It took me ALL day to hang curtains in the dining room.  All day long yesterday.  Of course, Greta needed attention and some outside time and we had to run a couple errands, but I was thinking it was gonna …

While I am here wrestling with a power drill that is seriously lacking power (I don’t think I am supposed to have to use a regular screwdriver once I hit a stud because my drill stops working), I am serving …

Did Greta’s room need new curtains?  Yes.  Only because we had other plans for those white curtains that we snagged for 50% off a while back at Ikea.  So, to replace them, I had plans to make my own curtains …

 Chris and I had a few different ideas of how we wanted to spend our long weekend.  I saw us painting the kitchen cabinets and he saw us just chillin’ and barbecuing.  So we compromised.  I tackled a large painting …

Remember all that canvas Chris got me for Mother’s Day? And now think about that big blank wall in our Dining Room we left white. It’s about to get a splash of color.  

We do more than work on our home.  Ha!  Tons more. And although it may seem like our life is revolved around fixing up our house–it really is just a hobby.  I try to do one project a day and …

In the dining room (I didn’t even drag you along in suspense).  For now, at least.  And wow, what a difference!  And in case you can’t remember how this room used to look, here’s where we started: Then we painted …

This Giveaway is Now Closed.  Congrats to ArtsyNina for taking home the area rug gold! A good quality area rug can transform a room–and we have a lot of rooms to transform in this house.  So, when RugsUSA offered up …

Something this blog is not–instant before and afters.  I like to take you a long for the complete ride.  Although the “after” pictures are definitely the most exciting, there’s too much work that happens along the way and too many …

Whew, where has the time gone, huh? I’ve been awol from the blogging world for the past, mmmm, 4 months. You’ll have to forgive me because we have made some pretty rockin’ meals in that time, none of which have …