HELLO and Happy New Year! Sorry for the complete lack of posts in the last 8 months, but I finally have some time to sit and be productive at home, not to mention a New Years resolution to start this thing back up! We are hoping to get back on the blog-wagon because we’re working … Continue reading
Since Jen and I have lived together, we’ve accumulated hand-me-down furniture at amazing speed. Recently, we actually started purchasing some of our own and are figuring out certain styles we like and dislike. We’re trying to transition from a little bit of everything to a somewhat cohesive theme. The thought of making our own furniture … Continue reading
I am just barely squeezing this post out in time to participate in Young House Love‘s (unofficial) Macklemore Thrift Shop Challenge! (photo credit to Young House Love) Let me explain: there’s a song out that is currently getting some airtime by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis called Thrift Shop. You can watch the edited version of the video … Continue reading
Well it’s been 116 days since we last posted here on the ol’ blog. And it had been pretty spotty for a few months before that. We promise we haven’t forgotten about you little bloggie!! We just got busy, or lazy, or an 80-20 ratio of lazy and busy. Inspiration hit me yesterday after we drove … Continue reading
It’s been 37 days since we got the keys to our lovely “fair haven” (play on words with our new street name)… And we have spent every free minute of the last 37 days working extra hard to prep the house for our arrival. We have patched, primed, painted, cleaned, scrubed, caulked, found a good plumber, replaced … Continue reading
This bittersweet tale started back when I refinished my bedroom dressers. I had been on the prowl for a bed frame that I could refinish to match the dressers. Then I had the great idea to build my own upholstered headboard – and started browsing tutorials online, as usual with project ideas. In the words … Continue reading
Everyone has them. They are the cheapest way to keep your random stuff organized: white plastic storage drawers. You can buy them from Walmart or Target and they come in varying sizes. They can really help organize anything – despite the clear drawer faces. We have 3 of these at our house… one in the … Continue reading
When I moved to California after college, I didn’t have much furniture. I scoped the local garage sale scene for a set of matching dressers and bought the first decent ones I found. 4 years later: they are still holding my clothes. When we moved into our new rental house, I wanted my bedroom to … Continue reading
During Memorial Day Weekend, I started one of my first real attempts at a home improvement project. Our landlords left a totally functional patio furniture set, but it was peeling paint all over the place with moldy cushions. A little over an hour of sanding plus 5 cans of Rustoleum Spray Paint later, we have … Continue reading
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