Scantily Clad Is Better Than Nekkid: A Wall Update
Last week, I wrote about our bare walls. I called them “nekkid,” which perhaps is a bit harsh, but the truth’s the truth, right? Well, we are trying to help our poor walls be a little more, um, lady...
View ArticleRoadside Sofa
Remember when I wrote about our FLOR update (here and here) and mentioned that our after picture wasn’t quite accurate because we have replaced the couch? Do you also remember when I said I’d post...
View ArticleLaundry Scrub
Anybody else a huge TLC fan back in the day? In so many ways, not the least of which is the whole washing machine scrubs our clothes thing, the laundry room is a scrub. For one, it is pretty much a...
View ArticleThresholdin’ It Up
We’ve recently made some small-to-large improvements in our house’s flooring by putting down FLOR carpet squares and then pulling up old carpet in another room. After we made these changes, we were...
View ArticleCheating, Still Married
Ed once gave me two rules about home decorating:No bowls of balls, such as this one here.No throw pillows on the bed.Both require extra work (i.e., dusting in the case of balls, placing/removing from...
View ArticleDoor Knobs and Broomsticks (Sans Broomsticks)
A while back, Kristen picked up some little ceramic closet doorknobs to replace the plain door knobs we have on some of our closets. (These are non-magical knobs by the way, unlike those in Bedknobs...
View ArticleFlea Market Vanity and the Rest
Now that we’ve shown you the play by play on the important stuff, we can show you the fun (and easy!) details that really bring the room together.But before I get to that, let’s revisit the original...
View ArticleClassic Yuletide
The holiday season is one of our favorite times of the year. We get to have lots of friends and family around, cook delicious goodies, and take a few extra days off work. We also enjoy pulling out the...
View ArticleAnd up in the nursery an absurd little bird…
…is popping out to say… Oh wait, we’re not there quite yet. First, a quick back history. For my birthday a few months ago, Ed’s parents gave me a gift certificate to Crate and Barrel (cue choir singing...
View ArticleThe Endearing: My favorite part of our house
Sometimes it seems as though we always talk about the improvements we’re making to our house without thinking much about the parts that we actually like as they are. I’m sure many people are the same...
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