Continuing on with my fall decorating extravaganza…let’s take it outside! I love, love, love to decorate the front door for fall! It’s so festive and makes me smile when I pull into the driveway. Or when I go get the mail. Or when I go outside just to look at my pretty pumpkins on the […]
Fall Table Decor
I love fall! I count down every year, eagerly waiting for fall. I hate the heat of summer. Heat makes me feel very sluggish and generally makes me not feel well. Stupid asthma keeps me inside most of the summer because I can’t breathe when it’s hot and hazy. By the time fall comes around, […]
To Do List: Dining Room Edition
Now that I’ve shared our dining room table reveal with you, I’ll let you in on our future plans for this room. Here’s our wishlist: 1.) Build a bench for the table. We’d like to be able to seat 6 instead of just four. 2.) Change out the chandelier. The dark green lampshades are not […]
Dining Room Table Reveal!
Hooray!!! We finally finished the table! And I thought we could get it all done in one or two weekends. Ha! To refresh your memory, here’s my first post about the table. It’s come a long way from its nicotine stained, smoke smelling days! Here’s the before: See how the previous owner left on the plastic over […]
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
This morning, we ALL slept in! It was glorious! To celebrate, Little One and I baked our favorite coffee cake together. Here’s the recipe. Enjoy! Sour Cream Coffee Cake Cake Ingredients: 1/2 cup softened butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder […]
Pottery Barn Artwork Knock Off
As a teacher, I have read many children’s books and naturally have quite a book collection. Of all the wonderful books I’ve read, some of my favorite books are those written by Eric Carle. I LOVE his artwork and simplicity. I could go on and on about it. When Pottery Barn came out with an […]
Confessions
I have a confession… Of all the crafty, diy things that I love, there is one thing I hate. Sewing. It’s not that I haven’t been taught or tried, though. When I was younger, my mom tried to teach me to sew. She even bought me a sewing book for kids that made it “simple […]
Cabinet Organizer Score!
Our little family headed to Lowe’s this weekend to pick up a couple more supplies for the table redo. Hubby likes to tell our little one that we’re going to the “Man Store” and cheer and get him all excited about it. Of course once we get there and Little Man realizes that it’s boring […]
The Start of the Crazy Organizing Spree
When we sold our house back in March, we were pursuing purchasing a different house than the one we’re in now. But, that house was a short sale and ended up going into foreclosure before we heard back from the bank if our offer was accepted. Boo. So, two weeks before closing on the sale […]
New Shutters and a Table Update
Well…we’re still working on the table. Oh brother. So far we’ve cleaned, sanded, primed, and applied the first coat of paint. We still need to do the second coat of paint, the poly coats, and reupholster the chairs. We’ve slowed to a stop for now because I pulled out my neck. In my sleep. Not kidding–how […]