Confession: When I grow up, {Okay. Really, when my kids grow up. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that I am, in fact, the adult.} I kind of want to be remembered as the mom who went all out for the silly stuff. I want to be the one who helped her children cherish the…
an inspiration board : master bath
Hello all you wondermous people! I thought I’d start out today with a little design confession on my part {and of course, some eye candy.} I’ve kind of secretly been itching to redo a bathroom. Okay. Maybe even my own. When I say redo, I mean I want to gut the sucka out and go…
room design + decor 101 : the process
I recently received a question from a friend, and it only took me ten forevers to get to it, with all the craziness of the holidays. But she’s officially on the house hunt and looking for some new digs. On her quest to find the right home, she had some questions, and they went a lil somethin’ like this:…
living room inspiration board : Jill’s colonial
Remember our room giveaway from this fall? It took me a while to get to all the winners, as we had two back to back {that was six winners!} and sweet Jill has been so patient with me as we were bombarded with the holidays, but today, we’re back to talk about one of these…
how to build a barn door
A few weeks ago, we completed our christmas mantel. And with it, our barn door. And today {It took me long enough} but I thought I’d share a little on how we made it. Obviously, it doesn’t have to be seasonal, and we plan on using it elsewhere after the holidays have passed. This was…
a handmade centerpiece
This Thanksgiving, I wanted something a little different for our dining room table. Centerpieces are fabulous and everything, but when they’re large and in charge, it’s kind of obnoxious to do the whole, let-me-remove-this-even-though-I-spent-time-on-it-so-it’s-not-in-our-faces-and-we-can-actually-have-a-covo, thing. People sit down, and you lose the entire table scape/ambience/pretty potential-ness of it all, when your centerpiece is in the way. So…
living room revamp : pam’s space
Remember our giveaway last week? I’m pleased to show you the first of a few of our room redos today. When Pam sent me photos of her family room, I knew I couldn’t wait to get started. First of all, doesn’t her kitchen rock? And I think this living room has some wonderful potential. Pam had…
spruce ups with simple fall staples
A sweet gal named Marie wrote me recently, and asked, …”Got any tips on fall decor? I love the notion, but always seem to feel overwhelmed by the prospect. All my intentions tend to fall in the ‘hokey little kids school classroom’ category. That’s great for school where my kids go, but I want something…