9hyF719V_uf2BYatqziLZU3gZ-8ujTQ8N2RhqiLFanl9DNDhs3xm6w0_pxuN6TQUGIRvCLualZ/s1600/IMG_6314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVwwTt8nBxqr_kQ7PrwoP8OY6hzQmYITLYxQYjR8lT_YGU3gUZg3zG9gACB6QrgP5ZL9hyF719V_uf2BYatqziLZU3gZ-8ujTQ8N2RhqiLFanl9DNDhs3xm6w0_pxuN6TQUGIRvCLualZ/s1600/IMG_6314.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again, would have loved to have the cupcakes filled more, then the glaze would've run ever-so-slightly over the sides... oh my.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1qwRUqyU_msJd9w6qz6psKkpawjrQsaSGjHWFneDFxUXylzzQzdB7OQlWDF0MpzPH4XyonXKmQh50NqiWRiLaU4a_dn5KHNrL5Q-5E9ZST-IdQQu60NQBrtRvh1VrNP6UexQiUjsqSOn/s1600/IMG_6332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1qwRUqyU_msJd9w6qz6psKkpawjrQsaSGjHWFneDFxUXylzzQzdB7OQlWDF0MpzPH4XyonXKmQh50NqiWRiLaU4a_dn5KHNrL5Q-5E9ZST-IdQQu60NQBrtRvh1VrNP6UexQiUjsqSOn/s1600/IMG_6332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to photos from this morning - a sweet little heart transforms them to a decadent Valentine's Day dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8Jv9oAgj3G77eQdrbZK_GVt47EZBYwd1fuMuvJAngPzsLJsBHSeX132PR4ttrXQI9Z4f48Nw2jv0dcAg6Q59rdS1zghYufK9L2ulRgq4cZFHWBhhp13rdH6JLip81Yv446158xSDhTtG/s1600/IMG_5890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8Jv9oAgj3G77eQdrbZK_GVt47EZBYwd1fuMuvJAngPzsLJsBHSeX132PR4ttrXQI9Z4f48Nw2jv0dcAg6Q59rdS1zghYufK9L2ulRgq4cZFHWBhhp13rdH6JLip81Yv446158xSDhTtG/s1600/IMG_5890.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lffwPz52LkR4BfvC3oMArBtRe5EmxazXj666fM9HnIJ-mqjT5uVMusLq1TbfK2UcniMfSCKoS2mJ9hnCcexNGP1jzsUvGdfFnhfXauftymeGQzxqgl7xlLSuhshIkHisXcO_nxB5kbGe/s1600/IMG_6346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lffwPz52LkR4BfvC3oMArBtRe5EmxazXj666fM9HnIJ-mqjT5uVMusLq1TbfK2UcniMfSCKoS2mJ9hnCcexNGP1jzsUvGdfFnhfXauftymeGQzxqgl7xlLSuhshIkHisXcO_nxB5kbGe/s1600/IMG_6346.jpg" width="266" /></a>I've added two new products to the store especially for Valentine's Day: </div><br /><a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/giant-valentine-s-day-cards-envelopes-set-of-5"><i>Giant Valentine's, $15 for 5</i></a><br /><br />I can't get over these.  I love how simple they are - but so fun in a huge way.  Emma's going to decorate them with stickers, glitter and photos for her Valentine's this year.  Her grandparents and cousins will love receiving these giant envelops in the mail!<br /><br /><i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/products/sprinkles-hearts">Heart Sprinkles, $10</a></i><br /><br />These over-sized heart sprinkles come packaged in a large glass jar just like my collection of Sanding Sugars.  I can't wait to show you photos of my baking pantry updated with all of these fun sprinkle jars.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The last day to place orders for <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines">Valentine's Day</a> goodies is next Thursday, Feb 6th.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnei0uNYiWUQ7Lnrj8JUC-S_jbVHfTOa6FUsWq6lfoeJGMAAFY_v_lIhp_L43fj6EAdpl43GQmtg_eruOWo2z8YQBHatLe42GFfyGVDUveBxd5DfTsk5axuO9Lo1DAYKsopsJpZwFjAn-/s1600/milk-chocolate-cupcakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnei0uNYiWUQ7Lnrj8JUC-S_jbVHfTOa6FUsWq6lfoeJGMAAFY_v_lIhp_L43fj6EAdpl43GQmtg_eruOWo2z8YQBHatLe42GFfyGVDUveBxd5DfTsk5axuO9Lo1DAYKsopsJpZwFjAn-/s1600/milk-chocolate-cupcakes.jpg" /></a></div>Here is the pin strip for the recipe :<br /><br /><br /><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fmilk-chocolate-glaze-on-chocolate.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-2vib-19Ub8w%2FUuvTfWkvODI%2FAAAAAAAAVos%2FUYzV-qSYoBU%2Fs1600%2Fmilk-chocolate-cupcakes.jpg&description=Milk%20Chocolate%20Glazed%20Chocolate%20Ganache%20Cupcakes%20%7C%20Giant%20Heart%20Sprinkles%2C%20%2410"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Milk Chocolate Glaze on Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes | Giant Heart Sprinkles & Giant Heart Valentine's

Last night after a long day of packing up boxes for Valentine's Day orders, I asked Mike to pick up Chinese takeout for dinner - I was exhausted.  Fast forward two hours, an order of Hunan Chicken and two Crab Rangoon later, all of a sudden I had a burst of energy that translated itself into the B…

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