Checking Out Our Pashmina Granite At The Stoneyard
Our new and improved granite slabs moseyed into town this week and, unlike our last visit to the stoneyard, it was definitely love at first…
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
Painting A Textured Ceiling
The sheer equation of gravity + paint = nightmare. But add abnormally absorbent ceiling tiles that are bumpy and uneven to the mix. Sounds …
Ripping Old Carpet Off The Stairs
We’d love to claim these before and afters as our own, but most of you know that our house is a one story ranch by now. Bummer. Anyway, thi…
Why You Should Pick Granite Counters From A Slab, Not A Sample
The excitement began yesterday when we visited the stone yard to check out our granite slabs. And ended when we laid eyes on the giant hunk…
How To Warm Up A Living Room That’s Feeling Stark
While the majority of America seems to love hoarding and clutter, John and I are lone mice. Or whatever the opposite of a pack rat would be…
How To Add A Lamp Shade To A Ceiling Fan
We updated our ceiling fan with a simple lamp shade that we attached in the place of the glass bulb cover. The result is a lot more current…
Kitchen, You Are Missed
This not having a functioning kitchen thing is getting old. It may sound strange, but we were too lazy to go out to eat tonight. Instead, w…
Blast From The Past: Part 3
We’ve returned from our Christmas in West Virginia just in time to grace you with the third and final part of our “Places We Used to Live” …
Blast From The Past: Part 2
Is it painfully obvious that we’re trying to keep everyone entertained while holiday celebrations are distracting us from working on the ho…
Blast From The Past: Part 1
First things first – Merry Christmas everyone! We’re busy enjoying some quality family time, so here’s a pre-prepared post for everyone to …
Spreading Holiday Cheer
As mentioned in our “acceptance speech,” we planned to give a portion of our prize money from RemodelingMySpace.com’s contest to a local ho…
A Brown Area Rug From JC Penney
I am rarely excited by anything from JC Penney, but we just got the most amazing area rug for the living room. It has this great pattern (t…