Hey all! Guess how I spent my weekend? Filling up those bookcases we built a week ago, yippee! I love books, and I love decorative objects. This new wall of bookcases allows me to combine the best of both. I’ve heard such great things about the convenience of Kindle and iPad reading, but for me,…
I could read shelter magazines all day, admiring all of the bold designs within the glossy pages. Yet I find more and more I am drawn to spaces with neutral palettes, especially ones with multiple layers of texture and pattern. What’s true is that beige, cream, and taupe don’t have to be boring. Instead, they…
The mister and I sat down to look at the fall schedule and with all the soccer games, entertaining, and holiday related events filling up our days, we concluded there are not many weekends available for any more big home improvement projects. In January, I wrote about all of the home goals we had for…
Hello! I love it when the day comes to feature a contributing writer! We always discuss what topic would be interesting to the readers, and this month Michelle came up with the idea of rustic style and how it’s making a comeback in a new way. Take it away Michelle! “What do you think of…
Hello! Today I’m featuring an important topic that many couples face, it’s the age old struggle between masculine versus feminine in design. This tug of war is not rare, rather it’s a common issue in so many relationships, and even plays into many a discussion of décor here in my own home. One of the…
Thanks so much everyone for your comments on yesterday’s mini kitchen makeover! I hope I answered all of your questions, if not be sure to post them there and I’ll address your inquiries. Here’s some great news, the kind folks over at Rust-Oleum have now agreed to giveaway three of the Cabinet Transformations kits to…
So we took a little vacation last week up and down the California coast and we were gone for six days. Apparently, the moment we locked the front door our refrigerator decided to turn itself into an oven, both the refrigerator and freezer I might add. We came home to a dripping, gooey, moldy, horrible,…
Wow, so excited to be browsing 170+ links from the Favorite Destinations Party that began yesterday, with bloggers showing off their amazing getaways. I thought my “Need to Travel Here” list was long, now it’s so much longer. You’ve simply got to visit some of these links, filled with inspiring stories of places as exotic as…
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Greetings friends, in need a little inspiration today? Well you’ve come to the right place! Abi and I rounded up some very cool ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ projects and ideas for you to peruse this weekend, enjoy! All of your FAQs about Chalk Paint are answered by Shaunna at Perfectly Imperfect. She answered a few…
Greetings all, happy holiday weekend. Amanda and I rounded up a few fun links for you this weekend for the ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ series, we hope you enjoy! Don’t miss the ‘jungle greenhouse’ over at Meadowbrook Farm, filled with geraniums, petunias, zinnias, and daisies. It’s pure gardener heaven. Make a DIY wood…
A reader recently wrote in and asked an important question when it comes to designing a space. Leah W. wondered whether some design rules were made to be broken and were there a few examples or illustrations for successfully breaking those rules? I asked Courtney to tackle this topic, and he is back this month…
One thing that makes me happy is a great second hand find and the opportunity to revamp the new treasure. Today I’m sharing the basic steps for how to paint furniture. This makeover project was for a good friend of mine who recently had a baby girl. She’s been a little preoccupied with her little one, so her hub…
. I’m loving the arrival of spring, and all of the flowers and plants blooming again. I realize that summer is around the corner and the kids will be out of school in less than two months, so it’s time to start planning ahead for those lazy days. . I’m dreaming of the sand between my toes,…