Cupcakes and Cashmere
I was at the gym today on the elliptical machine with my ear buds attached listening to the Today Show on NBC while simultaneously reading a magazine. I look up occasionally if I hear something interesting and today the words...
Gray bathroom cabinets
For some reason, oh wait, I know the reason, we have a ton of gray paint samples lying around from various projects, so guess what? You probably can guess that I like to paint stuff. These bathroom cabinets in our master bathroom were the perfect thing to...
Replacing screen windows
I had a Griswold moment last winter when I was fixing some rot on our soffits (under the roof). I wasn’t paying enough attention with my ladder and drove it right through a window screen. I probably could have picked up a patch kit, but I’ve never done a...
Mail box fencing
Hello Monday Morning. It’s nice to see you again. Monday morning for me means I get to relax after a busy weekend with the family and working on projects around the house. If anything it’s a time to take a deep breath and look forward to the week ahead....
Inspiration: Gray Cabinets
Of course I love freshly painted high gloss white cabinets, but I’m really loving these gray cabinets too. I’m thinking about painting our bathroom cabinets, for some fun contrast to all the white tile. We have white subway tile in our bathroom in the...
Charcoal Gray Curtains
My entry way finally has some new drapes, to replace those dark black and white damask drapes that hung before the stripes were painted. The black and white wasn’t working anymore. And frankly my first choice would have been to replace them with fresh and...
Tissue pom pom
A little fun and easy decoration anyone can do for any occasion. This one happened to be for my birthday. This is inspired by Martha Stewart’s tissue pom poms, but you can do it for practically free. First, you stack about 10 pieces of tissue paper...
House colors
Well we’ve decided on our paint colors for our home! Oh did I not mention we were painting our house? My bad. Well it’s very exciting to know our house is getting a makeover! We also found the coolest painter. His name is Tony. He is...
Turning 34
Turning 34 is really no big deal. I definitely don’t feel old or feel like I’ve missed anything. But it is a strange feeling being in my mid-thirties. Where did all the time go? For my birthday we celebrated by going out as a family to dinner...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
