Crafts & DIY

Lazy Sunday

Today has been a weird day. Mostly due of the weather - it's been overcast most of the day, with ...

A New Piano on the Block

Look what finally arrived! It's pretty cool to have my piano in my house again - I've been picking tunes ...

Weekly Wishlist: Rad Rugs

This is the first house I've ever lived in that's had hardwood floors. And as a result, I've become obsessed ...

Fun in the Sun(flowers)

The older I get, the more I appreciate a perfect Fall day. And we had quite possibly the best one ...

DIY Side Table Makeover

You might remember that a few weeks ago I bought a small oval table at the Burlington Antique Show. With ...

Weekly Wishlist: Graphic Tablewares

I don't mean graphic as in R-rated, but graphic as in bold patterns and colors! There are some days when ...

Autumn Wreath & Front Porch Reveal

I finally had some free time this weekend to put together a new seasonal wreath (doesn't everyone craft at 10pm ...

Weekend Update

I know I don't normally post on the weekends, but we did some fun DIY projects that are coming your ...

Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?

Tom & I took a walk around the neighborhood last night to take advantage of some very pleasant weather (this ...

Weekly Wishlist: Watercolor Trees by Angie Vandenbogaard

I've been admiring Angie's watercolor trees ever since I discovered Etsy (circa 2008). There's something about them that just makes ...

More Coasters

These DIY coasters are just too easy to make. Really. If you want/need an easy craft, or an easy handmade ...

Signs of Fall

Ladies and Gentlemen, Fall has arrived! And maybe rather more quickly than I hoped/expected. It was 37-degrees (!) when I ...

Autumn Mantel Makeover

Thought I'd pop in today to share the seasonal spruce-up I gave to my mantle (and a bookshelf) last night! ...

Weekly Wishlist: Autumn Accents

It's beginning to look a lot like... Autumn! In preparation for the changing of the seasons, I've pulled together some ...

Weekend Photo Montage

Whew! It was a long, busy weekend! Apologies for the lack of a photo post on Friday - I was ...

Autumn Subway Canvas

When it comes to seasonal decor, I tend to stick to Winter/Christmas. And by "stick to" I mean Make It ...

Weekly Wishlist: Watercolor Art by Jessica Durrant

I've been spending a lot of time recently on Etsy, searching for a few special prints to include in our ...

Coaster Crafting

I have a fun little DIY to share today! This project requires just a few supplies and is relatively quick ...

A Little Light Reading

Came home from work the other day to find the Restoration Hardware Fall 2012 catalogue in my mailbox! I never ...

Weekly Wishlist: Mirrored Chests

This week finds me wide-eyed over some absolutely stunning mirrored chests. I think a piece of mirrored furniture adds instant ...

The Results Are In!

The Purple side won! Thanks to all who voted! Plans will soon be in the works to have the piano ...

Mirror, Mirror On Our Wall

This is probably a silly question, because I know I can't possibly be alone in this practice, but... Do you ...

Things I’m Putting Off, But Desperately Need To Do

1. Reorganize our pantry. I got off to a good start at the beginning of the year, hauling home a ...

Calling All Voters!

Forget politics, I'm talking home decor-ics! The rug I chose for our piano corner has arrived. But now I can't ...

Friday Photo Reel

my latest owl buddy, hanging out on top of one of my copies of Pride and Prejudice autumn isn't that ...

Weekly Wishlist: Enamored with Hammered Metal

I have always been attracted to shiny, metallic things (though sadly, never owned a Bedazzler). I love the current hammered ...

Piano Planning

As mentioned in my List-O-Mania post, one "to-do" item is to have my piano moved from my parent's house to our ...

Home Sweet Cincinnati

As much as a long drive home can be boring, tedious, and literally painful, I always love when you get ...

Happy Dig-iversary!

Today is the anniversary of "Dig Day" - the day that construction began on our house! Crazy, right?!? ...

Weekly Wishlist: Black, White and Zebra All Over

I never in my wildest dreams imagined that we'd somehow wind up with a zebra print rug front-and-center in our ...

Articipation

Just ordered this colorful 8" x 10" print titled "The Rain" by Michel Valenton from the Erin Loechner Specialty Shop at The ...

List-O-Mania

I don't know about you, but I love making lists. In the Notes app on my iPhone. Especially when Tom ...

Spectacular Sunsets

Thought I'd send you all into the weekend with a collection of sunsets from our vacation in Florida. You can ...

Owl Obsession, Continued!

Discovered these cute owl pillows in a gift shop last night. The price tag was about $15, but I think ...

V-A-C-A-TION

As you can see, vacation is on the agenda for this week! As a result, blogging might be a little ...

Oh, Deer!

Ever since we first scoped out our lot, we've seen a lot of wildlife in the area. From turkeys to ...