When they made up the little rhyme “April showers bring May flowers”, I don’t think they meant SNOW showers. But, here we are, early April in the Northeast and it’s been snowing all day. Snow in April is like a ridiculously HOT day at the end of August. It was fun in June, but by …
The first thing you see when you walk in my front door is a staircase. I live in a colonial and that’s just the way it goes. You walk in and you get stairs. Currently they are just wood with some white paint on the risers. Since it’s the first thing you see when you …
I dont really like farmhouse style, ok? Let’s get that out of the way first. I mean, I’m a bright color person, aren’t I?? I have this wallpaper in my dining room. Does that say farmhouse in any way to you? But, here’s the thing. I keep finding myself drawn to pictures of rooms or …
Did you ever have a toddler? Or a teenager, for that matter? You know what their favorite word is? No. -Time for a bath, sweetie! – NO! -Eat your vegetables, darling daughter! – NO! -Pick your clothes up off the floor! – NO! (Ok, the teenager doesn’t usually explicitly say no, it’s usually an eye …
I love my morning bulletproof coffee. I like the ritual of pulling my mug out of the cabinet, turning on the Keurig, listening to it whir and heat up. I love the weekend when I can sit down on the couch and drink my morning coffee. Sometimes I stare out the window. Sometimes I stare …
I’m a selfish blogger. This list of Mother’s Day Gifts from Anthropologie is mostly just my own wish list. If my husband, children, mother, father, brother, sister-in-law, ANYONE is thinking about getting me something I really want for Mother’s Day, look how kind I am to have made it so easy for you with this …
Yes, we just had a blizzard. I don’t care, you can’t make me stop thinking about spring, WINTER! I’m DONE with you. I’m moving on. Sorry, ok, what I’m trying to say is, it’s time to start thinking about updating your wardrobe for Spring. I’ve scoured the pages of H&M for a capsule wardrobe that …
Learn an easy way to make art with resin, plus the lessons I learned so your first try goes smoothly.
About a million months ago (approximately) I wrote the Ultimate DIY Guide to Decorating A Room. Sadly that guide has one fatal flaw. It only works if you actually use it. I talked a lot about my “naked bulb (not) chic” family room in that post and well, the room has come along a little …
If you know me at all, you know that cleaning is not my favorite thing. In fact, it is very likely my least favorite thing of all of the things. Ever. I have to concoct all sorts of crazy ideas to get myself motivated to do it like Cleaning Karaoke or 15 Minute Interval Cleaning …