I’ve had two cups of coffee so brace yourselves, this is a long post about photo editing, Picnik, and making labels for Pinterest. My friends, Google dropped a bomb on us over the weekend. Perhaps you’ve heard, but according to their blog, Picnik, one of the best and most user friendly sites for online photo…
I spent this weekend prepping and priming a dresser for a good friend in anticipation of painting it for her daughter’s room. We’re sprucing up the space and repurposing some furniture and since the walls and daybed are white, I thought it would be absolute perfection if we painted the dresser robin’s egg blue. So…
Hey everyone, I managed to snap a few shots yesterday of the upgrades to the downstairs powder room! Freshening this space was one of my Home Goals of 2012 and I’m loving the new look. This downstairs bathroom is just 3’ x 8’ but a few changes added some real drama to this space. Here’s…
Hello all, happy Sunday! I’ve decided to bring this series back twice a month to showcase all the fabulousness going on out there in the blogosphere! I enjoyed the break, but there’s nothing I love more than a great DIY project or a fantastic before and after, so let’s kick of the first BOTB of…
I notice the architectural details of homes everywhere I go, I just can’t stop, it’s an obsession of mine. My mister has grown accustomed to me shouting “Stop the car! Check out that house!” followed up by “I neeeeed to take a picture!”. This happens a lot when we take a road trip or travel,…
Hey all, I’m so excited to show you the beadboard wallpaper in our powder room! I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time, especially after reading Rhoda’s tutorial, and at last I got around to it the other day. This really is such a great solution for those who want to add the…
Leave it to Nester to kick my boo-tay in gear every year and get me to put pen to paper and make a list of goals for around the house. So I did. Last year, I did alright, met at least 80% or something like that. This year, I’m feeling just as ambitious. I’ve got…
Howdy y’all! I hope you had a fine weekend. Ours was spent organizing and planning, planning and organizing, but mostly tinkering around the house, cleaning up the remnants of Christmas and tucking it away in bins for next year. Lots of neat things happened in the peace and quiet, we made plans to take a…
Hello hello, another fun roundup today, this one in honor of Rhoda’s link party. I went through the archives and selected fifteen of my favorite Before and After projects from 2011. Here they are in chronological order, follow the links for the full story! #1 Board & Batten Storage Wall #2 Reupholstered Velvet Chair…
Greetings all, I hope you’re enjoying your time off with friends and family. We’re coming down to the last few days of the year, and that means it’s roundup time! Looking back, I narrowed it down to a list of fifteen of my favorite DIY projects from 2011. Here they are in chronological order, follow the…
Oh hello. I was just browsing the links at the Holiday Craft Party from last week, and all I can say is Wow. I mean seriously. There are some very creative, talented, and crafty people out there, who all happened to link up their creations last week. And would you be shocked to hear there…
Seasons greetings all, together with my two other judges Courtney and Rhoda, we’ve finally settled on the winners for the HomeGoods Tablescape Contest. I cannot tell you how difficult this really was to judge, there were over 175 submissions via link and email, and so many were just gorgeous. How to choose? Well, we narrowed…
Hello everyone, I look forward to this party every year, and I’m so glad you’re here. We’re continuing along with the Holiday Home Link Parties, and today is all about crafts! For the occasion, I created two simple DIY ornaments, one with a little glitz, the other more rustic and natural. Here’s the first ornament…
Hello all, thanks for the kind comments on this morning’s post on better home photography! I have a great guest today, one I’ve had the pleasure to work with and observe create magic in front of and behind the lens. Please welcome back Matthew Mead, the incredible stylist, writer, author, and photographer behind Holiday Magazine. …