Home Decor

Updated House Tour: Home Office

Happy Friday my friends! Today I'm sharing the next installment of my updated House Tour: my home office! But first, ...

Updated House Tour: Entryway and Dining Room

First I want to say a big, huge, enormous, bear-hug type of THANK YOU!!!!!! to everyone who participated in my ...

DIY Fabric Wrapped Letters

Last Friday, I hosted a somewhat impromptu craft night with my girlfriends. Because sometimes, you don't need the inspiration, you ...

Front Porch Mood Board

Now that the grass is green, the buds are showing, and the temps are climbing, I'm turning my attention from ...

Simple Easter Tablescape

We're hosting Easter for the first time this year. Which means: cleaning, decorating, menu-planning, and tablescape-creating. So far, I have ...

Spring Wish List

Guys! I think Spring might actually be coming!! I've seen bunches of daffodils cropping up! And just yesterday morning, I ...

Where I Shop for Home Decor

I miiight have a bit of an obsession with home decor. I seriously think I could shop for home decor ...

Springtime Mantel Decor

Our temps here in Cincy have been fluctuating between 17 and 70. And no, I'm not kidding. March is notoriously ...

Dining Room Mood Board

We've been living 2+ years with an empty dining room, and while this isn't a big deal, the dining room ...

Spring House Goals

Despite the fact that there are still a few traces of snow on the ground, I have hope that Spring ...

Light ’em Up-Up

Now that we've been in our home for over 2 years, we've come to realize several things, like we should ...

5 Tips for Installing Crown Moulding

After our adventures last year installing crown in our dining room, entryway, and family room, Tom & I (well, mostly ...

Entry Console Updates & My Style Equation

Christmas is long gone. And I'm tired of winter decor because I'm tired of winter. So I guess it's time ...

How To: Deal with a Gutter Leak

*I am not a plumber, nor am I married to one. This is one family's experience with engineering a short-term ...

Re-Organizing Our Pantry

Well, I did it! I finally cleaned out our pantry ...

A New Space for Vintage Finds

Does anyone else have the urge to stay in sweats, snuggled under a furry blanket until April rolls around? Cuz ...

Pops of Red: Our Valentine’s Mantel

I finally put away my Christmas decor! Yeah, I know, I'm a little behind. But in my defense, I kind ...

And So It Begins…

My weekend looks wide open. So that can only mean one thing. Mission: Pantry Cleanout beings. (cue screechy horror-movie music) ...

My Plan for Getting Organized in 2014

Now that 2014 is underway, and I've announced some of my goals, the big question is... how? How am I ...

Super Simple Linen Closet Labels

Seriously, folks, when I say super simple, I mean super simple. You might laugh at how simple these linen closet labels ...

A Re-organized Junk Drawer

Remember how I said organization would be a big theme around here early this year? Well, let's start things off ...

Our 2014 Home Goals

The start of a new year is always chock-full of possibilities. Losing weight, healthier eating, traveling to those places on ...

My Top 13 from 2013

2013 was a pretty bang-up year around here! So, in honor of the LAST day of the year, I thought ...

Christmas Recap

Whew! The holidays are always a blur, aren't they? We spend weeks decking halls, trimming trees, baking until our fingers ...

Wishing You and Yours…

Have a blessed and wonderful holiday! I hope you get to spend it with those near and dear to you ...

Easy Christmas Card Display

Christmas cards and holiday greetings have started pouring into our mailbox. Usually I just prop them open on a table ...

Memories & Mementos: Our Christmas Tree

Being a blogger at Christmastime is an interesting thing. Everywhere you turn, there are swags upon swags of fresh greenery, ...

Holly Jolly Home Tour

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful! It's a bit blustery outside this evening! Won't ...
Are you a first-timer when it comes to real trees? Check out my tips for choosing a live Christmas tree that will look gorgeous throughout the holidays!

Tips for Choosing a Live Christmas Tree

When I married Tom, I didn't realize I was marrying into a family that took their Christmas tree selection so ...

Family Room Moulding & Paint Reveal

Our dining room wasn't the only room to get a makeover this month! Our entryway & family room got a ...

Dining Room Moulding + Paint Reveal

Folks, drumroll please. Drumroll. [insert scene from Christmas Vacation here] ...

Moulding Progress

We're trucking away at our decorative moulding projects... gotta have it up before our painters arrive in the next couple ...

Happy November!

Just wanted to pop in and say hello! Things were rather busy around here this weekend; I was all about town ...

How To Decorate a Mantel

Yesterday, I shared my fall-i-fied family room as part of the Happy Fall-i-Days Blog Hop, and I promised I'd show ...

Happy Fall-i-Days Blog Hop

Today I'm very excited to be teaming up with some of my favorite bloggy friends for my first Blog Hop! ...

Fall Front Porch

October is underway! Which means, I guess it's time to change out my summer decor for the new season. I've ...