As I mentioned in my post about painting the stairwell walls, I decided to change the color of the living room from Wickham Gray to Stonington Gray. It's a very subtle change, but it will...
faux boxwood topiaries
I have been a fan of topiaries for years and am always drawn to buy them, even when history tells me I won't be able to keep them alive for more than a few months. In our new house, my studio is a...
dining room | new arrangement & plans
This squared-shaped dining room has been a little tricky to figure out, but I think I'm getting a little closer. The primitive blue hutch has felt wrong from the beginning, but it's what I had and I...
painting the stairway wall
A couple of weeks ago, I finally started painting the wall and trim in the back stairway. It had been bugging me for a while, but the idea of painting those spindles and taping off the carpet...
training rosemary topiaries & other garden things
We almost broke into the 60's in Minnesota last weekend, so I had gardening on the brain. We're still waiting for all of the snow to melt and the ground to thaw, but the warmth and sunshine gave me...
small changes
I knew that attending Junk Bonanza would be fun, but I didn't realize what a creative pick-me-up it would be! (Well, after I slept for 12 hours and lounged around for half a day.) Once I was...
counter selection | compromising nothing & gaining everything
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by HanStone Quartz. All words and opinions expressed in this post are, as always, honest and my own. As I've shared before, replacing the countertops was on our...
painted studio floor update
I've been asked quite a bit for an update on how the painted floors in my studio are holding up, so I thought I would share! Here is a reminder of what the room looked like when we first moved in. ...
studio form & function & $200 arhaus giveaway
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Arhaus. I have worked with this brand before as an influencer and a paying customer and I am an Arhaus fan. As always, all opinions and words are honest and...
speckled milk-painted eggs
I told you another milk-painted egg post was on the way and here it is, just in the nick of time before Easter. This idea came about because I bought a bunch of real eggs to paint, but then I found...