Yesterday I was looking at Pinterest, and noticed that someone had pinned the very first buffet we overhauled, 2.5 years ago. With it being one of our very first furniture transformations, I was sooooo proud of this piece… and honestly I still am! BUT, I cringe when I look back at my furniture-photographing-skills. YIKES! There are so many things wrong with this photo. It’s no secret that I’m ... [ Read More ]
DIY: Towel Rack turned Curtain Rod!
FRIDAYYYYY! What a week it’s been. Between the girls’ nap-strike, the thin film of drywall-dust on my eyelashes, and the awkward web-cast that went terribly wrong when my computer died… I’m ready for some nothingness. Were you guys watching that? UGH. But before I fall into my coma, I wanted to share our little curtain rod idea for the wall at the top of our stairway. After FINALLY finishing ... [ Read More ]
Better Blogging Google+ Hangout Video Series (I got invited by the big-shots!)
YOU GUYS… Brooke (from All Things Thrifty) called me last night while I was doing the dishes. Cause, you know, we’re BFF’s. But seriously, she called because her and Becky (from Infarrantly Creative) and her brother Court (who is an SEO guru) wanted to offer for me the opportunity to be their “guest blogger” for a video series they’re doing on ‘Better BLOGGING’!!! This is super exciting, because ... [ Read More ]
IVF Anniversary
You might be surprised to learn that… as a blogger, it’s FAR easier to complete an entire DIY project and compose a blog post about it, than to write a heartfelt post about my personal life. Not because it’s hard for me to bear my soul… cause it’s not. I’m pretty darn open. It’s just hard to put words together to make a sentence that makes sense. Who can describe how much they love their family? ... [ Read More ]
Tutorial: DIY Painted Buffet w/ a Chevron Pattern
How do you like that for a title… so creative, I know. Sooo HI! I finally finished a piece of furniture to share. It’s been awhile, huh? Things have been slow-moving (understatement of the century) as we’ve been working away on Operation: WALL BE GONE, and chasing our two enthusiastic toddlers. It’s like they siphon my energy and add it to their already extensive supply. We bought a buffet from ... [ Read More ]
A New Tradition… Christmas Tree ‘Shopping’
How many of you have been around here long enough to remember this post about me whining about having an artificial Christmas tree? I’ll have you know, we took the plunge… Before you judge us for decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, know that we just went tree ‘shopping’ and chose our tree, without cutting it down YET. Think of it as Layaway. We went to Poweshiek Pines, and they had ... [ Read More ]
Tutorial: Installing a Light Fixture
Hey hey, Nick here, coming at you from a technical side. Lets talk electricity… more specifically wiring a light fixture! We often get comments from readers discouraged to take the leap in the DIY world because of their lack of experience. Well let me tell you folks we don’t have it all figured out! As a matter of fact, most DIY’ers don’t. When we run into a problem, we Google it or read a book ... [ Read More ]
The Rebirth of an Ancient Chandy
There was a time, not long ago, when we lived in an enchanted world of elegant palaces and grand parties. NAME THAT MOVIE! Sorry, let me try that again… there was a time when I stenciled the wall at the top of the stairs and mentioned briefly in passing that I planned eventually to slap some curtains on the window and slap a chandy on the ceiling. CHECK AND CHECK!! (I just high-fived myself) So ... [ Read More ]
Dress-Up
My whole life, I always pictured myself to be a ‘Momma of BOYS’ type of gal. Growing up with five brothers and one sister (who was 10 years younger), you were more likely to find me building a fort, or burying stuffed animals in the back yard than playing with My Little Ponies or Barbie. So when I found out we were having TWO GIRLS, I was a maybe little terrified. How will I play with them? How ... [ Read More ]
Progress Update: Operation Wall-Be-GONE!
It’s been awhile since our last wall-removing update. It’s been slow-moving, especially with our weekend trip to Wisconsin and our weekend trip to Missouri. But Nick continues to plug away. Here’s where we left you last time. The duct work was completed, and the pillar and arches had been framed in. Nick had a genius idea to install little can lights in the arches. I can’t take ANY credit for ... [ Read More ]
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