home editing | 1970 home renovation
When we live in a house for a while, it’s easy to become blind to things that should be obvious eyesores. Something that bothered us initially becomes something we don’t even notice. Such was the case with the basketball pole off our driveway. We walk past it almost every day and, occasionally, I would recognize […]
lessons from a whelk
I’ve already shared about my love of collecting shells that look like they have a story to tell. I like ones with holes, imperfections, and shells that have been repurposed by new owners like coral, barnacles, and bryozoan colonies until they were deposited on the beach. My sister-in-law called them wabi-sabi shells. One such characterful […]
a plush, pet-friendly wool rug
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Rugs USA. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. Almost ten years ago, I wrote a blog post sharing my decorating nemesis – rugs. I just always found them so difficult to get right! There are size considerations, materials, durability, comfort, not to mention […]
My painting in the McGee x Threshold collection at Target
On Monday, I was browsing through Instagram Stories and did a double-take when I saw a piece of artwork I recognized in a round-up of Liz Marie’s favorite things from the new McGee x Threshold collection at Target… Do you see it?! This is one of my oil still-life paintings and it was picked up […]
bird bath happenings
I don’t have a lot of garden memories since I spent the majority of my childhood in military housing apartments overseas, but as I’ve shared before, the garden memories I do have are from my Oma and Opa’s garden. We lived with them when I was very little and my dad was on a hardship […]
tips on hanging peel-and-stick wallpaper
Back in April, I worked on the boys’ bathroom to give it a little refresh until it reaches the top of the renovation project priority list and we can completely gut and redo it. I actually liked the wallpaper and vintage blue accents in the bathroom, but after over 50 years of use, they really […]
fencing day two & DIY cost savings
We finished installing the second side of the fence yesterday and I took the time to take a few pictures to share how we did it for those who are curious or considering a similar project. You can read about our first day of “fencing” HERE. The fence really needed to be replaced from the […]
fencing day one | 1970 home renovation
We were planning on rebuilding our crumbling fence a few weeks ago when the weather was still reliably cool and before the vines took off, but just as I went to order the fence pickets, Home Depot didn’t have enough in stock. Someone else must’ve had the same idea because one day they were there […]