hardwood floors in the living room
A couple of weeks ago, a stack of hardwood flooring was delivered to our house to acclimate before it’s installed in our living room! I have been wanting to replace this carpet with hardwood floors from the time we moved in, but I was in the minority. Jeff and the boys like that it’s comfy […]
Toni’s beautiful but boring dining room | Decorating Dilemmas
This post has been in my drafts for mooooooonths. That means a long time! For some reason, I just kept feeling like it wasn’t enough. I needed to put together a cohesive and completed design before this would be ready to post and that’s just not the case! These Decorating Dilemma posts aren’t about me […]
gold leaf frame & office details
I was supposed to be cleaning. Let me say that right upfront. It was a self-imposed task, but my home projects have distracted me from basic housekeeping. I gave the kitchen a quick cleaning – wiping down the counters and the stove, emptying the dishwasher, vacuuming. I even got as far as cleaning the toilet […]
A huge announcement about Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint
I wrote a post almost 10 years ago entitled “Everything is for sale“. At that time, I was becoming known for selling pretty much anything including furniture we were actively using in our house. It was a common occurrence for Jeff to come home to a large hole that a piece of furniture occupied that […]
finally, an antique haul…
A few things happened last week that haven’t happened in months…since February or March. No 1 – We had a church service! It was outdoors, but it was so awesome to see our church family, sing and worship together, and hear from our senior pastor. No 2 – The boys got haircuts! That might not […]
the handmade needlebook
Well, I spent the morning writing and then planning and making some purchases for upcoming projects. I am excited to get a few rooms that are underway finished (like the master bedroom and sewing room) and I’ll be starting some new projects that have been on my list for a while. This is how it […]
making progress in the sewing room
Well, I’ve been making slow and steady progress in the sewing room over the past couple of weeks. In the afternoons, when I’m done with my work-work, I’ll head upstairs and work on it for about an hour. My tendency is to plow through a project and get it finished as soon as possible, but […]
May’s Books of the Week
I suppose I should share May’s Books of the Week before we get into July! It’s just been that kind of month. We can’t keep all of the spinning plates in the air all the time, right? It’s been great to dig into projects, though, and it’s okay that it’s distracted me a little. So, […]