This isn't a short post, but I felt it was important to share not only the results thus far but also the physical and mental process. I know sometimes the internet allows things to look easy and effortless. We all love a good "before and ... READ MORE
Dining Room Progress: Adding Detail and Choosing Paint
This last Saturday myself, my husband and my father-in-law spent about 10 solid hours hanging moulding in the dining room. Let me rephrase that, they hung trim while I played laborer. I glued, fetched and assisted in any way possible to ... READ MORE
Dining Room Inspiration and How to Remove Popcorn Ceilings
I've had our new dining room in my head for months now. I knew I wanted to go bold in this space because if you can't go bold in the dining room, where can you go bold? and I knew just the thing to do so. Several months before we went ... READ MORE
Quick and Convertible Toy Storage
I have to first off say thank you so very much for your input over the last few days. I was blown away by the amount of comments and emails I received. Sometimes I wonder if very many people (other than my parents) are reading this, and it was ... READ MORE
Our New Home: The Upper Level
In case you missed the lower lever, here is Part I and Part II. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break! It was nice to spend a little less time behind a screen and a little more time with loved ones and stuck between the sheets (getting ... READ MORE
Our New Home: Main Level Befores Part II
In case you missed the first part of the tour, you can find that here. We left off last time in the living room, and right off of that space is a sunroom. A random sink, you say? Yes, yes, it is. But I do have plans for that ... READ MORE
Our New Home: Main Level Befores Part I
On Thanksgiving, while others were feasting on turkey and pumpkin pie, I came to the new house and took several hundred pictures. I made the mistake at our last house of not taking a single before photo, and this time I wasn't going to let that ... READ MORE
Much To Be Thankful For
While Thanksgiving isn't my favorite holiday, the celebration of gratitude is certainly meaningful. It's so easy to get caught up in our day to day and take most of what we have for granted. I try to pause daily to be thankful, but a ... READ MORE
Laura’s Living Room: Addressing the Form and the Function
The first two questions I like to consider when decorating a space are "what do we have to work with?" and "how does/should the space function?" Laura's living room is really long and narrow, which can be a bit more difficult, but I knew the ... READ MORE