Welcome to the 2014 Year in Review! This is a collection of what’s been happening over the past year, a best-of blog posts, kind of like the Oscars. OK, maybe not, but at least you can see what kind of progress I’ve made at my home, or progress I haven’t made. You know, for all…
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the summer. We got to spend time with our family and friends and I kicked everyone’s butt at mini golf! Did I tell you I was really good at mini golf? It’s a special skill. Since I realized I didn’t do monthly round ups of my projects, I decided…
Hello! Happy almost 2014. I’m super excited to show you my 2013 Year in Review today because it was an awesome year for me as a blogger and it’s so fun to see all the progress I made on projects around the house, and how I celebrated the seasons. Do you love looking back? I…
Before I tell you about the progress we are making in the basement bathroom renovation {I am determined to get it done this year!}, I’m excited to announce I’m not a contributing write for Houzz Product Picks! Each month I get to come up with new ideas and share my favorite items with you. My…
Hello friends! Hope you are enjoying this time before the holidays. Yesterday I brought the decorations down from the attic. And then stared at them for 10 minutes, trying to decide what direction to go in. I’m thinking of some unique ways I can use my collection of red ornaments, gold accessories, green wreaths, metallic…
Hello! Today I will be wrapping up the best of 2012. Did you catch part one and part two? Stick with me, I promise this is the last of it. These are the highlights from August through December. August In August I shared tips about the Google Next button for reading blogs. Do you use…
Guess what this post is about? Yes, me. A girl who rips up carpet when she is bored… My husband loved it 🙂 Here is the scoop. We moved into this house with carpeting in 2 of the 4 bedrooms and on the three staircases. Needless to say the red and green shag came out…
It isn’t very often that I find a fabulous free item on the curb that I just need to have so I carry it home with me. So when I do, I get really excited. Kind of like this wire spool I grabbed from the neighbor’s front yard on trash day. Thanks to Beth who figured…
Alright friends, I need to warn you before you read another word. What you are about to see may transform you into a total and complete makeover mood because I am about to show you some very serious before pictures. The before to end all befores. The before so bad you won’t look at before…
This week I’m celebrating our one year move-a-versary into our first home by showcasing the rooms we’ve worked on over the past 12 months. Some rooms have made quite the transformation, others not so much. Let’s see how far we’ve come in our first year as homeowners. Will you join me? Today I’m starting with the…
Welcome to my weekly chronicle of my wedding planning and fun. My husband and I got married on September 18th 2010. Catch up on previous posts here. Sometimes party planning can be a tricky business. What theme do you go with? What colors to use? How do we make our guest feel welcome? For our…
Owning an old house comes with many old house quirks. One such quirk is our lighting. I’ve redone some lamps for rooms in the house, but Part 2 of the lighting project is our overhead light. For the most part the lighting is updated throughout the house. While the wiring is mostly good, the fixtures,…