Category Archives: House/decor

House exterior update

I know I come up with the most boring post titles…”House Exterior Update”…that’s rather blah. But that’s what this post is about and I couldn’t think of anything clever to call it. The last time I posted an exterior picture of our house was April 2010 and it looked like this. The grass was just...

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New-to-me table (and it was free!)

This is kind of a long post, but I am really excited about my new (to me) table! I had a perfectly nice rectangular table that I bought new from Furniture Factory Outlet World in January 2010. But several months ago I started thinking I should have bought a round table instead. I love the...

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Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day!

Happy Monday everyone! It’s almost Valentine’s day, are you ready? Last fall I decided to dedicate the dresser top in my den as the official display area for holidays. I think it’s fun to decorate just a little bit for small holidays, so last week me and my girls put together a few Valentine-y things...

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I love big canvases!

There’s a spot to the right of our front door, at the bottom of the stairs, that’s a big open wall that’s been blank since we’ve moved in. I thought that one day I’d like to hang something there but hadn’t gotten around to it…until now. And I love my new artwork! Let me back...

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Fun with letters!

It all started with this picture… If you’re on Pinterest you’ve probably seen that picture floating around. The funny thing is I saw that picture and bookmarked it on my computer before I even knew what Pinterest was. Then when I got a Pinterest account I saw lots of people had it bookmarked on there...

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