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Bookcase Before and After

You already know that my father-in-law is a ninja. He's a ninja in his shop, making beautiful creations out of wood. The bar in our downstairs living room, our entertainment center {exact replica of...

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Right There in Black and White

We've been painting nonstop around here for the past couple of months - upstairs, downstairs, trim, doors, cabinets, and almost every wall in the house. The railings and spindles of our split level...

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Does This Belong To You?

Excuse me, does this belong to you?  ViaDid you hang this on your wall in 2001 and promptly forget about it? Did you hang it up with the intention to leave it there until you move to a new home {and...

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Anything Goes!

I was tickled pink to hear from Tammy at Type A today. She's having an Anything Goes Party and decided to feature W Design and my painted wallpaper project!Hop on over to Type A and take a look at the...

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My Favorite Things: I Spy Bags!

Soccer practice, church, the waiting room at the dentist's office, the car, Mom on the phone with a friend for "a really long time" - sound familiar? We've all been there. Most likely, we're there a...

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Rome was Not Built in a Day, Nor was My Dresser Found as Quickly

I have been searching for months {months!} for a small dresser for an entryway makeover project I've been working on. We near a Goodwill, and I shriek, "Stop! Let me go in and see if they have a...

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What's Wrong With This Picture?

What's wrong with this picture? Not such an unusual sight at my house.Pretty much everything. We're working on a little living room project at the moment, so books and framed pictures and telephone...

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A Warm Welcome

The entryway: it meets us at the end of a hard day, completely willing to let us check our baggage, literally, at the door. At my house, we drop heavy backpacks, kick off muddy rainboots, pile up...

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Shopping for Lamps and Mirrors with Small Children

I ♥ Home Goods - big, fat capital "H"♥ it. I actually hadn't been there in awhile and was going through withdrawl, and Dave, of all people, found a reason for a visit to the sacred home decorating...

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New Life for the Living Room

Last time I chronicled my shopping trip for new lamps and mirrors for the living room. Safe at home with four mirrors, two lamps, and no missing children or broken items, I set out to give new life to...

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New Life for the Living Room: Part 2

Last time I left you on the winds of change for our living room; a new furniture arrangement and new lamps and mirrors promised something good in store. One more trip to Home Goods with my friend,...

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New Life for the Living Room: Part 3

Oh, the living room. We never knew how much we didn't like it until we really started digging in and changing it. Dave and I had painted the walls, rearranged the furniture, and added new lighting and...

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Back to the Bookcases

Having discovered a whole new arrangement for the living room complete with a brand-spanking new T.V. viewing spot {and cold air return!}, the family had been settling in for some prime time action...

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How to Have a Garage Sale

You can have a garage sale, yes - you. Yep, uh-huh - over there, I'm talking to you. Yes, it's a lot of work. I realize you have to price everything, go through your home and make decisions, and {my...

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How to Shop Garage Sales

So you're an expert on how to have a garage sale. What you need to know now is how to expertly shop garage sales and come home with treasures. I always know the people who aren't garage sales shoppers....

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Finishing Touches for the Living Room

Back to the living room. It's a work in progress, but the fam and I are loving it thus far. As long as we'd lived here, the television's spot was above the fireplace, no questions asked.  The TV lived...

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Hello, Hello!

Almost two months have flown by, yes flown by, since my last post! The sun is starting to set on summer, and it has been a great one. Pure joy!Swimming lessons, summer school, and T-ball for the kids...

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New Life for the Living Room: Part 453

Welllll... maybe not quite Part 453, but the living room project has dragged on for awhile. So far, Dave and I had painted the walls tones of greige with Benjamin Moore's Grant Beige and Berkshire...

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Reader Rooms

By now you know how much I love to organize, decorate, and tweak my own home to make it a place where I love to live, so it makes perfect sense that I love to help others in their own homes, too....

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I'm Falling for Fall

Open the windows wide; let that beautiful rush of fresh, cool air flood your home. Can you smell it? Fall is here. Kiddos are back to school, I'm drooling for apple crisp, and the daylight hours are...

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