Of all the ugly rooms in our house, our living room is probably the least ugly right now. That being said, Spring time seems to do something to me that makes me itch to make my living room just a little better, brighter, and fresher feeling. Not that it’s Spring yet, at all, but Spring […]

OK, first thing’s first. I am no blogging or social media expert by any stretch of the imagination. I’m mostly confused about all the internetty jargon that I hear everyday. I have managed to pick up a thing or two about what works on Pinterest in terms of which posts are successful and which are […]

I’m about to show you something. If you’re a serial DIYer like I am, it may just change your life a little bit, especially if you’re a bit on the impatient side. I’ve always hated cleaning paintbrushes after I’m done with them, so I’ve often either just bought really cheap brushes or let them get […]

Check out my fancy new half of a ceiling! Nice, right? Well, we (I) took a break of about a month and a half from the beadboard  painting, but I finally got back into it. And I got it done! And I figured out how to do it without losing my mind. It looks like […]

This little part of our living room was looking pretty darn sad after we got all the Christmas stuff taken down and put away a couple of weeks ago. After I finished painting that genius (if I do say so myself!) square of paint on the wall to make the area feel a little bit […]

Kennedy made paper chains for Christmas at school this year and I’ve been slightly fascinated by them ever since. They’re so easy! So straightforward! So classic! But still so eye-catching. I had the brilliant rule-bending thought that maybe I could make a paper chain for a holiday other than Christmas if my little heart so […]