Living in Upheaval

I only have a small idea of what it’s like to live through a kitchen renovation, but I know enough to know that it’s pretty disruptive to a household. One of my dear friends had to gut her entire kitchen (down to the studs and floor joists!) I remember her balancing across the joists with […]
Installing the tile back splash

I woke up today, ready to get to work on the tile. I had the tile saw (borrowed from a friend), the tile, the supplies and my dad lined up to help. The morning was cold, but sunny. So, I started to get everything set up and it started to sleet. Okay. No biggie. We […]
kitchen prep & other things

Today was a little bit of this and a little bit of that. It was a school holiday, so the boys were home and that means a lot more pancake-making and Go Fish and Legos and Phineas & Ferb than my usual weekday. I did get few things done, though. The main thing on the […]
Atlanta Milk Paint Workshop Giveaway!

I’m headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend (February 22-23, 2013) for a Milk Paint workshop, DIY seminar and book signing at The House Special Interiors. If you’re in the area, I would love to have you join us. All of the details are listed on my side bar and HERE. The next trip I’m going […]
Some things about a planked ceiling…

I did the plank ceiling A.) because we had some sloppy drywall and a strange textured ceiling, B.) because I was hired to write a tutorial on how to install a planked ceiling and C.) because I love the look. I know a lot of you have questions about the installation, but you’ll have to […]
Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party
I’m not a scrooge when it comes to Valentine’s Day, but to me, it’s just overpriced flowers and way too much candy for the kids. We make a point not to go out to dinner and we don’t exchange gifts or anything. It did happen to my husband’s day off work, so we spent it […]
Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party
I’m not a scrooge when it comes to Valentine’s Day, but to me, it’s just overpriced flowers and way too much candy for the kids. We make a point not to go out to dinner and we don’t exchange gifts or anything. It did happen to my husband’s day off work, so we spent it […]
managing crazy

I have been asked a few times lately how I manage everything on my plate, so I thought I would share. Before I dive into it, I know that everyone is busy. I don’t have some overly-busy-I’m-super-important-all-the-time kind of view of my schedule or to-do list. A lot of my busy comes from the fact […]