I’m a thrift store lover. When it comes to vintage and antique goodies, estate sales, auctions and antique stores are fine, but most of the time, the wares are pretty clearly labeled and they know what they have. But thrift stores are an adventure. You never know what you’re going to find. My local SalvationRead more
Though we’ve made a lot of progress in decorating this house, we have yet to start on the bedroom. There are differing schools of thought in terms of what one should decorate first when one moves into a new home. I liked to start at the front door and work out, getting the public spacesRead more
I need more pillows like I need a hole in my head. But the thing is, I’m taking a sewing class and since I don’t need any curtains at the moment, I’m making pillows. Besides, Joann’s Fabric is having a sale on pillow forms right now so I bought…um…six, I think. Can you ever haveRead more
For this month’s styling challenge, the theme was “Morning”. I honestly hoped to be able to do a messy bed thing with the fantastic light that comes into our bedroom in the morning, but then my tripod broke. The top cracked right off! So rather than trying to shoot handheld in low light or getRead more
I think most kids are familiar with the concept of musical chairs. There’s a ring of chairs, with one more kid than there are chairs. When the music starts, everyone walks around in a circle. When the music stops, everyone tries to sit in a chair, resulting in one kid being left standing. That childRead more
Sometimes you just need a year or two (or three) to admit when something isn’t working. I thought that when we put in the chandelier back in June, it would bother me less that the dining table seemed kind of cramped because it would look more like a real dining room. And it did feelRead more
Yay for kitchen progress! Doug just finished painting the ceiling in our kitchen, which luckily involved taking down the existing light fixture, which was an awful 1980s brass ceiling fan. And rather than put it back up, we agreed that maybe it would just be better if we just replaced it. So we spent mostRead more
My very favorite bloggers at Young House Love have a saying: “The middle makes no sense.” This perfectly describes the situation we’re in now with our kitchen update. Limited workspace means that I can only paint one bank of cabinet doors at a time so it will take several more rounds before they’re all painted.Read more
In case you missed last week’s post, I am doing a monthly a project from the Young House Love book and and “git ‘er done”. I fully expect some of them to be disasters, but how do you ever learn anything without first making a big mess of something? Here’s why I’m doing this challenge.Read more
When we redecorated our bath, we spent a lot of time thinking about permanent fixtures: the vanity, the towel shelving and the wire baskets we chose for storage. Then in the latest round of updates, we hung a new shower curtain from Target. And we finished hanging art in there for a little mini galleryRead more