Giveaway is now closed Congratulations to Lauren2028 who said, “I wish that trying to decorate my house was ‘so simple’….I can’t make up my mind for the life of me!” We’re not afraid to call in the pros when we are …

This weekend, curtains are on the agenda.  Originally I had pinned down classic white curtains with black trim (pictured below) for our family room, but I am second guessing the decision.  This week I have been whipping out mood boards …

9 months ago, while painting our staircase spindles and railings (ironic I was doing the same thing this weekend), I took a break and wrote a quick post about something I couldn’t stop thinking about: Adding a window in the …

You may remember our inspiration photo as far as art goes for the family room from our mood board: I originally found this photo here, but of course didn’t link the exact post and now I can’t find it again. …

When we revealed our new paint color for the family room, we were so happy that so many of you loved it as much as we did.  There was one issue that the paint color did bring up, that I …

Is it really the 7th already?  I admit, I was a bit late getting this month’s drawing done and to the printers, but here it is (!):   Why a cow butcher chart?  I specifically remember watching one episode of …

The ceiling fan had to go.  Not because we’re not fan fans.  Because we are.  But I can’t remember one time when we actually used it.  The chains were stuck for awhile so initially we couldn’t use the light without …

You may (or may not) remember what our old carpet looked like in the family room.  It wasn’t very memorable.  Standard oatmeal color.  A much higher pile than we would have chosen for ourselves: The carpet made us uneasy.  When …

Last night, we painted the walls.  After demolition, framing out a wall, sheetrocking, and patching infinite holes in the ceiling and lots of other dirty jobs–we both agreed it felt great to do something pretty low key like painting walls. …

This isn’t one of those never-buy-this-product posts. It will also be pretty evident that this isn’t a “sponsored post.”  You know, those ones that have the disclaimer at the end where the blogger says that they were paid, but they …