I took some time a couple of weeks ago to put some finishing touches on Calvin's room and, while I did that, I added a few Christmas decorations. I finally swapped out the brass curtain rod with...
“Created by Dreamers”
A few months ago, I reviewed a mattress from Leesa. It was a foam mattress that comes in a box, delivered to your door. I'm a big fan of a foam mattress, but not everyone is, so Leesa figured out...
DIY window valance
Good evening from New York! I spent the better part of the day driving through the rolling hills and small towns of PA and NY and even got to stop in at an antique store and eat dinner at an...
Furniture for the Family Room & Calvin’s Room
A few days ago, I shared the new arrangement in our family room as well as the progress on Calvin's room. I said I would give all of the details on the new pieces of furniture and this post is...
progress in Calvin’s room…
We made some real progress in Calvin's room the past couple of weeks. As a reminder, we're transitioning our guest room into a room for our youngest son, Calvin. He's ready to have everything done...
The trials of decorating for an 8-year-old boy
Decorating for kids is hard. I'm learning that as I'm working with my eight-year-old on transforming the guest room into his room. We have conversations about it that go something like this......
artwork for Calvin’s room
I remember a conversation I had with Jeanne Oliver a few years ago. We were talking about art and the classes she offers through her website. At the time, she was offering a painting class that...
guest room to boy’s room
My boys have been sharing a room from the point when my youngest, Calvin, was sleeping through the night. They are 19 months apart and both boys, so it's just made sense to have them share a room....
evolution of my home | part 9 | the boys’ room
And now it's time for part nine of my in-depth house tour, showing how our home has evolved over the (almost) nine years we've lived in it. This is how the boys' room looks today... We have two...
pennants + golf club = window treatments
I made a few updates in the boy's room over the weekend. All three of my boys (including Jeff) have been sick, so I've been playing nurse most of the time, but Sunday afternoon was so beautiful and...