Christmas cards were only an idea this year. Wait, Valentine’s cards were only an idea this year as well!!!!! People keep asking me how things are going in our renovation, and I keep thinking about posts to write! Since Christmas (and Valentine’s) has come and gone, I can at least start posting on the…
My house was built in the 1970s. It’s a town home and there are a few thousand of them in my neighborhood which means they were all built very basic and plain. Fast forward 40 years and updates have become necessary. When we first moved in we painted the trim right away and changed hardware…
One day I was cleaning my powder room. After everything fell out of my medicine cabinet, I started to look around the room and decided something needed to be done. This little tiny powder room seems to need to fit a ton in it. Above the toilet was a little cabinet I was constantly trying…
Update: As part of relaunching this blog in 2016, I am attempting to update and edit several of my old posts. My photography skills have only slightly improved. Unfortunately, I can’t go back in time and re-take the pictures. Bear with me, I’m a constant work in progress! DIY Painted Dresser: Stripes A few weeks…
Update: As part of relaunching this blog in 2016, I am attempting to update and edit several of my old posts. My photography skills have only slightly improved. Unfortunately, I can’t go back in time and re-take the pictures. Bear with me, I’m a constant work in progress! DIY Distressed Dresser Every summer my family…
Once upon a time I worked full time in a marketing career. I lived by my planner and a little expanding file that carried everything else in life I needed to save money (coupons and gift cards), keep in touch with friends (addresses, note cards, stamps AND return address labels), be good at my job…
