Back in November of last year, I had finally worked up the DIY gumption to sand down the oak hardwood floors in the front of our house. Once the work was all done, I decided to live with raw wood...
a mirror, new plants & a sneak peek
When I was shopping for the Lucketts Spring Market, I found this amazing mirror at a nice price. I think it was about $20. I was planning to sell it, but I was just so smitten with it that I...
evolution of my house | part 1 | the living room
First of all, thank you so much for all of the sweet comments in response to the home tour I posted earlier this week. It was fun for me to share the entire house (except one bathroom and Jeff's...
bolster pillow cover
I said in my last post that I was going to be sewing up a storm and I definitely did. I finished four accent pillows and two pillow cases and glued the welting on the second bergere chair. A photo...
living room pillows | welting vs. gimp
In case you missed it, Kriste and I are heading to Wisconsin tomorrow! We're going to be in Milwaukee and Sun Prairie, on Friday and Saturday respectively, to teach workshops, demos and just hang...
swapping chairs
Sooo...I've been know to rearrange, trade and swap furniture in my house. I've always done that, but it's so much more tempting (and easier) when I have a steady stream of awesome furniture coming...
ottoman slipcover tutorial
My blog was eerily quiet for a couple of days until I realized there was an error with the comments plugin! Well, it's back up a running, so you can talk to me again. Before the Chapel Market, I...
Christmas decorating | the living room
I've been sharing the Christmas decorations in my house room by room over the past few days. In case you missed it, here is the master bedroom and family room decked out for the holidays. And...
tips for sanding floors
This is my second time refinishing floors and I learned a lot through my errors the first go-around. Since scooting around on diaper boxes to wipe up excess stain (you can read about those antics...
a slip turned into a slip
I found a pretty antique petticoat a few months ago at an antique store and decided it would make a pretty pillow cover. I would turn a slip into a pillow slip! Two, actually. Since the ruffle was...