art books | new releases in 2024
Well, now that I have more shelf space in the studio, I can buy more books! I say that partially in jest, but my book-loving mind does think that way to an extent. There is a practical, organized side of me, though, that understands limits are good and things are only valuable if I can […]
antique cane stand & collection
I blame the cane collection on my six months in a boot when my foot was broken in 2022. I bought a couple of them to actually use when I was getting used to walking on both feet again, but I bought most of them because I thought they were little works of art. Some […]
more studio bookcases
Almost a year ago, I decided I really needed to address the stacks of books that had been moved from room to room since our move. I had dreams of built-in library shelves in the dining room, but it became clear that project wasn’t going to happen anytime soon. Even if we were ready to […]
project plans for 2024
In yesterday’s blog post, we looked back at some of my favorite projects of 2023. Today, let’s look ahead to 2024 and the home projects we have on the list. They might not all get done this year because other priorities might pop up or we might be unable to fit some of the bigger […]
2023 favorite projects
While I enjoy looking forward to the coming year in January, I think it’s also important to look back. It can be easy to focus on the to-do list and ways we want to improve, but, even if the previous year has been difficult or hasn’t been everything one hoped, there are always things we’ve […]
What I did & learned over my break…
I’m ba-ack! The funny thing is that the boys had a snow day today, so everyone is home when I’m trying to buckle down and get back to work! While I’m enjoying the snow, it’s hard not to get pulled into the snow day spirit and take just one more day off, but it’s time […]
Christmas break & January stay-treat
While I love the decorating, crafting, shopping for presents, the build-up of anticipation, Christmas music, and the yummy foods, I think what I look forward to most about Christmas is the downtime we have once the bag of wrapping paper is taken out to the trash and the dishes are done. We do puzzles, watch […]
Christmas Dining Room 2023
I have just one more space to share for Christmas this year – our dining room. The dining room is still just wearing primer on the walls (we had the wallpaper stripped earlier this year and it’s next on my list to paint), so I debated even decorating it, but we’ll be eating our Christmas […]