Now here's something I honestly thought would never happen. I got an overhead light fixture installed in my living room! It's been on my living room to-do list, but I ... Read more >>>
Indoor Projects
Dining Room To-Do List, April 2016
Well over a year ago I compiled a list of things I'd like to complete in our living room. A lot has been completed on the list like adding window trim, rearranging a few pieces of ... Read more >>>
Re(a)d All Over
As promised, I'm back with the details on painting the lattice background from my bookshelf makeover. My instinct was to do a solid color, again, but then I thought I'd add ... Read more >>>
Bookshelfie Makeover
Today is my baby girl's half-birthday! While not a big milestone for adults or even older children, it really feels like a giant stepping stone during her first year of ... Read more >>>
DIY End Table with Shoe Rack
Free Plans for DIY Shoe Rack Table I've mentioned before my desire to be a shoe-free home. And now that Mary Helen is getting closer to crawling every day, it's even more ... Read more >>>
Great White Whale
And by whale, I mean wall(s) because Brandon and I painted our living room! When I painted the accent wall in the living room, it was always my intention to paint the remaining 3 ... Read more >>>
Grouted in Place
That's right, the fireplace hearth has been grouted. And it looks even better than before. If I do say so myself. :) I wanted to keep the overall feel of the hearth very ... Read more >>>
My Achy Breaky Hearth
At the end of my last post about adding molding to my fireplace, I teased the re-tiling of my fireplace hearth. It took a while thanks to a few starts and stops, but I finally got ... Read more >>>
Fireplace Molding Update
About the same time I was helping Sheena build her fireplace mantel for my February episode, I was also working on updating my mantel and fireplace area. I can't remember if it ... Read more >>>