How to Hack a Modern Euro-style Lamp Shade for an Antique Lamp
There once was a hideous lampshade on a beautiful, classic lamp. This was a DIY project from my first apartment my freshman year of college. I’ve come a long way!…
There once was a hideous lampshade on a beautiful, classic lamp. This was a DIY project from my first apartment my freshman year of college. I’ve come a long way!…
At last, time to begin tackling the dining room! First, there are a few things to ignore: a) the light fixture slated for replacement in the near yet unscheduled future…
If this looks familiar to you, you may have tried to label a ballet slipper with a Sharpie: That’s the kind of thing that makes me twitch with annoyance.…
Need a little inspiration? How about this incredible staircase makeover! This staircase is the main feature of the entryway to a friend’s beautiful home. Cosmetically, the home had a lot…
If you’ve followed the blog long enough, you may remember that our home’s hall closes was incorporated into the kitchen by the previous owner. It was a good call. I’d…
Last week I was on a mission to get our new family photos up on the walls. One wall is in our dining room with an oversized mirror in a…
I tend to WAY overthink window treatments. It’s probably that the affordable boxed options are so limited. They are nearly all 84″ long and unlined or lightly lined. That’s not…
I had this question recently and thought it was a great one. One of my favorite pieces of furniture is an antique buffet/bar cabinet that we painted white. At some…
We are getting ready to take our annual trip to the pumpkin patch! It’s such a great opportunity to capture kids being kids. Really, any fun activity is a great…
To wrap up a week full of outdoor posts, here’s another outdoor post! We can finally taste the end of the backyard project. To recap, we started with this cute…
We’ve been super-busy outside and I finally have some photos to show! One of the first items we tackled was this very large-and-in-charge Yellow Bell bush that had gotten a…
Now my study is really starting to look like a multi-purpose office/hobby room/mom-cave with the addition of some new “art”. The guitars are now safely up and out of the…
FINALLY, 3 months after having the entire house painted, curtains have been selected for a room. I started where we spend the most time and where I missed the curtains…
I wanted a little something to pretty up the far corner of the kitchen that we affectionately call “the command center” since it houses our junk drawer and has been…
Lets face it, I was super spoiled at our old house when our master bathroom addition provided a prime opportunity for a dream closet: Then we moved. I had to…