The boys and I had a good time over spring break, but not having my usual work hours was a bit of a struggle for me. I'm behind on pretty much everything...e-mail, errands, projects. And I really...
how to frame a baby dress
I'm still chipping away at the finishing details in the guest room. One of the details that had me a little stuck was what to hang to balance out the mirror hung by the left side of the bed, but I...
wallpaper paste comparison
I know you're just dying to know which type of wallpaper paste won out in my head-to-head challenge. Was it Roman 880? Was it Dynamite 780? Oh, the suspense. Oh, the drama. This is the post...
guest room dresser & mirror
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...
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...
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...
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...
guest room design plan
Now that the foyer project is nearing completion, I'm focusing on a few other rooms I'd like to work on this year. I've already mentioned some building projects and rearranging that will be...
antique german wardrobe
Before I share the wardrobe, I have to confess that I have been completely distracted by my obsession with my upcoming trip to France and Italy. I very rarely use the word obsessed about anything,...
new house tour | the guest room
Today, I'm sharing the last room that's in the basement - the guest room. You can click these links to see the playroom and the family room/TV room. Now, there is a little guest room upstairs that...