Boutique Stationer Giveaway

Happy Friday friends, I’m so excited for the weekend!  I have plans to go see ‘The Help’, have you seen it yet?  I hear good things!  Meanwhile it’s time for another weekend giveaway.  I think you’ll be delighted with this online shop, it’s Felix Doolittle, a site filled with some of the most charming personalized…

Greek Key Fabric Lined Tray

Two months ago, I met up with my blog friend Cristin in San Francisco to catch up and do a little shopping on Fillmore Street.  It’s so nice to meet up with a pal who speaks “blog” and loves great design, and we had so much fun together! That day we happened to visit the…

BOTB 8.14.11

Hello hello and happy weekend!  Here’s a few links that Abi and I rounded up for you for the ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ picks, enjoy! Paint bold stripes on your plain Jane window panels with Carol from The Design Pages.   Isn’t Ashley from The Handmade Home so clever?  She made this rustic pendant fixture…

Masculine Design: Beyond the Man Cave

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…

BOTB 8.7.11

Good day to you on this lovely Sunday!  It’s here again, the roundup you’ve all been waiting for!  Amanda and I scoured the blogosphere this week to yet again bring you our favorite and most inspiring picks.  We hope you enjoy them, let’s get started: Myra mixed great color and both vintage and modern fabrics…

Pick Your Journal Giveaway

Hello friends, I can’t believe it’s August already, and the kids are soon back to school. I’ll be spending the weekend and much of next week adventuring with the kiddos and savoring what’s left of summer. I’ve been writing more in my Motherhood Journal lately after spending many months ignoring it.  I wish I hadn’t…

Site Upgrades + Thank Yous

No doubt some of you frequent visitors have noticed the site changes I made in the last few days, and with a little help from some friends.  Thanks to so many of you for the kind comments!  I started the new look with a brand new header.  I know, I’m fickle, switching up my headers…

Dining Room Complete

My friends, I’ve been keeping a secret from you.  It took me over five years to finish my dining room, and when I say ‘finish’ I mean install a much needed countertop, a backsplash, and some hardware on the built in cabinets.  Truth be told, there was just a piece of plywood as a countertop…

BOTB 7.31.11

Hello!  Today I’m bringing you another round of fun finds from across the blogosphere, together with my friend Abi who’s such a great scout!  Take a peek at our picks we rounded up for you for this week: A fantastic tutorial for a simple envelope pillow brought to you by Madigan Made.    Here’s one…

Oops, I Did It Again

You asked for it, so I did it!  Y’all liked the photo tour from last week’s townhome model crashing so much, I went and checked out some more.  These are the models for single family dwellings recently staged, and the homes are under construction in my town.  Being the looky loo that I am, I…

In the Spotlight: Eddie Ross

Greetings all, the last week of my life has been absolutely crazy!  I’ve been busy putting together several holiday projects in anticipation of another magazine photo shoot later this week, and let me tell ya, it’s such a challenge to style ornaments and twinkle lights when it’s 90 degrees in July.  I’ve got flocking in…