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 …
A large part of this family room renovation is the wall of built-in bookcases that will flank either side of the sliding glass doors that lead out to the back patio. It’s our solution to our home’s pesky foundation that …
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 …
The first pillow cover that we’re working into our family room arrived over the weekend. It’s gorgeous. It’s thick and soft and well constructed. I mentioned I wanted to introduce chocolate as an accent color when I talked about our …
Or, “How to move your ceiling vents”….orrrr, “Make way for crown molding!” There aren’t a ton of online tutorials about moving your ceiling vents to a different location (I couldn’t find any–which made this project even more nerve-wrecking), but that’s …
Our blog was nominated for a Homie award for best DIY blog! So honored. With so many inspiring blogs nominated in our category, we don’t expect to win–but if you are a reader, we’d love your vote of support as …
Guess what is happening this afternoon. I’m gonna try to contain my excitement during the process. I don’t want to be a total weirdy and watch and stare the whole time–but playing it cool has never been my strong suit. …
