A Girls Weekend In Sedona, Arizona
My best friend and I live in different parts of the country (we’ve been best friends for 24 years, and have only spent about 1/3 of them in…
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
How To Dye Clothes
Dyeing your clothes can sound difficult, messy, and downright scary. But guess what? It’s none of those things! After all, I’m the girl who…
How We Manage Renovation Stress: 5 Tips
Big renovations are exciting and fun, but it’s no secret that they can also be really stressful – especially when it’s one of those expensi…
The Easiest Homemade Window Cleaner
We started using a homemade window cleaner last year and immediately regretted not switching sooner. Not only is it cheaper than storebough…
100 Classic Girl Names
It’s safe to say that we love traditional baby names (aka classic names or old-fashioned names). We named both of our kids after our grandp…
How To Clean A Stainless Steel Sink
This simple method for cleaning a stainless steel sink is quite literally my favorite household cleaning task. I am not exaggerating. It is…
Refinishing Hardwood Floors 101
We’ve refinished hardwood floors in 5 of the 6 homes we’ve owned. That doesn’t make us professional floor refinishers, but as homeowners an…
Every 2025 Color of the Year – All in One Place!
We love predicting Color of the Year selections each year, so we thought we’d start a post to keep track of each selection as they come out…
Every Color of the Year 2024 – All In One Place!
Guessing the Color of the Year is one of our favorite pastimes. We did it for years on our podcast and now we keep up the tradition on Inst…
A Summer Trip To South Dakota
I’ll be the first to admit that South Dakota wasn’t high on my vacation bucket list. But I ended up there this summer on a dad-and-daughter…
100 Classic Boy Names
A friend of mine is pregnant and it’s reminding me how exciting it was to name our own kids. We love traditional names (aka: old-fashioned …
Best Air Purifying Plants
We love any excuse to buy more plants, and you may have heard they can improve your home’s indoor air quality. But before you blow your pay…