After painting our dining room table, chairs and hutch, I had the itch to paint our corner hutch as well. It was given to us by my parents (Surprise! A hand-me-down) and it was originally light oak. (Sorry about the poor before shot. You get the idea.) Well, I took your advice and finally painted […]
Simple sewing project – planner cover
I spent some time sewing last weekend, and this was actually the first thing I made. (Sidenote: My sewing machine rocks. I love using it.) I started out with this. My work planner. It’s truly ugly. I’ve had it for a few years and at some point, the name plate fell off. I tried to put a new […]
Got wood?
I believe in many things – including life, liberty, and the pursuit of original hardwood floors. They’ve got character, they’ve got depth, they’ve got history. This is a more-in-detail post about the floors, since you all seem to have a crush on original hardwood floors like we do. Our home was build sometime between 1910 […]
Project Alert! Homemade dog gate and re-done office chair
Now that we’re done working on the little house, we’ve been working on some smaller projects around our house. And, they don’t have to get done right away, which makes it so much more fun. We keep the dogs on the main floor of our house. It is good for many reasons – they don’t […]
Christmas in August
I’m pretty sure you are going to die when I say this, but I’m going to say it anyway. I’m thinking about Christmas. It’s a sickness. I love Christmas. But, usually it’s not until after my fall frenzy that I think about Christmas. Poor Ryan… he just tries to grin and bear it. But, when I […]
Making a window seat
I believe everyone should have a window seat in her life. It’s like air – totally necessary. Unfortunately (for me), there isn’t really a nook in our house to make it happen. Luckily for me, we bought a small house that has the perfect spot for one. (Confused? We purchased another small two-bedroom house in […]