The first thing I bought specifically for our house was a pair of antique "cannonball" andirons. My mom and I went to an antique store as a diversion from a tense period of waiting for our offer to...
making & using paint sample boards to select colors
Yesterday, I worked on making some paint sample boards to nail down the colors I've been mulling over for the main living areas of our house. Usually, I would just slap a swatch on the wall, but...
kitchen cabinet shopping & selections | 1970s home renovation
This is the year of the kitchen makeover and I am so, so excited about it. Every house we have lived in has had a kitchen that was too good to completely redo. We've always been fortunate to have...
blue & white checked curtains
When my mom and I took a day to make the curtains for the living room, we also made blue and white checked curtains for the primary bedroom. I used the same tutorial, same blackout fabric, and same...
tour of my new art studio
It's the room tour that many of you have been asking for - the art studio! Of course, it's not finished yet, as is the case with our entire house, but it's getting there. It's settled enough and...
decorating process
Of course, there are a million practical things to do. Unpack, strip wallpaper, paint walls, clean, and organize, but I have to give myself the gift of unstructured time to just play. So, I bounce...
the sewing room makeover reveal
The sewing room makeover was another project I worked on specifically to share in my book - Feels Like Home. For that reason, I haven't shared the full reveal on the blog yet, even though this room...
the unimpressive, free, one-hour bathroom makeover
Blogging has been (and I'm sure will continue to be) a weird, wonderful job for me. It has allowed me to roll the things I enjoy into my business and has helped me unearth and develop skills I...
painting a metal gas fireplace surround
So, remember the family room makeover? It's still there, but it has dragged on for quite a while! It's a project that moves in fits and starts. I'll make huge progress and then I'll get...
our master bedroom makeover reveal
A few of you have asked to see the full reveal of how our master/primary bedroom makeover turned out, so I am sharing all of the details in today's post. Since we've been living with this finished...