We bought the wool plaid area rug in our family room last year and it was E X P E N S I V E. As should be, it's a high quality wool from New Zealand. One of my design professors would have said it came from 'happy' sheep. Wool rugs are great for your… Continue reading a simple trick that will save your rugs
Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. A lesson I've learned over and over with our house. As you may know our house was not pretty when we bought it. It was in okay shape - the bones were good, but it really needed a massive overhaul cosmetically, on top of things… Continue reading bookshelves reno
I will be completely honest with you. This post is more for me than anyone. I am notorious for not remembering the paint colors in our house and when I'm asked for a name of a paint color that we used I usually have to run downstairs and search through the dozens of a paint… Continue reading all the paint colors in our house
WE ARE MAKING P R O G R E S S! Feels good to say that! Last week we ... ordered this couch (WHAT? You actually made up your mind?)met with our wood friend, Jim to get the new baseboards going (and some extra work on the bookshelves in the family room) picked out a… Continue reading living room update
I like a doormat that talks. I think it definitely lets others know what type of house (and humor) they are walking into and Etsy has some really fun ones. Plus you are supporting a small business or a maker when you buy from them. Below is a round up of fun doormats for every… Continue reading fun doormats from etsy
Consider this list the equivalent of our New Year's resolution for house projects. These are the things we are hoping to accomplish in 2020, but should we fail we will not hold ourselves accountable - much like any resolution we've ever made (ha!)! Living Room: Get the room D O N E! It's been almost… Continue reading 2020 projects
I love to decorate our Christmas tree. We usually have two in our house, a pretty one in the living room and one that is a little more fun in the family room. An easy way to help your tree look full is to add garland. I have a ton of options in our Christmas… Continue reading trimming the tree
Last year we went on vacation for a week and a half starting on Thanksgiving day, which only left three weeks before Christmas to get a tree and decorate the house. It didn't feel like enough time. I came home from vacation super sick so that delayed things even more and then we decided to… Continue reading almost friday: our weekend decorating plans
Folding chairs. They are a necessary evil for the holidays and cramming all those guests around the dinner table. They are also an eyesore. I totally remember the ones that my parents hauled out of the basement every Thanksgiving and Christmas. They were ugly. Painted gray metal frames and a brown striped padded seat and… Continue reading getting ready for guests: folding chair edition
I loved the conversation Erin from Kismet House started this weekend about how making your house your home takes time. I started to share an overview of our home in our Instagram stories this weekend, but wanted to break it down even more on the blog. So, here we go! We bought out house in… Continue reading a running tally of everything we’ve changed in our house and what we still want to do
