Wendy’s Dilemma: Ideas Anyone?
We’re not sure how many of you are knee deep in a turkey somewhere (wait, that sounds terrible) but there’s nothing we like more than a gro…
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
Painting The Ceiling A Little Darker (And Glossier)
We’re doing Children’s Hospital stuff today, but a bunch of you noticed a foyer ceiling update in the background of yesterday’s post, so we…
Painting Dark Trim & Paneling In The Kitchen
Remember when the kitchen looked like this back when we first laid eyes on our house? Whelp, now it looks like this… It’s crazy how differe…
So Many Holiday Projects
Heads up: this post might be a bit of a smorgasbord. I think it’s because life has been feeling kinda smorgasbordy lately (in a good way) a…
How To Make A Clock
This week I was actually inspired by a request from the kid, which came by way of John’s mom. She was laughing as she told me that she over…
Using Hot Water To Remove Wallpaper
The wallpaper in our dining room is gone. Phew! Hooray! Ahh, fresh ready-to-paint walls, you make my heart sing. (And seemingly endless blu…
Listy McListerface: Updated
So sorry to everyone who requested an update on this sooner! We first shared our new house to-do list back in May and later updated it at t…
Fab Freebie: It’s A Little Bit Bunny
Virginia-raised Bunny Williams has made quite a name for herself in the interior designer world thanks to years of designing some pretty am…
How To Seal Stenciled Plywood Floors
It has been nearly a month since we talked about stenciling the floor in our sink nook (we’re all over the place lately – the kid’s room, o…
How To Pick An Outdoor Light
Our exterior light situation is a little ho-hum, as evidenced by this tiny fixture outside the back door on our garage (don’t mind the grim…
How To Paint A House Portrait
This week’s craft project has me skeered, I’m not going to lie. For the past month and a half I’ve had fun doing a simple and quick crafty …
Landscaping The Front Yard
Somehow we always find ourselves rushing to accomplish something each autumn. One year it was trying to sell our first house before the lea…