Today is the first of April and the high for here is 32 degrees. At least some of our snow has been melting and we’ve even had some birds chirping around here. This little guy was so cute hopping around on my deck railing the other day, I wanted to keep him. This spring we […]
Archives for 2013
Chalkboard Subway Tile Backsplash & My Kitchen
Don’t you love when inspiration hits? It’s a drop everything, I need to do this now kind of thing for me so when I saw Carmel’s Chalkboard Brick Fireplace Makeover on Monday, I was hit hard with inspiration! Which reminded me of The Nester’s chalkboard fireplace that I have always loved. Then I did a quick […]
Spring Clean Your Calender with Cozi and a chance to win!
Doesn’t it feel great when you take something that is a constant nag, and tidy it up nice and neat? Like the kitchen drawer where the scissors are, the hall closet, or the crates by the back door that are supposed to organize the kids’ gear – when these things are all cleaned up and […]
Dining Room Curtains
The dining room is waiting for curtains. I’m waiting for curtains. I envision floral, something kind of vintage looking. The search has been on and I finally found something that I like at Target. Yesterday I tried the gray ones. Then I tried the cream ones. Here they are, together. Someone said they […]
Cheap & Free Wall Decor Ideas Roundup
In my work I always try to be budget minded when working with clients. So I thought I’d round up some great ways to create wall art and decor that are fairly cheap and in some cases, even free! I have so many ideas that this will definitely be a mutli-post series so look for […]
Random Thursday
Two posts in one week, crazy! Today I thought I’d just throw some random goodness in a post all together. Earlier this week we had a snowstorm, 11 inches total over 2 days. I had some fun taking photos and trying to use the camera in snow. Some are from Instagram, others from the […]
Chicken Nachos with Green Chili Cheese Sauce
So it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I have been busy getting my business up and running, staged a home, have done some consulting for 3 other homes and have a few more jobs on the books for the next few weeks. It’s exciting times around here and I am sorry for my absence. […]
The Laundry Room (again)
If you follow me on fb or instagram then you already know that I repainted the laundry room in January. In August last year I had enough of the beige turd look and I was just ready for a laundry room that was clean and pretty, you can see the original post here. I mean […]
BBQ Meatloaf
Today’s recipe is from my friend Jess, she has been the source of many of my favorite recipes. My hubby and I love this meatloaf while only 1 out of 4 kids eats it with sauce, the other 3 eat it plain. So I make them in individual muffin cups, some topped with sauce and […]
Anna’s Room Makeover
Last Friday after a great lunch date, my friend Heidi and I were hanging at my house chatting. She said she wanted to give her soon to be 8 year old daughter a bedroom makeover for her birthday. Her daughter had decided that the pink in her bedroom wasn’t working for her anymore and she […]