We live about 90 minutes away from an Ikea, so I don’t go there often. Maybe once every three or four years. On Friday, my mom and I made the trek and spent the day “doing Ikea.” It really is like a theme park. Wear comfortable shoes, get your map, make your lists, so you don’t miss anything. Make your … Read More
master bedroom Christmas decorating
I don’t decorate every single room in the house for Christmas, but our master bedroom is right off the family room, so I like to bring a few festive touches in the room. I decorated the room pretty much as I did last year. I don’t feel like I have to keep things the same, but I also don’t feel … Read More
the most popular horse in blogland
You know when you’re out shopping and you find a little gem? Something that screams out at you to buy it. It speaks to you. Well, I was rummaging around in the somewhat ransacked Christmas section of TJ Maxx and I spotted this sweet wooden horse, just one, with a red bridle and saddle and the sweetest shape. I think … Read More
room reset challenge | part 3 | making lists
In part two of the room reset, we were playing with our stuff. Like our room is one in a dollhouse and we’re moving around the pieces until we like it. Adding some things, taking away others, assessing the space and trying to think outside of the box. This is about using as much of what you have to make … Read More
evolution of my home | part 7 | the three bathrooms
And now it’s time for part seven of the history-of-my-home tour when we look at all three bathrooms in my house. Let’s start with the upstairs bathroom… This is the bathroom that’s next to the boys’ room and guest room and it’s in the original 1940’s part of our home. It is teeny-tiny by todays standards. I think there’s no … Read More
evolution of my house | part 6 | the master bedroom
…and now we’re at the master bedroom in this “evolution series” and, oh my, it’s a doozie. This room made me want to hit my head against a wall for years. It stumped me. I kept making stupid, decorating decisions that I knew were stupid as I was making them. I wasted so much time and money on things I … Read More
hanging plates & swapping chairs
Today, I was supposed to be taking out the toilet in the upstairs bathroom with my dad in order to get things ready for the floor to be tiled. Well, if you’re in the northeast, you know that it’s been brutally cold and there was some snow to boot, so the tiling had to be delayed until the temperature at least … Read More
Christmas decorating | master bedroom
I bought some greenery over the weekend (and clipped some from obliging trees as well) and we picked up the Parsons’ family Christmas tree yesterday. The intention was to have it all decorated by the evening, but that didn’t happen. As soon as we got the tree in the room, I realized it was the largest tree we’ve ever had. … Read More