How To Dye Fabric Chair Slipcovers
Remember how we envisioned modern and cheerful green leather parsons chairs around a chunky wood table from pretty much the moment we moved…
Second House Ideas and Projects
Here's how we updated and transformed our second house with DIY projects and a lot of sweat equity! Check out all of the before and after pictures and project tutorials so you can whip up your own room makeovers.
Aren’t Mother-In-Laws The Best?
When the studio’s mom was here a couple of weekends ago for the kid’s birthday party she clocked more than her fair share of hours helping …
The Perfect Light Gray Paint Color: Moonshine By Benjamin Moore
It was January when we painted three test swatches of gray on our dining room walls. It took us just days to pick the color but apparently …
How To Use Acrylic Medium To Glue A Large Print To A Canvas
Woo to the hoo. Our bedroom horse art arrived, so we’re back to share the whole how-to-affix-them-to-canvas adventure. The title might have…
Outdoor Updates & A Tour
Ok, so lots of people (me included) found this original exterior tour of our yard a bit hard to follow. Our first house was nice and simple…
How To Sew A Table Runner
I’m not a runner, but I can make one. I used to run track and cross country in middle school and high school. I actually ran a 5:09 mile on…
My Little Ponies
First, let’s appreciate how fun My Little Ponies really were. I think I had around 6 as a child. And it was magical. But in house-news-that…
How To Make A Geometric Painting On A Canvas
What is it about painting that makes me feel all frenchified and beret-worthy? Anyway, I finally got around to painting one of the giant (a…
How To Build A Fence
As several of you noticed in Monday’s party recap, our patio area boasted another feature on Saturday (beyond more balloons and little kids…
Adding Some Linen Slipcovers
Remember back when we got our conference room slash hotel-ish parsons chairs on Craiglist for $25 a pop? We always envisioned cheerful appl…
Hosting A House Party For Our Daughter’s First Birthday
Oh man did we party like it was 1999. the kid’s big birthday bash was so much fun, and even the weather miraculously cleared up for us (whi…
Listy McListerson (Updated)
We thought it was high time we updated our to-do list (which you first saw here) now that we’ve lived here five months and crossed off a fe…