waiting well | encouragement
I’ve had this blog post sitting in my head for weeks over the summer and then in my drafts for months. It felt so personal and different from what I normally post here, so I kept it as my own. But, during our season of waiting this summer, so many of you shared your own […]
the paint colors I selected | decorating
Several people have been asking, so let’s talk paint colors and which ones I selected for our house. I didn’t feel much urgency for selecting colors since I had so much wallpaper to strip, but now that the job is completed, I am ready to get rolling. It was nice to have that unhurried time, […]
tips I learned from the pros stripping wallpaper
I told you I would only write a couple more posts about stripping wallpaper, so let’s just get one out of the way. This post is prompted by the people asking if I snooped and picked up some tips from the pros who were stripping off our wallpaper and glue. The bad news is that […]
making trades | 1970s home renovation
As I have been working on stripping wallpaper with my one-tank-a-day method, Jeff has been questioning why I don’t get a quote on having the work done. The steamer would be heating up, he would suggest it, and I would bristle. It’s not that I didn’t want to have the work done while I was […]
my top three tips on getting things done
As I share the things I do each day, I’m often asked how I get it all done. This has been a question that’s been asked and answered many times over the years, but it’s always worth talking about. I think it’s natural to look at the work produced by someone and wonder about their […]
new bedroom windows | window world review | 1970 home renovation
This is a non-sponsored review of working with Window World to replace the three windows in our Master Bedroom. Since I wrote this post, we have been repeat customers, and I’m now working with them as a blog sponsor. When we first started our home renovation projects, I felt like we had more than enough […]
$40 dining room table & chairs
Since we moved into our house in September, I have been hunting for a dining table and chairs. The dining room has been a bit of a storage room, so it hasn’t felt like too much of a priority. I was looking forward to eating in there, though, and using the table for puzzles and […]
the jewelry of the house | grandeur hardware
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Grandeur Hardware. As always all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. The projects on our house slowed down a little bit over the holidays, but we’re starting to ramp up again with more wallpaper removal, a few new windows, the installation of recessed lights, dining room […]