I have been working hard the past few days to get some things done around my house. Most of the week was spent catching up from the lack of work time over the holidays. That included organizing...
my office & my floors
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my new bed
You know me. Almost all of the furniture and accessories I buy for my home, I buy used. (The only exception I make is for a sofa and mattresses.) It's almost always cheaper and the quality is...
The totally wrong way to hem curtains
I took the tree down a couple of days ago and it left me staring at my unhemmed curtains that I finished about two years ago. I came to the realization that I am never going to hem these...
Home Projects for 2013
I said in my post yesterday that I have a home improvement list a mile long. That might be hard to believe, but you have to remember that you see very strategic shots of my home and I'll often use...
The plan for my floors
The front half of our house was built in the 1940's with beautiful oak floors (over solid oak planked sub-floors as well!) When we bought the house, though, they were covered in carpet...and...
Christmas Recap
Today was a wonderful Christmas. It was definitely one I will look back on with great fondness. First, we got about 3" of snow last night, which was magical for both Christmas Eve and...
my real Christmas table
I set a lot of fancy tables for photo shoots, but to be entirely honest, I'm much more of a paper plate and lap trays kind of hostess. I do love pulling out my fine china, linens and silver, but I...
more christmas decorating
I'll admit it. I was a bit of a loaf yesterday. I would try to get some work done, but I would end up standing in a room, staring around blankly. I finally surrendered to the fact that I was...
Decorating for Christmas
My tree is normally up the day after Thanksgiving, but this year we kept pushing it back. We were busy, yes, but a part of me was a little "Christmased out" from a few years of ornament making...
new kitchen rug
I love it when I find the perfect thing after I've been hunting for it for weeks (sometimes months or years.) Actually, it's sweet when I find the perfect thing right away, but I do need to...