Two things have occurred in the last 48 hours to bring this “solutions for renters” topic to my attention. First, I learned from yesterday’s survey (thank you!) that 1 out of every 5 readers of this blog is a renter. You left me comments like this: “I currently live in an expensive city where we…
I met a friend at her house a few weeks ago, she has four cute kids and an empty hallway, and she was asking what to do with the “blankness” of it all. I’m a big believer in “bigger is better, make a statement!” when it comes to displaying photographs, and you cannot go wrong…
Hey y’all – I’m so glad it’s Friday – and a three day weekend! Thanks for all the comments and pins on the new bookcases this week – many of you wrote to me asking where I found all the gold and brass accessories for the shelves. Truth is I find them all over, some…
Greetings all, thanks for the sweet words on the office upgrades from yesterday! As promised, here’s more information on the library bookcase unit we put together with IKEA pieces – we added trim, hardware, and lights to customize it for my office. I know the pink isn’t for everyone, but I was feeling the love…
Hello! Today I thought I’d share some changes I made to my office earlier this month. I wanted to add some dark navy to the office and some raspberry pink too (I love that combo) so here’s a peek at some new window panels and a new rug I added. The rug and panels that…
Hello friends, midweek greetings! I’m running around touching up trim today, just about everything is getting a coat of white paint in anticipation of a crew coming tomorrow to snap some photos of our home, but I wanted to quickly share the latest over at my Better Homes & Gardens blog, simply click the buttons…
Brooke wrote to me a few weeks ago asking for suggestions on what to do with her catchall office space and looking for a few tips on how to pull a look together in an affordable way. Here’s Brooke’s summarized email: “The room is 11 x 10 with 8 foot ceilings and the only thing…
I was organizing some pictures over the weekend and I stumbled across some images (below) of favorite rooms from 2010 that I had I gathered in an inspiration file on my old computer from that year (in those pre Pinterest days, do you remember them?) As I went through this “favorites” file I recognized something…
Only a few days left till we turn the calendar and start another year…and time for that end of the year roundup. It’s interesting to look back on the year and see just how much changed in our world, we kept busy! I posted a Top Ten at the end of every month and then…
Hello everyone, it’s Christmas Eve! I love this day so much, each year we bake cookies for Santa and spend the evening hours with family, and then Matt and I wrap the Santa gifts after the children go off to bed for the next morning’s excitement . My littlest kids are 6 and 8 and…
Today’s topic is one of my favorites and that is the conversation about trends in DIY and interior design. Last year I featured a group of very talented ladies who discussed the Design Trends of 2011, and this year I bring you a new lineup of bloggers who I adore! Each one of these fantastic…
Every year in January I post our hopes for improvements around the house and earlier this year I posted our Home Goals for 2012. Here’s the checklist on how far we got! 1) Prettier powder room? Check! New beadboard wallpaper, darker paint for contrast, and a new mirror refreshed this space, full tour here. …
Hello all and happy weekend to you. I was looking through the links from the Holiday Craft Link Party and there were so many lovely ideas, I just had to share these inspiring projects. Stitch retro fabric Christmas light ornaments with Our Family Four. Make a wall merry like this charming display…
Hello hello, how are you? Busy busy with the holiday season right? It’s flying by! I was going through some pictures from last year and realized I never shared a few pictures featured in Emily Henderson’s Holiday Guide in 2011. Emily asked me to come up with something creative for the guide and I was…