Last week, my mom and I needed a break from hanging wallpaper and installing box molding, so we went to an antique mall (Countryside Antique Mall) and to a local consignment shop (Kismet) to see if we could find a few things on my “wish list” for the room. One thing that was at the top of the list was … Read More
wallpapering the guest room | pasted vs. unpasted
I have been looking at wallpaper patterns for a couple of rooms in our house for months, but I haven’t pulled the trigger on any of them for one main reason – almost all of the papers I liked came unpasted. To me, “unpasted” might as well have read “you cannot install this on your own and will have to … Read More
wallpapering the guest room | part 1
Thanks so much for all of your encouraging comments on yesterday’s post! I am really looking forward to reworking some of those designs (even just making the scale larger) and getting them available for you (and me) to purchase. Your supportive words have made me even more excited about it. So, if you’ve been following my Instagram stories, you know … Read More
tips on selecting wallpaper
As I shared a few weeks ago, I’ll be hanging wallpaper in our guest room (above a chair rail). Well, my mom is visiting this week and we’re taking that on as our big project. Hanging wallpaper in an entire room feels like a bit of a risk for me, but a guest room is a good place to take … Read More
studio closet
I have always loved this corner of the studio… the oak hutch with the bird pulls, filled with art books. The vertical row of brushes and the dress form flanking it. Having a good storage piece seemed like the best solution for that wall, but once I started really using this space, I realized that the oak hutch only provided … Read More
office details
Welp, yesterday was yet another snow day in Minnesota! We didn’t have much snow through December and even into January, but we have been having one of the snowiest Februarys on record and another storm is expected this weekend. I actually love getting snow, but I am getting weary of having everyone home during the day while I’m trying to … Read More
the other side of the studio
I showed the right side of the studio in yesterday’s post and today, as promised, I’m sharing the left side. This side is tricky, because of all of the windows, the mini-split (heating & cooling unit), and the fact that it’s the part of the room that’s most visible from the kitchen. From the moment we first moved in, I … Read More
the bookcase & the hardware cabinet
Today, I wanted to show you how the marriage between the hardware cabinet and craigslist bookshelf look in the studio now that the piece had been organized and styled. When I first sketched out the idea, I thought it might work and it was at least worth trying. There was some doubt, though! When the bookshelf was set in place … Read More
