Cozy Finds From Our Home to Yours ⟶
One of the things my mom always told me as a little girl was to marry a man who is handy. She didn’t mention anything about an upholsterer, but boy has marrying one of those sure come in clutch. Quite a few years ago now, my husband brought home a rattan dining room set with…
Anyone else want cute curtains without having to take out a second mortgage to afford them? Look no further than … the table cloth section at your favorite home store. That’s right. If you don’t have much time to take on a big sewing project, beautiful curtains are at your finger tips if you’re willing…
With no money in my pocket and no time for any big projects, I visited my favorite junk haunt a few weeks ago. I did a loop through the warehouse and through the main store, and all I found was a neat vintage three-dimensional postcard of sponges native to Florida for $2. It was only…
For much of the spring, my little studio was a literal dumping ground. Not that I had any time for creating in those hectic days, but if I had, I certainly wouldn’t have been able to do that surrounded by a mess. As we focused all of our energy on the condo renovation and helped…
A few years ago, drop cloth curtains were all the rage. I’m always pretty late when it comes to anything trendy, but when we needed to cover our huge windows in our family room and kitchen, I decided to give this old trend a try. Our family room and kitchen were originally porches, so the…
We tell ourselves all kinds of lies every day. “I’m too _______ to _______.” “I’ll never be good at ________.” “It’s not worth my time to pursue _________.” What if in the new year, we explore those things that we’ve always wanted to try but never gave ourselves permission to pursue? This week, as I’ve…