We’ve made some good progress on the boys’ room this past week or so. Just as a reminder, here’s the look we’re going for: The first step was to paint the walls and ceiling. {via my instagram feed} I actually like painting and I’ve done… Continue Reading…the boys’ room progress {walls, ceiling, light & shelves}
This week we celebrate our wedding anniversary. I was going to write a mushy blog-post-love-note to my amazingly talented, handsome, smart, funny, wise husband for all to see, but instead decided he’d probably rather not the world know how thankful I am to be more… Continue Reading…a love note to our house
I spent a few hours painting last week. They are simple little paintings – just a letter in relief done in watercolor – but they turned out so well, I knew I ought to share the details. {via my instagram} This is a great painting… Continue Reading…learn how to paint watercolor letters
Back to school. I have cried every first day of school since I was in kindergarten and I’ll probably continue to tear up until my last baby hits adulthood and no longer experiences this momentous occasion. It’s not so much that it’s a sad day;… Continue Reading…back to school celebration and printables
Confession: I have a pillow addiction. This is not even all of them. I have matching pairs for a handful of the ones shown and several more that just didn’t make the photo. It could be considered a problem. But here’s the thing: for a… Continue Reading…pillow talk
This blog thing is weird because it kinda makes you feel like friends with people you’ve never met. It’s odd, but pretty great, too. There are days when we don’t leave the house and it feels nice to take a small adventure or a virtual-visit… Continue Reading…a visit over an ice cold glass of lemonade
Always a fan of anything monogrammed, I decided to embellish a few inexpensive lowball glasses with a couple of craft store supplies and just love how they turned out. Here’s what you’ll need to etch glassware: :: clear glassware :: etching cream {like this} ::… Continue Reading…etched glassware {tutorial}
Three years ago, the boys’ room looked like this: But typical us, we decided to shake things up and move rooms around. First they moved into our large bonus room, and then into the back bedroom {still upstairs}. Don’t ask me why we feel so… Continue Reading…the boys’ room {design board}
In the spirit of engaging my children in creative activities this summer {and let’s face it, keeping them occupied for more than four minutes}, I pulled out the paints yesterday. Painting is not that uncommon around here, but when I actually sat down with them… Continue Reading…summer essentials {freebie art print}
Our labradoodle, Atlas, needed a new bed. He destroyed his first five so we took about a four month break before I decided to give him another try. A puppy needs a cozy place to rest, right? Since he is a chewer, I didn’t want… Continue Reading…how to make a dog bed out of a dropcloth
The best way for us to decorate our home is in phases – not always well-planned out, carefully calculated steps – more of a fluid figure-it-out-as-we-go type of decorating. Like you, we’re constrained by budget and thoughts of resale value and functionality for our young… Continue Reading…our living room with the finished shingled fireplace
Last time we left off with the fireplace makeover progress looking like this: Cedar shingles along the top portion of the fireplace, a new chunkier mantle, decisions to be made for the fireplace surround. What probably would have looked best is something really simple and… Continue Reading…fireplace makeover {part two}
Summer officially begins this week which means it’s time to update our iphone covers. These nautical-inspired covers slip in perfectly to a clear iphone case and make it oh so easy to switch it up when the mood strikes. A full tutorial is on this… Continue Reading…free printable diy summer iphone covers
I’ve been holding out on you. Last November we finally tackled our fireplace and gave it a makeover. I completely love it. Except like with most projects we do, indecision on the final detail set in and then life just kept going. Which brings us… Continue Reading…a fireplace makeover {part one}
I was just having a conversation with my darling sister-in-law about how to navigate looking stylish when you don’t have a clue what stylish is. My best tip: throw on a piece of colorful, chunky jewelry. I’m not really sure if that qualifies as stylish,… Continue Reading…displaying jewelry
