foyer & staircase plans
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been focusing my home improvement efforts on the main floor of our home over our first year here. I’ve done a little bit of painting in the basement and worked on the master bedroom (mostly because of our collaboration with Sleep Number), but aside from that, our money, time, and […]
Packing for Paris & Lucca
A few nights ago, I woke up in a panic. I had a very vivid dream that I was leaving for Paris that morning and I only had 15 minutes to pack! I have been excited about the trip, but it always seemed like something that was happening in the distant future. It was now […]
a chair back, details, & a dog
Jeff has been on a fishing trip for the past few days, so he gave me a chance to get out of the house today and do a bit of kid-free milling around. It was so nice to have some unhurried time to myself. I’ll share what I was shopping for in another post. In […]
fluffing & organizing
I usually blog in “real time”, but I did a slew of projects one right after the other over the past few weeks that I missed a few of the smaller things that happened in between the bigger things. Giving something a total makeover is the flashy part, but sometimes it’s the little details that […]
Gold Rush 2018
This weekend is the big antique event in this corner of the world – Gold Rush! It’s an antique market that sets up in the entire town of Oronoco, MN and at the Rochester Fair Grounds. I went last year, but it was raining, so I only experienced a small fraction of the event in […]
Wellsworks Furniture Farm Table
Within a couple of weeks of moving into our new house, my mom and I picked up a table and chair set off of craigslist. The size was perfect and I loved the little scalloped, dotted detail around the apron. I thought it was the perfect candidate for painting and refinishing and would see our […]
RAFA & Oil Paintings
The last couple of days have been busy with birthday parties, Mayo Clinic visits, house keeping, and back to school shopping, so I haven’t had much time for home projects or for posting here on the blog! I thought I would pop in, though, just to give an update on my oil painting. I started […]
Laundry Room Makeover | Sources
In case you missed any of the other posts in the Laundry Room Makeover Series, you can catch up here… Part One – Inspiration & Bead Board Installation Part Two – The Reveal Part Three – Tools & Tips In this post, I’ll share sources for everything (well, as much as I can source) and […]