how to decide when/if to paint a piece
One of the questions I am asked frequently is how to decide when and if to paint a piece of furniture. This is a question that comes up again and again, especially when I show a makeover of an old, wooden dresser that involves paint. Before we get into how I make a decision about […]
How I Journal
I’ve mentioned journaling a few times on Instagram and here on the blog and have received some questions about how I journal. I know there are a lot of “journaling methods” out there and I wouldn’t say I follow any specific method, but just started writing and figured out the best way to organize it […]
real simple interview & craigslist tips
A few months ago, I was interviewed for an article for Real Simple about buying furniture secondhand on a variety of online marketplaces. That issue is now available on newsstands (July 2019) if you’d like to grab a copy. While we’re on the topic, I thought I would share my tips and tricks when it […]
ABLE leather backpack & other pretty workhorses
I don’t spend a lot of money on clothes or shoes or purses or jewelry. I don’t eat out a lot or get expensive coffees every day. I don’t get the works done to my hair every eight weeks and I don’t get my nails and toes done with any regularity. What I do buy […]
two years ago today…
Two years ago today, we moved from Biglerville, PA to our current home in Rochester, MN. Can you believe it’s been two years?! In some ways, it feels like we’ve been here longer than that and, in other ways, it seems like we just got here. There are certainly things I miss about PA. I […]
Hand Painted Mora Dresser | Part 2
In case you missed part one of this dresser makeover, you can check it out HERE. At the end of yesterday’s post, I said I would show how the dresser turned out as well as how I distressed and finished it, so this post is fulfilling that promise. And here it is… I did a […]
Hand Painted Mora Dresser | Part 1
Last week, I finally got around to painting a dresser that’s been hanging out in my garage since October! I put it off originally because the winter weather set in, but then this spring has been busy and it’s been out of sight, out of mind. Jeff cleaned out the garage a few weeks ago […]
quartz counters one year later
Last May, we had Hanstone Quartz countertops (in the pattern Monterey) installed in our kitchen and I thought I would give an update now that we’ve been using them for over a year. Of course, a review after 1o years or 20 years would hold more weight, but well…I don’t have a time machine, so […]