French Inspiration
Last week, I shared that I was heading to France and Italy in September. In fact, it’s just under two weeks away now and I am positively giddy about it. I find it hard to even focus on the things I need to work on now, because my mind keeps drifting to my upcoming trip […]
Summer 2018 Favorites
This week is back to school week and that means I can have my work day back! Don’t get me wrong. I have enjoyed the lazy mornings, trips to visit family, movie matinees with the boys, the warmer weather for gardening and house projects, and watching the boys enjoy the freedom of summer. We had […]
cleaning an antique grain sack
I recently bought an antique German grain sack off of . As an antique textile junkie and a lover of German things, I have been drawn to them for years and I’ve actually bought and sold a few after reworking them into projects. Intact, ornate grain sacks from the 1800’s are rare and therefore expensive, […]
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 […]