A Round Mirror Over Our Desk
Just can’t get enough of them these days. I think it’s because of all the rectangles and squares that abound (from windows, doors, and beam…
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.
Hiding Damaged Tile With Trim
Sometimes I go crazy and I demo stuff without really thinking too hard about what I’ll do after the demo dust clears. See, for some reason …
Buying A Groovy Green Shag Rug
Yes, it’s yet another rambling rug post. What can I say- our old hardwood floors give us splinters (remember this episode when I got one in…
Spring Flowers Are Blooming
Spring is in the process of sprung-ing here in Richmond and we’re boiling over with excitement. Warm weather? Yes please. Green trees? Brin…
Making Five Dollar Art With Colored Paper
Remember that grid of eight Ribba frames above our sectional (that we got right the second time around)? Well, we figured out some in-the-m…
A Large Jute Rug For The Bedroom
We’re doing a little bit of happy dance boogieing on our new rug, hence this post’s title. Yes, it’s like High School Musical over here, lo…
A Larger Bedroom Rug
Short story: we bought a bedroom rug! Now for the long story. Because we’re nothing if not wordy and over explain-y. We’ve known that our g…
How To Hang A Grid Of Picture Frames
2, 4, 6, 8, Who Do We Appreciate? Planning! And why do we appreciate it? Because we get burned when we don’t do it. At least we did on the …
How To Remove A Fan And Hang A Light
Happy New Year!!! (that sentiment will make sense in a little while – hold tight) The time had come to bid adieu to the fan in our bedroom …
Covering Drywall Cracks With A Ceiling Medallion
Whitney Houston once famously said “crack is whack.” I don’t think she had the ceiling of the kid’s room in mind when she said it, but hope…
Using Side Tables As Night Stands
Okay, make that two night stands. Though technically they’re just the living room side tables… … that were displaced by the arrival of Karl…
The Guest Bath: Meh, But Functional.
How’s that for a title? Haha. We’re about 20% there with this room, but we’re sharing these pics in the name of the work-in-progress realit…