I’ve been itching to pull out the carpet in my office for so, so long. This weekend, I finally just went for it. With the help of the kids, of course. This wasn’t just destruction done on a careless whim … the plan is to… Continue Reading…that time I pulled up the carpet in my office and painted the floors white
Some people go to tropical places for spring break. Others spend their week redoing the kids’ bathroom. I wish I was in the first group, but as I look at my typing fingers, I see lots of dried paint which pretty much gives my spring… Continue Reading…the kids’ bath mini makeover
Just over one year ago, a crew from Better Homes & Gardens came to photograph our kitchen. We love our kitchen and made what used to be a boring space into a bright and functional (and pretty!) room. Well, the magazine is now out. Kinda… Continue Reading…FUN! our kitchen is in a magazine
Paint is the cheapest, easiest and quickest way to make a huge impact in the look and feel of your home. I happen to enjoy painting which is probably a good thing because we change colors often. The living room was all one color (the… Continue Reading…paint colors used in our home
Our house was feeling so bland since taking down christmas decorations. While I’m not normally one to decorate for Valentine’s day, it gave me the perfect inspiration to add in come color without going all the way spring (we still have six more weeks of… Continue Reading…valentine touches to our home
First of all, I KNOW! Me? Painting over stripes? It’s crazy. I adore all things striped. Except this room. The stripes were painted six years ago when this was originally the boys’ room. It has gone from their room to an office, play room, and… Continue Reading…the start of a new room redo – painting over stripes
You know that book “if you give a mouse a cookie”? Cutest little picture book and fun story about the chain of events that happen when you give a mouse a cookie. That’s how I felt this year while decorating for Christmas. When you bring… Continue Reading…christmas house tour
You know what the best motivation for getting your house in order is? Hosting a guest. Because our family lives locally, we don’t often have sleep-over guests. But my friend Paige was coming to visit {and take our family photos – can’t wait to show… Continue Reading…our new guest room
Ryan was out of town on Saturday. The kids were playing with friends. Which left me at home with a day to putter around. With a million things that probably should have been done, I went with something completely random and unnecessary: I played with… Continue Reading…a few dining room additions
Now that the boys’ room is finished and you’ve seen how it turned out {thanks for all of the nice comments, by the way!} today is a good day to share sources and answer a few questions. One thing you should know about my approach… Continue Reading…all of the sources for the boys room makeover
As with all DIY projects, the boys’ room redo took much longer than expected, but hip, hip, hooray it’s done! It all started with this design board. Next we repainted the walls, stained some shelves and installed a new light. And then end-of-summer-fun and back-to-school… Continue Reading…the boys’ room reveal
Thank you for the kind remarks about our home in yesterday’s fall house tour. I hope you found some do-able ideas both for seasonal decorating and simply making your house better reflect your personality. Many of you asked questions in the comments about different sources,… Continue Reading…the 5 most asked questions {with answers} about our home tour
It has been a long, long time since I have shared updated photos of our home. We are constantly changing things, switching rooms around, repainting, hanging new light fixtures, rearranging furniture … we’re sort of insane. But it’s fun and after seven years of living… Continue Reading…welcome to our home {finding fall home tour 2013}
Tomorrow is my big fall house tour {see the first homes in the blog tour here}, so last week was a mad scramble to get the house in order and put up some fall decorations. As you well know, one of my favorite ways to… Continue Reading…fall pillow peeks
The craziest thing happened … My office made the pages of Better Homes & Gardens. The photo shoot was all the way back in December {they did the playroom too, but no word yet on when that one will appear} and I’ve been super excited… Continue Reading…my office is in better homes & gardens
