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Our Nursery (finally)
Last year, I posted about how I was going to decorate the nursery, but i never got around to posting the finished room. The room is...
Jul 26, 20172 min read


Guest Room Revisited
The first step to our nursery renovation was moving the guest room. We’re keeping most of the guest room furniture in the nursery (the...
Jul 19, 20161 min read


Nursery Decoration Time
I have a confession to make. Way before we were even trying to get pregnant, I started buying things for our future nursery. I knew I...
Jun 6, 20163 min read


Wardrobe Challenge
I have a huge closet of clothes that I never wear. I’ve also filled at least two other closets with clothes in my house that are either...
Sep 1, 20151 min read


Putting the Hard-Earned Medals on Display!
After running in three 5Ks, a 10K, two 15Ks, and two half marathons, it was time to make a display for all of our race paraphernalia. I...
Jul 13, 20151 min read


Sep 2, 20140 min read


Laundry Room Renovation: Almost There!
What’s left to do? Replace the ugly light fixture with the chandelier from my bathroom. In the first image on this page, you can see the...
Apr 9, 20131 min read


Rewired Vintage Rainbow Lamp
I finally got around to rewiring a vintage lamp I bought from etsy. I love the white rainbow. I was tired of the brass lamp kits...
Feb 13, 20131 min read


Outdoor Kitchen Inspiration
Years ago, before we moved into our home, my mama gave me a stack of her old magazines. I dutifully went through the magazines and...
Apr 11, 20121 min read


Laundry Room Renovation: Before
If we ever have a tornado, our laundry room might be the best place to go. It’s right in the middle of the house, there are no windows,...
Mar 14, 20121 min read


Painting (Gilding) Ugly Furniture
When I realized that Rob and I needed a sideboard/credenza for our dining room to hold serving pieces and extra dishes, I began looking...
Oct 12, 20111 min read


My Grandmother’s Cake Carrier
For my first five years of elementary school, I went to school about two miles from my grandparent’s home at the same school where my...
Aug 31, 20112 min read


My Sour Cream Glasses
Martha Stewart is ruining eBay for me. Every weekend, I take a moment to relax and execute two searches: 1) Sour Cream Glass and 2) Sour...
Aug 25, 20111 min read


New Rug in the Bathroom via New iPhone
I’m taking this opportunity to try out some new technology. Yesterday, I finally relented and upgraded my 16gb white iPhone 3G to the...
Jun 13, 20112 min read


Changing the Curtains for Spring
Our front door has a big decorative glass window in it. To give us the feeling of privacy in the evening, we hung a curtain on the door....
Apr 25, 20111 min read


Mouthwash 2 (Revolution in Mouthwash Dispensing)
Yesterday’s news of the upcoming iPad 2 release may have overshadowed an equally important announcement — the development of Mouthwash 2....
Mar 3, 20112 min read


Saturday Thrifted Finds: 11/20
This past Saturday morning thrift shopping took me to Calabash, Ocean Isle, and Shallotte, North Carolina. I found some cute things,...
Nov 22, 20101 min read


Refinishing the Bathroom Vanity Top: Part 2
I realized that I hadn’t yet posted pictures of the completed vanity top in the master bathroom, so here goes! Though the solution isn’t...
Nov 17, 20101 min read


New House Numbers
As part of our labor day weekend bonanza of projects, Rob and I finally completed our house number plaque. Yay! After purchasing the...
Sep 10, 20101 min read


Refinishing the Bathroom Vanity Top: Part 1
When we bought our house, the master bathroom was decorated in not-so-lovely shades of brown. While we haven’t wanted to splurge on...
Sep 8, 20102 min read
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