carrot white bean soup & croutons
When my shoulder pain was at its worst a few weeks ago, local friends from our church and community stepped in to encourage and support us by giving me rides to my appointments and bringing a few meals. You have no idea (or maybe you do) how amazing it was to have jars of soups […]
tips on selecting wallpaper
As I shared a few weeks ago, I’ll be hanging wallpaper in our guest room (above a chair rail). Well, my mom is visiting this week and we’re taking that on as our big project. Hanging wallpaper in an entire room feels like a bit of a risk for me, but a guest room is […]
how’s your view?
A door frame is not just a door frame. It’s a frame. Whether it’s intended or not, it frames out the view of the room that is beyond the opening. A couple of years into blogging, which involved taking lots of pictures of my home, I started to take notice of this idea. How does a […]
#indexcardartproject
My whole oil painting journey started with a challenge. Michelle Wooderson, a watercolor artist I took a class from through Jeanne Oliver’s artist network, started the #100meadowsproject as a way to dive into oil painting. I really wanted to learn and I figured the best way was to put paint to canvas, so I joined […]
studio closet
I have always loved this corner of the studio… the oak hutch with the bird pulls, filled with art books. The vertical row of brushes and the dress form flanking it. Having a good storage piece seemed like the best solution for that wall, but once I started really using this space, I realized that […]
Finished Staircase & First Floor Home Tour
Our staircase is finished and it’s one of my favorite makeovers to date! Well, it’s hard to say that because we’ve done so many things to this house that have customized it to our liking, but this staircase is a central feature in the home and it’s nice to have it looking so timeless and […]
office details
Welp, yesterday was yet another snow day in Minnesota! We didn’t have much snow through December and even into January, but we have been having one of the snowiest Februarys on record and another storm is expected this weekend. I actually love getting snow, but I am getting weary of having everyone home during the […]
the other side of the studio
I showed the right side of the studio in yesterday’s post and today, as promised, I’m sharing the left side. This side is tricky, because of all of the windows, the mini-split (heating & cooling unit), and the fact that it’s the part of the room that’s most visible from the kitchen. From the moment […]