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The first time I saw a live edge table, it was instant love.  I had. to. have one.  They are hard to find, and when I did, I nearly fainted…

Something is missing from the living room… Months after spending 3 days re-uplolstering and restoring an antique settee, it just wasn’t love.  It made for a difficult decision, but sometimes,…

Since I had quite a few questions on my painted hardware project (which turned out great), I thought I’d try it again on something we are looking to replace anyway so…

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…

25% Off Personalized Photo Christmas Ornaments I just got word from Tiny Prints that they are having a flash sale on their new Personalized Photo Christmas Ornaments today only.  If…

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…

Any other parents out there still adjusting to managing an entire family’s life schedule instead of just your own?  Yep, we’ve got that. It drives Jason crazy when ideas/plans/schedules reside…

Source List: Mini Kreg Jig or Regular Kreg Jig | 1″ x 2″ Lumber While fixing up some old furniture including the dresser for my little one’s room and an armoire…

I love antique furniture, craigslist finds, thrift store treasures… especially at a huge bargain. Often, the bargain comes at the price of a bit of time to transform a piece…

This is the kind of thing that makes me crazy.  It’s super difficult to keep organized and tidy because you have to take most of the drawer out to do…

With the holidays coming up (along with a big pile of birthdays for our family), I thought I’d share how we stay organized so we can quickly answer “What does…

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…

Wow, it’s October already?  How time flies when you’re not a kid… Since it’s now definitely October, we’re busy planning festive activities like our annual visit to the pumpkin patch…

Way back at some point in our pre-parenthood lives (2008, maybe?), we bought a patio umbrella that lacked a little pizzaz.  Our patio table was one of our favorite relaxation…

If you read my post about how I brought one of my great-grandmother’s cookbooks into the 21st century for the entire family to enjoy, you know that they are my…