ring mold advent wreath
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We got back from visiting family for Thanksgiving late last night and even after a long ride in the car, decorating the house for Christmas was on my mind as soon as I walked in the front door. I saw my newly sanded wood floors, the […]
Christmas decorating inspiration
Some of you have mentioned that you notice my style evolving, especially over the past year. I have been making an effort to get rid of things I don’t really, really love and that editing has made a big difference in my home. Most of the furniture is the same, but stripping away the excess […]
Decor Steals Black Friday Giveaway
You’ve been hearing about Decor Steals on my blog for a few years now. In fact, this Friday is their 5th anniversary! They’ve come a long way in 5 years, haven’t they? Working with them has gone beyond the usual blogger/sponsor relationship. I was fortunate enough to meet the girls behind Decor Steals in […]
glittered house & deer
Now that the floor sanding is behind us, I cannot wait to start decorating the house for Christmas. I walked past live wreaths, garland, trim and tabletop trees at the store this week and was just longing to put one in my cart, but I’m waiting until Thanksgiving passes. I don’t want my live greens […]
tips for sanding floors
This is my second time refinishing floors and I learned a lot through my errors the first go-around. Since scooting around on diaper boxes to wipe up excess stain (you can read about those antics HERE), I have learned a lot about finishing wood and have done a lot of reading on sanding and […]
the sanded floors
This weekend, we finally took the plunge and sanded down our floors. I’ve been wanting to for a long time…well, and not wanting to at the same time. It’s a total pain. It’s messy and it’s really hard work, but I got it in my mind that I really wanted it done before decorating for […]
upholstered Christmas banner tutorial
A few weeks ago, I was browsing Christmas decor and tripped across this sweet “Happy Christmas” banner at Terrain. The vintage-looking stuffed velvet letters appealed to me, but I wasn’t a fan of the color or the unevenness of the letters. I liked the idea of making one, but I had to think through how […]
there's no turning back now…
Thursday morning I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to get a head-start on sanding the floors. I’ve had refinishing them on my to-do list for over a year now, but it is a very not-fun, messy job and I’ve been putting it off and delaying and procrastinating. I’ve been on a mission of […]