craigslist wardrobe score
My parents are here! They are visiting for two weeks to help with house projects and spend time with us. We have walls to paint, chandeliers to hang, things to fix, and two birthdays to celebrate. It’s going to be an exciting couple of weeks. Today, we had a big to-do list, but something came […]
butler’s pantry, hutch swap & all of the ironstone
As I’ve been unpacking and settling in our new house, there are days when I can make a large push to get things done. Other days, the bulk of my time and attention is required elsewhere, so I just have to sneak some work in here and there. On those days, I’ve been working on […]
my new work spaces
As most of you know, I started my business out of my home in Pennsylvania and worked out of the home (mostly the unfinished basement) for years. As the business grew, though, it started taking over more and more of the house until we had palettes of look books and boxes of Milk Paint filling […]
working with your house
Every home has a personality. It might be quirky, conservative, playful, regal, humble, sleek… The home brings something to the table. While there are some homes that need to be stripped to the bones and entirely reworked, most homes just need for you to cooperate with them – let them be what they are and […]
New House Tour | The Front Porch
Everyone knows that the best color to use to make a good first impression is the pale beige that has graced Band Aids for generations. Not really, but that’s what my front door is saying at the moment. I don’t know what is up with this color, but it’s blah and it’s going to change. […]
new house tour | living room
If you missed a tour of my new kitchen earlier this week, you can catch it HERE. In today’s post, I’m going to take you on a tour of the living room. We’ve had some debate about what to call this room – the living room or the family room. I think we’ve settled on […]
new house tour | the kitchen
I must confess that as I looked at this big, empty house, I felt a little intimidated by it. When we bought our PA home, there was a lot of obvious work that needed to be done. This house, though? It’s beautiful. Would my chippy, crusty antiques look like junk? Would my ironstone look completely […]
settling in
The past couple of days have been a whirlwind. We’ve been bringing stuff in from the trucks, cleaning, unpacking boxes, making daily runs to Home Depot, and getting to know the neighbors. We’ve fallen into bed exhausted each night and creaked out of bed each morning, but multiple times a day, we press the pause […]