living room lighting from Lamps Plus
This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. I shared the plug-in wall sconces from Lamps Plus before Christmas, but I never wrote about the...
View Articleupdate on the back garden beds | part one
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View ArticleUltimate Scallop Wicker Tray
Last week, I decided to play around a bit inside the house. I’ve been spending a lot of time outside pulling weeds, hauling mulch, and planting and I haven’t been paying much attention to the...
View Articlefirst willow garden structure project & an English dovecote
Several of you have asked about the English dovecote hanging near our front door as well as the willow garden support, so I wanted to back up a bit and share about those two pieces. Since the English...
View Articleedging the front walk
If you can’t tell by my blog posts, we’ve been focusing our efforts on the exterior of the house over the past few weeks. I’ve been enjoying it and have some good momentum, but we’re also trying to...
View Articlefencing day one | 1970 home renovation
We were planning on rebuilding our crumbling fence a few weeks ago when the weather was still reliably cool and before the vines took off, but just as I went to order the fence pickets, Home Depot...
View Articlefencing day two & DIY cost savings
We finished installing the second side of the fence yesterday and I took the time to take a few pictures to share how we did it for those who are curious or considering a similar project. You can read...
View Articlea plush, pet-friendly wool rug
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Rugs USA. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. Almost ten years ago, I wrote a blog post sharing my decorating nemesis – rugs. I...
View Articlehome editing | 1970 home renovation
When we live in a house for a while, it’s easy to become blind to things that should be obvious eyesores. Something that bothered us initially becomes something we don’t even notice. Such was the...
View Articlebackyard pool renovation | one year later
When we were first looking at moving back to the East Coast from Minnesota, I told Jeff I would have to have a pool if we were moving somewhere with hot, muggy summers. I didn’t mean that we had to...
View Articlecooking with propane
It’s been just over a year since our kitchen renovation, so I thought it was a good time to share a few updates. To fully bring my vision for this kitchen to life, we either had to have the gas...
View Articlesummer obsessions with Walmart
This post is sponsored by Walmart. As always, all words and opinions expressed in this post are honest and my own. With the pool completely finished and opened, landscaping underway, a new fence, and...
View Articledining room inspiration & plans
While the walls of our dining room are still only primed, I’ve been giving it a lot of thought lately and would like to start making some progress on it over the next few weeks. It would be very nice...
View Articledining room curtain options
Last week, I shared inspiration and some plans for our dining room. You can find that post HERE. In this post, I wanted to share the fabrics and colors I considered for the curtains and which one I...
View ArticleLandscape Mural Design & Colors
I’m getting things lined up to start “dining room mural take two.” I painted the mural in my last dining room with very little planning. I just had an idea in my head and used MMS Milk Paint and some...
View Articletwo antique watercolor boxes
We’re going back to April when I first took these pictures and started this post-draft. You see, my birthday is in April and, even though I just turned 46, I still celebrate my birthday like I did as...
View Articlea rug, the first dried hydrangeas, & a cloche
Do you remember the jute rug in the kitchen eating area with the scalloped edge? I loved the detail around the border, but I have some sad news. After about a year in a heavy traffic path, the...
View Articlea bench, a fountain, and garden lights
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. Do you remember some of the lighting fixtures I’ve gotten from Lamps Plus for our...
View Articlepainting the dining room ceiling
Well, I finally did it. I’ve been dragging my feet for over a year, but I painted the dining room ceiling. I have been hung up on working on this room just because I knew the ceiling had to be done...
View Articleadding doors back on a hutch | dining room makeover
The dining room makeover has been at a standstill since I painted the ceiling last weekend because I have been in bed sick for several days. I am up and about now but still moving slowly and not...
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