“Of course, but that’s an upgrade.” “You have to get it from our vendor partner.”” It’s not within your allowance.” Fond memories of our house building days. I understand profit. I’m all for it. Like …
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Where Basketball Bounced Us
Basketball. I live here because of basketball. And cigarettes. This is the second post in the Where Bloggers Live series. And while I’m simultaneously finishing my post about a very fun home dec/DIY project that …
Continue readingFalloween Home Tour
Wow…this sounds shockingly creepy: Have you ever taken a walk through your neighborhood in the evening…when people have the lights on in their houses and you can kind of see inside …then you’re so busy …
Continue readingArtwork on the Cheap! (DIY Botanical Prints)
I didn’t intend for cheap DIY artwork to be the first thing you see when you come into my house. I tried spending. I really did. But then I saw the word FREE and found …
Continue readingBack Hall Reveal with Mac-Chi Inspired DIY Artwork
Hello, friends! Today’s the day! I get to put a checkmark on the back hall/mudroom update. Done. Finito! The rugs made me SOOOO excited about the back hall refresh….but there was one more thing I …
Continue readingFrom Rug Mistake(s) to Rug Success!
For those of you with brains, you’ll likely read this post and ask yourself, “Did she not even remember the name of her own blog?” Truly, it was the exact thing I thought of when …
Continue readingBack Hall Refresh with Crypton Fabric
I am PRIT-TY darn excited. I finally LOVE a space in my house! Our back hall/entryway/mudroom/dump-your-shoes-wherever-there’s-space entrance has needed a refresh for some time. I completed part of it just before Christmas (yes, way back …
Continue readingGoldilocks and the Broken Toes
Once upon a time…(HEY! ย I thought she said the next post would be about Kitchen chairs?) Yes, indeed. ย This IS about kitchen chairs…counter stools to be specific. Question: What’s aย DIY counter-height harvest tableย without chairs?Answer: A …
Continue readingMy Apologies, Burly Lumberyards Everywhere
This is my “How I Built My DIY Counter-height Harvest Table” story. But it’s not exactly a “take X pieces of wood, a bag of wood screws, and a lot of sandpaper” kind of story. …
Continue readingMy 30-year Quest for a Kitchen Table Has Ended
We’ve had a 30-year love/hate relationship with our kitchen table. We LOVE not having to set our plates on our laps. Everything else about it… hate. Our original kitchen table was delivered at the end …
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