If I happen to mention my house is clean. This is the space I am referring to. My room might have a laundry pile as big as Mt. Everest and the kids rooms might be littered with toys, but if these rooms are clean...the house is clean. It is just how I roll. It is our living space, it is what company sees if they stop by, and it is what I see when I am hanging out in my home. Besides, I can just close the bedroom doors and voila. I have shared with you my home, but as we have changed and ...
My Spaces
Shelf Scaping 101
Okay, so you wont actually receive any college credit for this and I don't actually have any qualification to be teaching this class. Unless, of course, enthusiasm and constant fiddling count. I say they do. Often times when there is a shelf, mantle, table top, etc. that needs some love it gets tricky on how, exactly, to dress it up. I thought I would throw in my two cents. My first rule is to shop your house. When decorating a table top, wall, etc. I rarely go and buy something for the ...
Eleanor’s New and Improved Room
I finally got the stripes I always wanted. I wanted to paint these bad boys back when I was six months pregnant with Eleanor, but my husband thought I was CRUH-azy. I was and I still am. Craziness prevails. My favorite thing about Eleanor's room (which is true for much of our house) is that her room is almost completely DIY/handmade and if it was bought it was most likely altered in some way. All except those darn IKEA dressers. There are a few projects in her room I haven't shared yet, so I ...
Living With Our Credenza
The credenza we inherited (more on that here) is growing on me. At first I was so sure I needed to paint it, to change it. This might happen, but I am surprised what adding a few baskets and a lamp has done to the overall look. We still plan to change the hardware, but it turns out the hardware is an odd size and kind of hard to find. We are throwing around the idea of spray painting the existing hardware. This lamp is one my husband has loved for a long time. We have seen this ...
Attention to Detail: Keeping It Real
Sometimes it feels like we never finish anything. We might do 99% of a project, but that last 1% just sits and sits and sits. Our attention to detail is lacking, a bit. Here are just a few details that need to be attended to. Let me clarify, Eleanor's room does not look like this anymore. Since painting, it hasn't gone fully back together. Still have piles of things on the floor and stuff that needs be hung up. The saddest thing is, I ...