Buying A Teil Duncan Painting For Our Anniversary
As of Monday, John and I have been married for seven years. Or a hand and two fingers, as the kid likes to joke (“what’s seven?… A HAND AND…
Third House Ideas and Projects
Here are all of the updates, projects and makeovers that we did to our current house, complete with before & after photos and tutorials.
How To Convert A Lamp Into A Pendant Light
After over a year of living without one, another bedroom has been upgraded to have a ceiling light fixture – and this time it’s the kid’s r…
Beginning Our Laundry Room Renovation
There’s nothing like having a newborn to make you appreciate having a nice spot to do laundry. Ours functions just fine, but I’d say it sti…
Adding Overhead Lighting & Extra Outlets
Yes, that’s an electric slide reference. And I’d bet money that it’s cracking my mom up while my brother is rolling his eyes and vowing nev…
Hanging A Collection Of Frames All Over The Wall
Our master bedroom has moved leaps and bounds over the last few days in terms of not looking like a big empty room with a bed in it. And by…
Adding Outdoor Sconces To Our Back Porch
There’s something illuminating going on in our sunroom. And I’m not talking about the fireflies the kid is constantly trying to catch and b…
How Our Ardex Concrete Counters Are Holding Up
You guys have been curious about everything from how our concrete counters are wearing and how our refinished foyer grout is holding up to …
How To Add Pull Out Basket Drawers In The Kitchen
Remember how we had a trash compactor in our kitchen? Remember how we removed it waaaaay back in March? Well, we have officially filled the…
Picking The Best Egg Chair For The Back Porch
Since I’m Genetically One-Quarter Egg Chair… (John described me that way in this post, and it made me laugh because let’s face it, it’s tru…
House’s Original Owners
One of our favorite posts in our entire archive is this one about hearing from our first house’s original owners. It was so much fun to see…
Hacking A Thrift Store Coffee Table With Blue Stain
You know we love ourselves some furniture tweaking… But first, guess what arrived?! I’ll give you two hints: this and the photo below. Admi…
Organizing Our Home Office
As promised, we’re back with the details of how we organized the six new shelves and eight new drawers in our office, along with the drawer…