Did you know that the grey part around the yolk means that you’ve overcooked your hardboiled eggs? Did you also know that it’s visual evidence chemical reaction that actually…
aria
aria
Compulsive crafter, connoisseur of shiny things, author, real estate Broker, designer, and mom. My mind is always spinning with ideas on how to create beautiful, functional spaces and things. Jane of all trades, master of many. After designing my first home at 20 and becoming a general contractor at 23, I've since created complete custom home spaces as well as couture gowns, crystal-adorned shoes, and more. I don't take no for an answer because there is always a way.
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The Austin Aquarium opens This November & Annual Passes are 50% off
by aria July 2, 2013It’s that time of year in Texas where walking through a cool building surrounded by water feels like heaven! In case you haven’t heard, Austin it getting it’s very…
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We’ve never had a formal living room so we don’t have furniture for our new one, which is a good problem. We plan to put a few places to sit,…
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You first saw my Christian Louboutin Miminettes when I added red Vibram red soles here. What you didn’t see a lot of was the damage on the heels & one of…
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We went with a simple way to add some seriously girly drama to Cora’s room with a purple chandelier! Our little big(ger) girl has declared herself a princess and is…
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If you know me, you know I’m a little nuts about my shoes. And great deals. Especially great deals on great shoes. I couldn’t pass on this pair of second…
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Who doesn’t love an adorable Pottery Barn Anywhere Chair? Who actually wants to spring for one? That’s what started me on this project, but really, I wasn’t crazy about the…
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The new house already had nice door knobs, but they were an oil-rubbed bronze finish that hadn’t worn well. While doors that hadn’t had much use still had perfect…
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This is another oldie but goodie. I love vintage furniture, especially when I’ve made it mine. I’m not one to immediately paint a piece. I will only paint a…
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What’s a girl with plenty to do, to do? Paint her mixer! This is a project I had been wanting to do for some time. I got this mixer 8…
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It isn’t finished YET because we boo-booed and didn’t order enough tile, but MOST of our backsplash is in and we are loving it!
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Paint & counters are in! Don’t you love our new backsplash? Yeah, that’s semi-demo’ed wall. Please ignore. So it’s a big mess, but we’ve made a ton of progress!…
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UPDATE: More info & photos on our magnetic chalkboard wall here. We had a chalk wall in the one small hallway at our our house. It was magical. Hours of…
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The good news is, the few pieces of silver that I have are SUPER shiny. The bad news is, I accidentally made a bit of pipe bomb in the kitchen…
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We intended to have our house painted immediately after closing (before we moved in). It didn’t happen because picking paint colors without 24/7 access to the housewas just too difficult.…