We celebrated our little Audrey-girl with a pretty tea party that was every bit as sweet and happy as she is. Using a color palette of pinks, oranges, gold and black and white kept everything cohesive without being overly themed and made decorating really fun… Continue Reading…tea party birthday
Our oldest son just turned 10 and loves to read. He’s not all that interested during the day, but at night, give him a good book and he will read hours past his bedtime. I’m always on the lookout for good books for boys and… Continue Reading…a book recommendation from my ten year old
Changing out pillows is such a good way to update your home or decorate seasonally, plus they are super easy to make and you can get creative with materials (like using a woven rug or a sparkly tank top or a thrifted sweater). Remember the… Continue Reading…make a pillow out of a table runner (tutorial)
Note: It feels strange and kinda bossy to tell you how to take good pictures coming from a girl who doesn’t even know how to shoot manually. My camera is old-ish and I only have the one lens it came with, but after four years… Continue Reading…the number one way to make your photos better
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
Two years ago I took a fabulous online calligraphy class called I Still Love Calligraphy. I practiced during the month of learning, getting slightly better, and then filed the supplies away and haven’t done much since. For some reason this week, I had the urge… Continue Reading…practicing calligraphy
While I’m far from great at it, watercolor is my favorite paint to play with (as seen in the summer, fall & winter essentials free prints). You want to know what’s even more fun than actually painting? Letting an app do it for you. Especially… Continue Reading…a simple way to turn photos into watercolor paintings
Audrey’s room redo is slow going. Partially because we’ve been busy with things like skiing and Seahawk football watching, and partially because I am indecisive. The design board was the first step to help give the room direction, which is always helpful. We started the… Continue Reading…choosing bedding for Audrey’s new room
As a teenager in the early 90’s, there were a few do-not-ever-break-these design rules. 1. never, ever wear black and brown together. A brown belt means brown shoes. 2. Navy and black do not match. Don’t even try it. 3. You must choose between gold… Continue Reading…mixing metals
These new iphone cover designs were supposed to be wintery to go with the previous original, summer and autumn designs – but what came out is decidedly un-wintery! We’re still so far from spring, but cheerful colors and trendy geometrics can work for any time… Continue Reading…free iphone covers {new designs}
First of all, G O S E A H A W K S ! The excitement in this city, this household, this girl is out of control. We love our Superbowl-bound football team! . . . . . . . . . . . .… Continue Reading…getting personal
Our sweet girl is getting a room update. Her nursery was pretty with it’s gold floral wallpaper, fancy taffeta curtains and shades of calming blue. For the past four years it’s been one of my favorite rooms and I’m a little sad to say goodbye… Continue Reading…audrey’s new room {design board}
There is something so feminine and delicate, well-kept and polished about a woman with glossy painted fingernails. I just wish it wouldn’t chip so quickly. I love getting manicures and I even enjoy painting my own nails, but I just can’t seem to keep polish… Continue Reading…nail polish that promises to last all week {we’ll see …}
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
The kitchen got a christmas gift this year … new bar stools. We bought the white chair-back bar stools when we moved in 7 years ago and they have worked great for our young family. With little ones, you kind of need secure seating that… Continue Reading…new kitchen bar stools
