I’m not a huge Halloween fanatic. In fact this year I didn’t even buy a gourd or two to stick on the front porch, much less carve a pumpkin or do any other fall-themed decorating…. [Continue Reading]
Archives for October 2011
Office update
I’ve been spending the past couple of weekends plugging away at the office project and I thought it was time to offer a bit of an update. Progress has been frustratingly slow because everything has… [Continue Reading]
House tour: Master bedroom
We’ll finish up the rest of the house tour this week (it’s a small house and I’m probably going to cheat and not show you the ugly rooms) now that I found the battery charger… [Continue Reading]
Savoring the waning fall color
It’s been a wild and windy autumn here and as I write this we’re on Day 2 of a northeaster cranking down Lake Michigan and showing all signs of blowing whatever color might be left… [Continue Reading]
Great ideas from unlikely places
Source: rareandbeautifultreasures.com via Erin on Pinterest When we were working on the renovation for the house, I spent inordinate amounts of time on Houzz.com. I would save any picture that I liked for any reason… [Continue Reading]
The Language of Flowers
It’s funny how just a couple weeks ago when I shared what I’ve been listening to while I paint, sand, weed and drive, I mentioned that it would probably be my first and last post… [Continue Reading]
House tour: Living room
After the bathroom and the kitchen, this is a somewhat unexciting stop in the house tour: the living room. This is pretty much our only living area in the house and I would say this… [Continue Reading]