It all started with a black Friday sale. We had been thinking about getting a flat screen TV for a while and we found the one we wanted on an Internet sale for $1000 off. We decided it was time...
Inside the Armoire
Over the past couple of months I've been working on my work office (not to be confused with our home office) for a magazine feature. It's been so fun moving things around and adding some pops of...
simple spring
This might come as a total shock, but I don't usually decorate for the seasons. I decorate for Christmas, I'll put out a few pumpkins during the fall, but otherwise I keep things pretty neutral...
Topflappen?
As I was shopping last week for props for my photo shoots, I found this awesome German enamel wall pocket. It's labeled to use for "oven cloths" but I thought it would make a nice holder for chalk...
writing on the walls
I'm still plugging away on all things book right now and getting some things done on my house is a nice bonus. I had a chalkboard project I needed to finish for a freelance job and for the book...
Best of MMS – My Floor Refinishing Story
Thanks so much for all of your support while I'm working on my book. It really, really means a lot. Some of you also had a great idea to share some "best of" posts from the earlier days of my...
my apologies to Lowe’s
Since I don't have anything brand new to write about today, I thought I would share some more details of my half bath makeover. First, my oh-so-fancy TP holder... I knew I wanted something...
bathroom locker baskets
Thanks so much for all of the wonderful feedback on my half bathroom makeover! I love how it turned out as well and now I want my other two bathrooms to look just like this one. That's not on the...
half bath reveal
The renovation that wouldn't end has finally come to an end. As I was looking back over the pictures to prepare this post, I realize it's taken a YEAR to get this 4' x 8' space finish. In our...
What now?
This seems to happen every year. I take down all of my Christmas stuff and I cannot remember what I had where. It seems like all of the accessories have disappeared over the holidays and I'm left...