how to custom mat a photo | video tutorial
I’ve shared before that I grew up an Army brat. Some kids really hate the instability of moving around, but I thrived on change and, despite crying when they were ripping up flower beds to work on WWII era pipes, I loved living on a military base. We could walk everywhere and had so much […]
design ramblings | claw foot & garden tubs
In this week’s design ramblings, Kriste and I talk about the bathrooms of two of our viewers who sent in pictures. The first space, belonging to Brooke, is lovely! Both Kriste and I gasped over the claw foot tub. It’s a beautiful space, but the tub, that should be the feature, gets a little lost […]
ironstone cake pedestal
If you’re an ironstone collector, then you know that cake pedestals are like the Holy Grail of ironstone. Well, maybe not the Holy Grail, but they are rare and expensive when they do surface. I snagged one with my pooled birthday money last year and I’m so glad I did. It really is one of […]
“There, I said it” (again)
A couple of years ago, I wrote the following, in a post called…”There, I said it.“ “I never thought if I shared about wanting to write a book or be in a magazine or have a line under my brand that those things would actually happen. I was just dreaming out loud. I wanted to […]
gallery wall in a stairwell
A couple of weeks ago, I started turning a stash of family photos, mat board and old frames into something I could actually hang on a wall. The wall in the stairwell, to be exact. And, last week, my mom came over and we “put the puzzle together.” We were dealing with a really odd space […]
reupholstering a French chair | part 6 | applying the trim
We are finally at our final installment of this video tutorial series on reupholstering a French style chair. It’s time to frame out those upholstered panels and cover the staples with some gimp trim. In case you missed the first five parts, or need to reference them, here are the links… Part 1 – stripping […]
finding your style under clutter
For those of us who love collecting pretty things, there is a problem. When is enough, enough? When do the amazing things we own prevent our style from even being visible? Our style is buried under the clutter. Too much furniture and collectibles wedged into a room not big enough for it all. But we […]
wood lovers, eat your hearts out
Thanks for all of the great comments on the family gallery I am working on and wrote about yesterday. My mom and I worked on hanging the pictures tonight, so I’ll share photos of that soon. I also will write/film a tutorial on how I cut mats. Today, I have a treat for wood lovers. […]