This morning I woke up to this comment on my last post: “What do you look for on Craigslist? How do you decide what will/won’t work in your house?” and decided that the answer warranted an entire blog post! This post ended up being over 1,300 words long, so I was right! I’m pretty sure
Tag: decor
One of my most popular instagrams is of my brand-spanking new chalkboard wall. And I’m kind of obsessed with it. I’ve wanted a chalkboard wall since … well since I got pinterest in early 2011. Maybe even earlier. But seriously, these little guys are so useful. Shopping lists. Meal planning. A clock. Motivational quotes. I’m
First of all, let me apologize… I’ve been remiss in posting this week. Blame this on the death cold that has taken over my body. It started last Thursday night with a seriously sore throat, was followed on Friday morning by a ear, throat and back ache, then turned into a brutal cold over the
No mini project today, friends (though I did finish the lasts coats of poly on three more colourful kitchen table chairs yesterday… sneak peak here). Instead, today I’m going to talk about our VERY RED bedroom and how we plan to “un-red the bed(room)”. I introduced you to the bedroom on our house tour, but
The first part of my inspiration to add a little sumthin’ to our entryway had nothing to do with the entryway at all. Instead, it had everything to do with a little slice of counter in our kitchen that would get covered with mail, sunglasses, wallets, keys, and other entryway type things. This was beacause,
Getting a couch. Stressful: always. Extra stressful if you don’t currently have a couch and have to rest your weary bum on the floor. You’ve already heard about our trials and tribulations with Karl the Sofabed. Our next step after that was to head to Ikea to see if we would have even liked Karl
I have a love/hate relationship with garage sales. I love happening upon garage sales with good deals and sweet stuff. I hate heading to garage sales with a particular item in mind. I love garage sales where people are just trying to clean out their homes, and price their goods accordingly. I hate garage sales
Hi everybody! My post today isn’t super wordy, but it is super exciting! It’s HOUSE TOUR TIME! Remember ya’ll… this is the before post. There is a lot of work to be done. I took these images this very morning, so you have a live idea of where I am living! It is clear that
Yesterday I learned a valuable lesson. When something is too good to be true on craigslist… Tell the seller you have a truck. Let me back up a moment. Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about my new project “The Craigslist Decorator“? Well despite not having even moved into our place yet,
I can’t stop thinking about this clock from etsy seller uncommon. It’s even on sale for $30.60 (about 10% off) in their shop right now. Unfortunately, the only place this clock would fit in right now is the bathroom and really, who needs a clock in the bathroom?
I have a new love in my life. It’s called pinterest. If you don’t have a pinterest account, I suggest you go get on the waiting list…right now (then come back!) send me an email and let me know, I can send you an invite! I first heard about pinterest about two weeks ago. I
It’s a testament to my attitude these days, when one of the very first posts on my new blog lists some recent sweet Etsy finds. I love Etsy. I spend much to much time “rummaging” around trying to find the gems that speak to me. Several weeks ago, I came across this print by January