When we bought our house two years ago, the kitchen was painted a burnt pumpkin orange and the previous owners had installed a black, ivory and gold backsplash that, though nice, wasn’t what I would have picked. Everyone who saw the kitchen said it was pretty but it didn’t feel
The staircase is the first thing you see when you enter our house and when we moved in two years ago, it was carpeted in a builder-basic carpet that wasn’t white or tan or gray. The best way I can describe it is skinned Muppets. Dirty skinned Muppets. Just imagine
If you ask me, a door isn’t just a door. Especially if you’ve had one after another closed in your face. These days, a door, THIS door, looks like a fresh start. I found this particular door for $10 at Restore and though right now it doesn’t look like much,
Friend, I have a confession: This beautiful photo by my good friend, Stacey Reid, though one of my favorites, is not an accurate representation of how I do pregnancy. I thought that by my second pregnancy, I would be a little better at the whole making a human thing. I’d
Four years ago, I shut the door of my office at a regional magazine and became an email address. I still have bosses, so to speak. Women working in offices like the one I used to have, who work through lunch and slip their high heels off under their desk
This week we’re celebrating two years in our home. It’s been a whirlwind of remodeling projects, major life changes and a lot of learning from our mistakes on all fronts. Since we moved in, we’ve painted nearly every room and ceiling, the staircase, the cabinets, vanities and the trim throughout