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It’s finally starting to look and feel like Fall here in central Alabama, so I thought I’d share how I switched a few pieces of our gallery wall grouping to reflect the current season. I added a straw hat, a photo of a happy dog with orange fur, a picture of a path, a (paper) […]
Happy Monday! Did you have a nice weekend? Kevin, Steevenson and I visited the Curb Market in downtown Montgomery on Saturday and picked up a bunch of fun pumpkins! Over the past few weeks, I’ve craved to “hush” the house a little (and let the pumpkins do the talkin!), so I cleared off the mantel, […]
Happy Friday! The rest of our Antique Hickory laminate flooring is going down today and I couldn’t be more excited! We’re laying it on top of our existing engineered hardwood and using a 5-in-1 underlayment in between to help with 1) cushioning, 2) moisture resistance, 3) mold/mildew resistance, 4) sound absorption and 5) to act […]
Happy Fall, y’all! I feel like I can say that now that it’s September. 😉 Also because I had fun putting some autumn-style touches on our fireplace this past weekend. Here’s a look at what I pulled together: Just a bunch of stuff from around the house…and a big, metal advertising sign that will be […]
Happy Monday, friend! I’m celebrating 10 years of blogging tomorrow and I can hardly believe that much time has passed since the first time I ever clicked ‘publish’ on a post! I don’t have a photo of my very first blog header (it was a free template that I picked when I was on Blogger.com), […]
Happy Monday, friend! 😀 I thought I’d share some Spring decorating inspiration here today. Ya know, before it’s Summertime- ha! 😀 First up, a peek at our dining room… I don’t keep the table this decked out like that all the time, but it was fun to spruce it up for Easter and to […]
Happy Monday, y’all! I’m sharing some preview pics today because I’m not *quite* finished decorating for Christmas yet, and there’s no way they’d all fit in one post anyway- ha! 😀 I decided to go cozy/wintry/woodsy this year and this snuggly pom-pom fringed blanket from HomeGoods was my jumping off point: And when I saw […]
Steevenson’s toys were *just* the motivation I needed to fiiiinally get some shelves inside our built-in cabinetry in the living room. It was a super simple project. First, we used some left over wood to make cleats: Then, we used some inexpensive plywood as the shelves. We tacked 1x2s to the front of each one […]
Hello! Last week, we talked about some things that happened in 2016 that we wish we could’ve been better prepared for today. I mentioned that one of the things I wish I had gotten a jump on was really giving our house one good cleaning before Steevenson came home in August. I didn’t realize how much […]
“Not all things on my to do list are big. Thank goodness there are smaller projects like these in the mix, keeping the cross-off factor high while delivering that luscious feeling of accomplishment.” -Carmella Rayone In case you missed the update I posted late on Friday, I wanted to re-share our HUGE adoption news: IT’S […]
The Stikwood has been stuck, y’all! What is Stikwood? It’s the world’s first peel-and-stick reclaimed and sustainable wood planking. Here’s a video that shows how easy it is to work with: We didn’t stick ours to a wall though. We used it to give our new cabinet and fireplace some character: We only needed a […]
Hi! Did you have a nice weekend? 😀 Our adoption caseworker, Meredith, emailed on Friday and said that we are only lacking one more signature on the paperwork that will legally make Sweet P our son, so we are excited to see what this month *hopefully* brings! Can’t help think about 2-26. (Read these posts if you’d […]
Hi! Did you have a nice week? 😀 It’s been raining a LOT here lately, so our in-laws barn project keeps getting put on hold. Maybe next week we’ll have enough sunny days to get started? As for indoor projects, we’ve been working (little by little) on one of the (two) built-in units in our […]
“Design is a never-ending journey of discovery — for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor.” -David Carson Ain’t that the truth? 😀 So, a few weeks ago I told you my gut had been saying “paint the fireplace white” from the time the Blue Yonder went up way back in September. […]
Happy New Year!! I’m ready to tackle some more home projects this month, and I’ve got a fireplace paint color question for you today. Right now, the backdrop of ours is a custom-mixed color I call “Blue Yonder“… (PS- the church window is a dark, natural wood on the flip side) But here’s the thing: we […]
