Dried Orange Slices

Dried orange slices at Christmas time are so beautiful as natural tree ornaments, garland embellishments, and drink garnishes. I am blessed in life to have friends and family who are beautiful and talented and smart and funny.  All very important traits.  And most of them are creative and artistic.  Thatā€™s where they leave me in […]

Breakfast Bar Beadboard

The polar bear paint was not even dry on the walls and I came up with a new project.  One to do with a saw and a nail gun and measuring and paint.  And a visit to Home Depot.  So of course, the project wasnā€™t for me.  The beautifully white breakfast bar was doomed to […]

A Few New Purchases

Just when you thought I could not possibly buy one more thing, I have a few new purchases to share with you. Laundry Room Light Fixture We loved our rustic, urban light fixture in our laundry room.  But with our recent small remodel, it was no longer a perfect fit with the dĆ©cor.  Oh, and […]

Reupholster Kitchen Chairs and Barstools

On a recent trip to Arhaus, I spotted a dining set very similar to the set in our kitchen.  And boy was I drooling over the simple, but classic striped fabric on the chairs. I love Arhaus.Ā  Their physical store is over the top full of beautiful furniture and accessories.Ā  The current lead time for […]

Laundry Room Refresh

For the past, ummmm, few WEEKS, Iā€™ve been hinting I have a little remodel project to share with you.  But.  Week after week. Nothing.  Probably like many of you, weā€™ve been suffering from the shortages and shipping problems plaguing the world.  So what started out as a quick little refresh turned into our laundry room […]

Summer Patio

Taking advantage of a weekā€™s vacation, we used some of the time to do the dreaded chore of cleaning up the patio for summer and replanting our pots for warm, by which I mean smoking hot, weather. Mesquite This tree.Ā  Isnā€™t it gorgeous right now?Ā  Except.Ā  Those yellow flower-dealies (sorry for the technical botany terms) […]

Valentines Coffee Bar (and Two Easy Craft Projects)

I cannot believe an entire year has passed since I had DFs Shira and Barb for a little Galentineā€™s luncheon.  My how time flies when youā€™re doing almost nothing. I have no plans for entertaining this year, but I did put together a vignette for my hot beverages and was inspired to do two little […]

New Paint in the Home Office and Guest Room

It seems like not a week can go by that we (mainly meaning John) are doing another project.Ā  I mentioned that I needed a little more color in my home office and John said he could paint it himself.Ā  The reason that seems doable is that we have 12 foot ceilings and transom windows throughout […]

Our New Hot Tub

You may have noticed that our projects are rarely planned out in advance or budgeted.  They are more spur-of-the-moment one-of-us- didnā€™t-sleep-the-night-before and had a brilliant idea.  In addition to our guest bathroom tub surround remodel and our home office re-do, we recently decided to purchase a hot tub.  Just an idea out of the blue.  […]

Updated Flooring

If you read my last post, you saw the first part of our house featuring lighting updates and upgrades weā€™ve made over the years.Ā  Today Iā€™m sharing the updated flooring throughout our home and including our patio. We are the third owners of our home and it was about ten years old when we purchased […]