three art exercises to loosen up & get unstuck
Sometimes it’s little things that make you feel stuck. A few months ago, I stopped filming art videos and tutorials. I was busy and the house was noisy and messy due to renovations, but that hadn’t stopped me before. I finally realized that making videos fell off a cliff when I moved my desk away […]
1970 home renovation | painting the shutters & front door
Over the past week, I set aside a couple of days to continue chipping away on painting the exterior of the house. You can see the first two posts about painting the exterior of the house HERE and HERE. My goal is to get the front, driveway side, and back of the house primed and […]
the 1810 mantel
A few weeks ago, when I was out and about to pick up the recliner for the living room, I decided to stop in one of my favorite local antique shops. In case you missed the recliner, I found it on Facebook Marketplace and slipcovered it with the help of my mom. Here’s what it […]
the vintage Drexel dining set & recovering a chair seat
A few of you noticed the new dining room set when I shared the fall tablescape earlier this week. We bought an antique dining set last year just a few days before Christmas off of Facebook Marketplace for $40. I had been searching for a dining set since we moved into the house and I […]
1970 home renovation | painting the exterior | part two
Before the rain came over the weekend, Jeff, my mom, and I worked last Thursday and Friday to make a sizeable dent in painting the exterior trim and siding on our house. The weather truly was perfect for it and, while we were all tired and sore by the end of Friday, we got a […]
fall entertaining with Walmart
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. Last week was the first week that felt like fall and it was glorious. I mourn that the pool has become a polar bear swimming experience, but that is about all I’ll miss about summer. I […]
maple house collective | small shop spotlight
A few years ago, I worked with The Maple House Collective, a small business based in Washington state that sells antiques and housewares online and eventually in a renovated barn. I love following the journey of Phoebe and her family for a few reasons. First of all, the aesthetic of the shop is stunning. Phoebe […]
1970 home renovation | painting the exterior
I’ve had the exterior paint sitting in the garage since the beginning of the summer, but I just didn’t want to paint in the heat. I imagined I would spend a day painting and then jump into the pool as a treat, but waiting to paint on cooler early fall days sounded more appealing to […]