Sorry for falling down the rabbit hole a bit there, guys. The truth is that ever since I started painting my kitchen, I’ve been doing very little else during my waking hours. Prepping, painting, and sanding has all been super time-consuming, and I’ve been obsessed with getting this project done. To the point where I […]
Kitchen Before & Inspiration
When you move into a new house, you have to prioritize your changes based partly on difficulty and motivation. And over the year and a half we’ve lived here, the difficulty of the renovations we’ve made has been ramping up. But one room we’ve just been chipping away at is our kitchen. When we moved in we replaced […]
Lighting in Progress
This week I’ve been making a light fixture in our kitchen. Like everything in life, it has taken longer than expected. But in my defense, when I say “making a light fixture,” I don’t just mean buying a light fixture and installing it. We’re talking about installing an adapter for the old recessed light, then building and […]
Bedroom Mood
Have you ever made a mood/idea board for a room? I never had, but lately we’ve been trying to figure out how to decorate our house, and I’ve gotten really into interior design blogs. One blog in particular that I love is Emily Henderson’s. She’s obviously an amazing designer, and has such a fun, relatable […]
House Progress
Every time I do a bunch of painting I end up declaring that I’m never painting anything EVER AGAIN. And then five hours later I start scheming which room to paint next. I guess eventually I’ll run out of rooms, but right now I’ve still got a couple of big ones that are totally untouched. […]
Dining Room Tour
Healing is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? I’m finally starting to feel like I can be up and about a bit more since hurting myself last week. I still can’t walk around or sit in hard chairs for very long without my back freaking out, but I can at least hold up a camera. Which […]
Closet Makeover
So remember this tiny room, with its super gross carpet and bright blue walls? Here’s a reminder: Last week I tore out the carpet, and intended just to repaint the floors and leave the walls for another day. Underneath the carpet, the wood was painted brown in some areas and red in others. But once […]
Window Shopping: Lovely Ceramics
The other day I ate lunch at the Hands On Cafe, which is an adorable little restaurant at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. It’s tucked away in the wooded hills around Portland, and it’s a wonderful, relaxing place to enjoy a meal. As I finished mine, I noticed that it had been served […]
Halloween DIY: Black Glitter Pumpkins
We’ve been doing a little bit of decorating for Halloween lately, and after I did Halloween nails I decided we needed some festive gourds, too. Not just any festive gourds, would do, though. These black glitter pumpkins are my attempt at sophisticated Halloween decor. Materials: Pumpkins to paint Black spray paint (if you want a […]