I have a love-hate relationship with the color white. Is it even a color? For so long, I thought of it as THE ABSENCE OF COLOR, and a complete lack of personality when it comes to design. However lately, I've been finding an appreciation for white and the way it can really ground a room and give it crisp clean lines. And in fact, the white parts of my house actually bring out the colored pieces, ... [ Read More ]
Dropping Like Flies
What's incredibly disgusting you ask? Well I'll tell you.athletes foot debreeding a wound under-eye circles dead flies And I'm here today to talk about the latter of the four. It is past the middle of November, and no matter how often I sweep my floors, the next day they look like this:Really? GROSS.And we don't discriminate either. We've got flies, Japanese beetles, Boxelder bugs, and ... [ Read More ]
Sarah’s Backsplash
I know, I know... it's Monday. But be of good cheer! We've got a backsplash to share! And we're really excited about this one!Sarah's been wanting a backsplash in her kitchen for quite some time, but with the business of life and having other projects taking priority, the backsplash has been sitting dormant and on the back burner. Or, I guess I should say: 'on the wall behind the back ... [ Read More ]
Second Chance
Mi Madre, being one of our biggest fans, picks up little finds that she comes across in her extensive garage saling journeys. She's a pro, and can sniff out a deal from a mile away. And she likes to keep our garage stocked with what you would call: PURE GARBAGE. And this gem was no exception.Rescued from certain death, my momma snatched this chair up from someone's front yard, as it awaited the ... [ Read More ]
Help!
Being new to the gardening scene this past summer, I've had to ask a lot of questions about what to do, and when to do it. And we definitely had some success! Thanks for all your advice!Note: because we planted our tomatoes from seeds, they were a little behind, and some didn't get an opportunity to ripen before things got chilly. I hope this explains the creepy shrivelled yellowish-brown look ... [ Read More ]
Get it together, girlfriend
Me and my sweetie pie have been watching Hoarders lately, and holy buckets... Some people can live in the most disgusting conditions! The benefit of this show is to help you appreciate how tidy your partner is, and it's been nudging me into a life of freakish organization. Speaking of which, have any of you ever been to The Container Store? It's an organizational freak's paradise.So the other day, ... [ Read More ]
Things are getting heated…
This weekend, we didn't schedule any backsplashes in the interest of insulating and drywalling the garage. Rumor has it, this is the last nice weekend before Iowa's typical subzero snowy mess sets in, so there's no time to waste!Having finished the walls in the evenings last week, the ceiling was all that remained... the hardest part!Brother Tim came down for the day to lend a hand and help things ... [ Read More ]
It’s shiny… It’s red
Way back in July, you may remember this coffee table/end table set that we brought back from the dead, and our new friend DeVon was the lucky recipient of these pieces. After acquiring said furniture, several months passed, and she somehow fell upon our blog and saw that we do lots of different furniture!! She emailed us, and attached this photo (and a cry for help):She knew she wanted it to be ... [ Read More ]
I’m dying to know.
Let's discuss a phenomenon I've been noticing in our society. I just don't understand the point of setting your clock 5 minutes fast to 'trick' yourself into being on time. Really? Does it help you to leave your house any sooner? Don't you know which clocks in your house are accurate and which ones are fast, and therefore plan your time accordingly? Consequently still making you just as late as ... [ Read More ]
Best Lunch Break
Although I love thrifting, most of the time I leave the store empty handed. I've learned the importance of only buying things that I absolutely love... and it has to be dirt cheap. And if it lacks one of these important factors, and I'm still thinking about it days later, I just might go back and get it! But that wasn't the story here!On my lunch break, I had an hour of time to waste (it's ... [ Read More ]
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