The Master Bathroom: Time to Get Real

I’ve been talking about how we really, really need to do something about our master bathroom….well, since before we moved in to the house. But it’s kind of a daunting task, so we’ve always found some excuse to put if off a little longer. Also, it’s been awhile since we’ve had a full fledged room reveal with exciting before and … Continue reading

Pumpkin Parade Features + Chalkboard Baby Gate

We had almost a hundred great projects linked up to the Pumpkin Parade last week! Thanks so much to everyone who shared their projects! Since this was my very first time co-hosting a link party, it was also my first time getting to pick features. Which was fun, but also a lot of responsibility. What if I picked the wrong features?! … Continue reading

A bear and a hare have been to the fair…..

I love Sandra Boynton. “But Not the Hippopotamus” is kind of a tragic book, though. Imagine if you could really only do things your name rhymed with. None of our names rhyme with fair, but we went anyway! We haven’t been to the fair with the kids since we’ve lived here. In fact, I can only remember ever having been … Continue reading

Pumpkin Parade Link Party

All week we’ve been bombarding you with our own pumpkin projects….all twelve of them:   Shift Ctrl Art/ Primitive & Proper/ Decor and the Dog A Little Bite of Everything/ Cuckoo 4 Design/ Newly Woodwards Boxy Colonial/ A Swell Place to Dwell/ Wills Casa Bliss at Home/ Go Haus Go/ Interiors by Kenz Now it’s your turn! You can link … Continue reading

Pumpkin Parade: Sharpie Pumpkins

  Given the finished project that I just showed you here, you might be a little surprised by my inspiration, which is a giant pumpkin painted black. Yeah, they don’t look much alike. I really liked the idea of one big pumpkin sitting on a chair, but I wanted to do a big white one instead of black. Mostly because … Continue reading

Welcome to My Brand New Blog!

Only a couple of months past our original self-imposed deadline, here it is! I’m hoping the design is a little nicer and that things are a little more organized and easier to navigate now. Please let me know if anything’s acting weird from your end! And please update your….whatever you use to follow the blog so that you’ll keep seeing … Continue reading

The Big House List, Part 2: Upstairs

Back in June, I posted The Big House List, Part 1: Downstairs, and, while I didn’t actually say it, I think I gave the impression that parts 2 and 3 (3 being the outside areas and basement) would be coming up fairly soon. Like before four months had elapsed. Oops. I actually could legitimately do a post revisiting part 1 before … Continue reading

Another Installment of Thrift Finds, or Where Am I Going to Put All This Stuff?!

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post about all the crap I bring home from the thrift store. My basic rule when deciding whether to buy something at the thrift store is that I either have to really need it or really love it. Both is, of course, the ideal. Lately I seem to be running into a few … Continue reading

A Busy Weekend and an Announcement

I’ve never done my very own link party before! Well, this isn’t my very own at all–as you can see, there are lots of other bloggers co-hosting it, which makes it less intimidating for me and more FUN for you (I feel like I say things are fun way too often lately. I feel like Lydia in Pride and Prejudice. But … Continue reading