We’re sightseeing today in a mystery city, and I’m so excited to be exploring the architecture here. Summer is the height of travel season, and in years past we would forego a faraway vacation – not this year! One of my good blog friends toured Spain recently and his pictures of Barcelona took me back to our travels there many…
I stumbled across this quote last week by the late Albert Hadley, interior design icon and legend. It came to my attention at the appropriate moment as I was readying for a family vacation. “Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There’s more to life than decorating.” ~…
Hello all – time for another weekend ‘best of the blogosphere’ and wow, it’s amazing what you all create! Amanda and I rounded up a few very clever table building projects and some other inventive ideas too – here are our picks from last two weeks, enjoy! Inspired by a table at a local brewery, DIY Diva repurposed…
Happy weekend everyone, it’s roundup time! Can’t believe it’s August already and later this month, back to school! And then it’s fall, and then *gasp* the holidays. What? I know, don’t even say it. Looking back, July was crazy busy, we accomplished so much but I’m reaaaalllly hoping August is a lot slower, I could…
It’s a habit that can never be broken, and that is my constant need to visit to thrift stores in search of cool pieces. Four out of five times I walk away empty handed after seeing a lot of junk, but last week was a gold mine at my local St. Vincent de Paul. On…
Greetings all and happy Sunday, it’s time for another round of ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ and Amanda and I are back to share the most inspiring, creative, and helpful ideas we’ve spotted in the last two weeks, enjoy! Everything about Ford’s Nursery is perfection from the soft sophisticated neutrals to the brass pendant, tour the…
Thanks so much everyone for the kind comments on yesterday’s IKEA hack of the Vittsjo shelving unit! We’re loving the sleek modern look of the new shelves along the wall in the study. I did some research online and found a few ideas for even more alternatives to this versatile piece, with product suggestions for…
Progress continues on the playroom to study transformation – I’m trying to get it all done before the kids go back to school in late August. One of the major changes I wanted to make was to have a wall of shelving that would contain books, art supplies, games, and a modern TV for the…
It’s not ‘BOTB’ day, but it should be because there were so so many amazing projects linked up to the Summer Pinterest Challenge earlier this week! Over 400 bloggers linked up their DIY talents, and I was blown away by all the creativity out there. I simply couldn’t let the week go by without sharing…
A get this question via email and it also came up at a recent luncheon with a good friend. Dun dun dun, get ready, this is it! “What do you think are the keys to blog success?” My friend Natalie was the one to ask it most recently. She and I met working in the…
Hello hello, the day has come, it’s time for the Pinterest Challenge friends! We issued this Summer Edition challenge last week and we can’t wait to see what you’ve created! There are link parties galore going on today, hosted by Young House Love, Bower Power, Ten June, and also right here, so it’s time to…
Hello all, it’s ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ weekend, yahoo! Amanda and I team up every two weeks to bring you our favorite ideas we’ve spied around the blogosphere. Wood seems to be the theme of the week, with several projects focused on stain. Here are our picks for this round! I heard about the new…
One of my son’s best friends is Jack, or Jackie as everyone calls him. Jackie is a sweet, athletic, funny boy and we hang out with his family a lot. Jackie’s mom asked me to refinish a dresser for him and I was inspired by a Pottery Barn Kids dresser to paint it a bold…
Do holidays in the middle of the week make you feel strange? They do for me. It’s weird but wonderful waking up late in the morning in the middle of the week, then puttering around the house, doing all those little things you don’t have time for during the hustle and bustle of an ordinary…