Another use for Frog Tape…
After a few years of wishing for it, I finally gently asked my husband if he would consider giving up the ceiling fan and letting me hang a chandelier in our bedroom. Let me be clear that I didn’t hound him and nag him about it. I said something like, “I know you love the […]
frogtapegallery
After a few years of wishing for it, I finally gently asked my husband if he would consider giving up the ceiling fan and letting me hang a chandelier in our bedroom. Let me be clear that I didn’t hound him and nag him about it. I said something like, “I know you love the […]
the new bed
My new bed was delivered yesterday!! For those of you who have ordered lots of pieces of furniture and had them delivered, this might not be very exciting to you, but it was thrilling for me. I usually dig my pieces out of the back corner of some barn and have to put a great […]
a lesson from the dust bowl
I am going to admit right away that I am a bit of a nerd. Not as much of a nerd as my husband, but we do enjoy the somewhat nerdy pastime of documentary-watching. Our favorite documentary maker is Ken Burns. His documentaries move me, bring to me tears, make me want to travel the US, visit […]
shopping for a rug
Other than a bathroom mat or something to catch drips at the kitchen sink, I haven’t really shopped for rugs until recently. I’ve never had large expanses of hard flooring until we moved to our current home. My decorating budget was always non-existent or super-tight, so the rugs I had were freebies from family, carpet […]
Who’s who?
Thanks so much to all who played along with the “before they were bloggers” contest. I was seriously laughing so hard I cried at some of the pictures. I submitted my 7th grade school picture… I don’t know if you can tell, but aside from my four front teeth and back molars, I didn’t […]
ruggallery
A few weeks ago, I went on a shopping trip to HomeGoods (and posted about it HERE.) It was an amazing opportunity. I was armed with $1000 gift card furnished by HomeGoods to shop for my master bedroom. I came home with a bunch of things, with the big splurge being this rug for $500. […]
Shopping at HomeGoods | Take Two
A few weeks ago, I went on a shopping trip to HomeGoods (and posted about it HERE.) It was an amazing opportunity. I was armed with $1000 gift card furnished by HomeGoods to shop for my master bedroom. I came home with a bunch of things, with the big splurge being this rug for $500. […]