It's time! And I'm so excited! I completely missed summer's edition of the Pinterest Challenge! So this time I was all in! I know Halloween has barely past, but I wanted to work on something festive and Christmasy. I think the house looks much better with Holiday decorations everywhere. It's so cheery! I decided I … Continue reading Pinterest Challenge : Holiday Placemats
Let’s Strip! – Part 1: Emily’s Garden Club Chairs
Last year I picked up 2 caned club chairs off of craig's list to hone my re-upholstery skills . I immediately fell in love with their barrel backs and caned arms. Turns out it was pretty fortunate that they had neutral fabric since they have managed to sit in our house for quite some time! … Continue reading Let’s Strip! – Part 1: Emily’s Garden Club Chairs
Europe by Night
Sorry for my absence, my husband and I took a belated honeymoon to Europe for 2 weeks. It was pretty wonderful! October was a pretty nice time to travel. Although I feel like there are more tourists than when I was there in 2005, I definitely think that October's crowds are far less than summer's, … Continue reading Europe by Night
Super Random Secret Trick
This is super random I know...and there is a very high probability that everyone knew about this before me, but I think it's great, and it's a huge help! Stretching shoes...did you know what you could stretch them in the freezer? One of my co-workers shared this with me last year, and since then every … Continue reading Super Random Secret Trick
Updated Bedroom Progress
It's been quite a while since I last spoke of our bedroom. And while it's not finished, there has been considerable progress. Quick flash back It's small! I'm not going to try to kid anyone...it's ridiculously small! The picture on the left is from the doorway facing the north wall. Directly to the left of … Continue reading Updated Bedroom Progress
What did I do before Pinterest?
I have a few stacks of home magazines around the house. One in the living room and a few more stacks hidden away. They range in age from 2 months to 2 years. Jesse has decided that I can't make comments about his piles around the house until I address the piles of magazines. (I'll … Continue reading What did I do before Pinterest?
Summer of the trifle
Is it alright to do a summer posting even though summer is basically over? I'm going to vote "yes" because this is definitely easily adaptable depending on the season or occasion! I was watching Giada on the food network sometime near the beginning of the summer and she was making a trifle. It looked very … Continue reading Summer of the trifle
The Great Coffee Table Switch-up
A few months ago, I happened upon this incredible coffee table at goodwill. I know, I know - probably saying to your self "what's so incredible?" I basically bought it for the base. I really like the modern coffee tables with the steel base and the floating top, and because I don't do any metal … Continue reading The Great Coffee Table Switch-up
A Growing Vegetable Garden
After building our new monster garden bed (at least I thought it was monster size until our vegetables started spilling over the edges) I couldn't wait to get my starts planted. I spent months with my little seeds all lined up under a grow light in the garage, and with the delay of summer they … Continue reading A Growing Vegetable Garden
Lopez Island getaway
With what little time we have left this summer we decided we needed to get in a camping trip and pairing it with an island getaway was the perfect combination! Friday evening after work we hurried home, threw the food and puppy in the car and made a made dash to the Anacortes ferry. We … Continue reading Lopez Island getaway
