Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
One Down, Four To Go
I just got out of a 13 hour meeting for my day job which means I was definitely not doing things like building a desk, or hitting something with a hammer today. But I did manage to check one thing off my
Priorities, With a Side of Chalk
I’m pretty sure my new litmus test for whether or not a project is important is “did I just hand-letter it onto a six foot chalkboard in my hallway?” What? That’s not normal? Listen, for the last few months the entire function
November: An Ass Kicking Wrapped in an Alpaca Wool Blanket
I actually own an alpaca wool blanket. Seriously. Not a llama (two Ls), not a sheep… a freaking alpaca. And I’ve pretty much been wrapped up in it every night because it’s November which basically means we’ve been dropped smack in the
American Woman
Today I was going to talk to you about DIY chandeliers, but since mine shorted out last night and shot sparks from the ceiling (that was awesome) I’m reposing an edited version of my yearly soapbox. Because it matters. If there’s one
And The Universe Said “Here, Have Another”
I’m not going to lie, these days I get a little cranky when too much time goes by without the opportunity to make a little sawdust in the shop. As far as I’m concerned, that 300 square feet is officially The Happiest
The Parlor: Where Things Stop Getting Pink and Start Getting Finished
The one unequivocal statement that can be made about the parlor is that it’s no longer fifty shades of pink. I mean, it’s completely unfinished. I have a to-do list as long as my arm that needs to be finished before this
A Different Way of Getting Paint on My Face: Pinterest Challenge
Last week the ladies from Ugly Duckling House, Young House Love, Bower Power, and Our Fifth House (just the name of that site exhausts me, since I’m only on house number three) threw down a Pinterest Challenge to cross one project you’ve
Renovation Roadtrip: Master Bath Demo Begins
So, I’ve been talking about tearing the master bathroom out for… how long have I owned this house? Eight months? Yes, so basically every day for the last eight months. I don’t even care so much about putting a new bathroom in
Renovation Roadtrip: Things I Learned from Meryl and Chris
Let’s have a moment of truth here, because if nothing else I like to be honest with the entire Internet about my personal strengths (i.e. I own a lot of power tools) and, as we like to say in the biz, “areas
I Think I May Have Decorated Something. Weird.
For the last three years my concept of “decorating” has been limited to compulsively saving things to my Pinterest boards. Because, you know, I’ve been in a constant state of tearing houses apart, rebuilding them, and then moving out before I get
Reckless Enthusiam: It’s Contagious
A current inventory of my life includes: a missing patch of skin from my right forearm, two rooms in my house that look completely different than they did a week ago, a dryer that may or may not be working, a bathtub
Things I Didn’t Paint (and yet, there is still paint in my hair)
We’re only two days in, and it’ has already been a week around the Liberty House. I think there has been more impactful progress on the interior house in the last 48 hours than in the last 7 months. I probably gave
Old Barn Wood, New Basement Door
This one tiny little hallway– literally the smallest space in my house– has officially become the mecca of insomnia fueled awesomeness in my life. It started with this light (that I just barely remember purchasing after midnight) and then this really tall
Ways To Amuse Yourself While Waiting To Die From An Aneurism
UPDATE: I’m fine, peeps. It was a glorified headache without the actual ache. — So. The good news is that I did not die from an aneurism this morning. You know what that’s called? Perspective. What did happen to me today was
On Crazy Ideas & Not Picking Up The Hammer
Obviously I’ve spent a lot more time in the Pink Parlor in the last few days than I have in the last few months, and usually when I spend a lot of time in one space, I start getting ideas. You probably
One Down, Four To Go
I just got out of a 13 hour meeting for my day job which means I was definitely not doing things like building a desk, or hitting something with a hammer today. But I did manage to check one thing off my
Priorities, With a Side of Chalk
I’m pretty sure my new litmus test for whether or not a project is important is “did I just hand-letter it onto a six foot chalkboard in my hallway?” What? That’s not normal? Listen, for the last few months the entire function
November: An Ass Kicking Wrapped in an Alpaca Wool Blanket
I actually own an alpaca wool blanket. Seriously. Not a llama (two Ls), not a sheep… a freaking alpaca. And I’ve pretty much been wrapped up in it every night because it’s November which basically means we’ve been dropped smack in the
American Woman
Today I was going to talk to you about DIY chandeliers, but since mine shorted out last night and shot sparks from the ceiling (that was awesome) I’m reposing an edited version of my yearly soapbox. Because it matters. If there’s one
And The Universe Said “Here, Have Another”
I’m not going to lie, these days I get a little cranky when too much time goes by without the opportunity to make a little sawdust in the shop. As far as I’m concerned, that 300 square feet is officially The Happiest
The Parlor: Where Things Stop Getting Pink and Start Getting Finished
The one unequivocal statement that can be made about the parlor is that it’s no longer fifty shades of pink. I mean, it’s completely unfinished. I have a to-do list as long as my arm that needs to be finished before this
A Different Way of Getting Paint on My Face: Pinterest Challenge
Last week the ladies from Ugly Duckling House, Young House Love, Bower Power, and Our Fifth House (just the name of that site exhausts me, since I’m only on house number three) threw down a Pinterest Challenge to cross one project you’ve
Renovation Roadtrip: Master Bath Demo Begins
So, I’ve been talking about tearing the master bathroom out for… how long have I owned this house? Eight months? Yes, so basically every day for the last eight months. I don’t even care so much about putting a new bathroom in
Renovation Roadtrip: Things I Learned from Meryl and Chris
Let’s have a moment of truth here, because if nothing else I like to be honest with the entire Internet about my personal strengths (i.e. I own a lot of power tools) and, as we like to say in the biz, “areas
I Think I May Have Decorated Something. Weird.
For the last three years my concept of “decorating” has been limited to compulsively saving things to my Pinterest boards. Because, you know, I’ve been in a constant state of tearing houses apart, rebuilding them, and then moving out before I get
Reckless Enthusiam: It’s Contagious
A current inventory of my life includes: a missing patch of skin from my right forearm, two rooms in my house that look completely different than they did a week ago, a dryer that may or may not be working, a bathtub
Things I Didn’t Paint (and yet, there is still paint in my hair)
We’re only two days in, and it’ has already been a week around the Liberty House. I think there has been more impactful progress on the interior house in the last 48 hours than in the last 7 months. I probably gave
Old Barn Wood, New Basement Door
This one tiny little hallway– literally the smallest space in my house– has officially become the mecca of insomnia fueled awesomeness in my life. It started with this light (that I just barely remember purchasing after midnight) and then this really tall
Ways To Amuse Yourself While Waiting To Die From An Aneurism
UPDATE: I’m fine, peeps. It was a glorified headache without the actual ache. — So. The good news is that I did not die from an aneurism this morning. You know what that’s called? Perspective. What did happen to me today was
On Crazy Ideas & Not Picking Up The Hammer
Obviously I’ve spent a lot more time in the Pink Parlor in the last few days than I have in the last few months, and usually when I spend a lot of time in one space, I start getting ideas. You probably
