Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. As I shared yesterday and in other posts about our 1970s home, one of our goals is to...
new bedroom windows | 1970 home renovation
When we first started our home renovation projects, I felt like we had more than enough saved and dedicated to comfortably do all of the projects we wanted. As I'm sure many of you have experienced...
new antique fireplace tools
The first thing I bought specifically for our house was a pair of antique "cannonball" andirons. My mom and I went to an antique store as a diversion from a tense period of waiting for our offer to...
making & using paint sample boards to select colors
Yesterday, I worked on making some paint sample boards to nail down the colors I've been mulling over for the main living areas of our house. Usually, I would just slap a swatch on the wall, but...
kitchen cabinet shopping & selections | 1970s home renovation
This is the year of the kitchen makeover and I am so, so excited about it. Every house we have lived in has had a kitchen that was too good to completely redo. We've always been fortunate to have...
blue & white checked curtains
When my mom and I took a day to make the curtains for the living room, we also made blue and white checked curtains for the primary bedroom. I used the same tutorial, same , and same , but instead...
tour of my new art studio
It's the room tour that many of you have been asking for - the art studio! Of course, it's not finished yet, as is the case with our entire house, but it's getting there. It's settled enough and...
decorating process
Of course, there are a million practical things to do. Unpack, strip wallpaper, paint walls, clean, and organize, but I have to give myself the gift of unstructured time to just play. So, I bounce...
the sewing room makeover reveal
The sewing room makeover was another project I worked on specifically to share in my book - . For that reason, I haven't shared the full reveal on the blog yet, even though this room makeover was...
the unimpressive, free, one-hour bathroom makeover
Blogging has been (and I'm sure will continue to be) a weird, wonderful job for me. It has allowed me to roll the things I enjoy into my business and has helped me unearth and develop skills I...