I had the rods up for a few weeks as inspiration to finish the curtains. It definitely helped. I cursed myself a few dozen times while sewing these curtains – why didn’t I just buy curtains?! It was such a pain. I mean, A PAIN. Am I happy with the results? Definitely. Will I probably […]
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Collage Wall (Musical Chair Style)
After we moved in and un-packed, I had piles of frames that needed to find a place on a wall or go bye-bye. So I made my best effort to pick different walls for the different groupings of pictures. Unfortunately, I did not get it right on the first go around … but putting it […]
Patch and Paint Nail Holes
So, I put up a collage wall, and then hated where it was, so I moved it to a different wall. Also, we replaced the old curtain rods and moved the brackets. All of that meant a lot of nail holes to patch up on the walls of the living room. This was actually a […]
Let Containers Blend In
Sometimes I am asked how to choose the right container for something. And while I love a beautifully crafted box or basket as much as any container-loving person does, I often choose functional containers that blend in to their surroundings. Let Containers Blend In Containers that blend in do not cause a lot of distraction […]
Living Room Evolution
I’m a big fan of change. Keeps things fresh. I especially love changes to my house. Last fall my Living Room went through an Evolution. I would’ve done a photo shoot to document the changes, but I thought you’d enjoy a sprinkling of candid family pictures. Here is a very real look at the changes my Living […]
Renovation: Wall Repair, Wood Floor Progress, and Tile Goes Down (Phase 2)
You can tell from the photos that some of these renovations were happening simultaneously with Phase 1 – I loved that everything was happening so fast! Phase 2 involves Repairing Walls, Progress on the Wood Floor, and Tile! This was at the start of ripping up the wood floor – take a look at that water-ruined […]
Renovation: Materials Chosen and Painting Started (Phase 1)
Remember my Water Lalapalooza 2016 post? If you didn’t see that, I’ll summarize by saying that we had some water damage thanks to a missing washer on the hose of our washing machine. We took the list of repairs paid for by our home insurance and used the chance to add some upgrades. These were things on my […]
New House BEFORE Pictures (Finally!)
We moved furniture into this house on Labor Day weekend. In celebration of a month living in our new house in Texas, I thought I’d share the pictures I took the day before the furniture arrived. I call these the “before” pictures. Of all the homes I looked at, I chose this house, so obviously […]
Tour My Living Room
We spend a lot of time in the Living Room. My goal for the space is to give my family a comfortable, cheerful, and peaceful place. I also want all of my guests to feel that when they come in too. Welcome! This yellow table is a raw IKEA piece that I finished last year […]
The Living Room {Home Tour}
My living room. It shows up in a lot of random posts on the blog, but I realize I’ve never actually shown you the entire room in one post. I’m remedying that right now and showing you the second most frequently used room in my house (it is a close second to the kitchen). A […]