seasons of home | fall living room
I’ll be really honest here… The only reason I decorated my living room for fall was for this post. And there it is. Before you bail on this post, though, let me tell you something more… As I started clipping eucalyptus and tucking it in around pumpkins, grabbing apples from the bowl in the kitchen […]
painting cabinets | priming
If you missed part one of my series on painting kitchen cabinets and you’re following this as a tutorial, you need to read that post first. I know we want to get right to the good stuff, but your painted cabinets will look crappy if they aren’t prepped properly. Take the time to put in […]
painting cabinets | why I’m not using milk paint…
As I’ve been sharing the process of painting the cabinetry in my house, I’ve received the same question several times… “Why aren’t you using MMS Milk Paint on your cabinets?” As I mulled over how to best answer that question, my thoughts wandered to my art supplies. I have oils, watercolors, acrylics, and pastels in […]
painted porch bench
I spent the day painting cabinets, again! I am really ready to be done with that project, but I’m nearing the finish line. I should have the cabinets around the fridge put back together tomorrow. For now, in today’s post, I’m going to circle back to share a project we completed when my parents were […]
how to paint cabinets | prep
I have been sharing some snippets here and there of the process of painting my built-ins and kitchen cabinets on my Instagram Stories and I’ve been getting tons of questions about the process and products I’m using, so now I’m sharing the details on how to paint cabinets here on the blog. First off, I […]
(working with what you have) fall table
Last year, I participated in the Farmhouse Holiday Series and it was such a fun blog-hop to be a part of that I agreed to participate again this year. I like saying yes to fun things and collaborations with creative people. But then I realized that only about 2% of my house is finished in […]
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
A fall dessert using a fall favorite comes to life in this cookie. I don’t often think about cooking with pumpkin, but there is a lot of goodness pumpkins can bring to the culinary table! I was in the mood for something chocolatey and cookies are always a winner at my house, so I made […]
100 meadows
Even though I’m still relatively new to “fine art” painting, I feel a pull to it on a regular basis. I love the creative muscles I can flex when I’m working on my home, but there is something different about putting something on a blank canvas or piece of paper. I hope to one day […]