Category: Home

In the spirit of winter homesteading or home tending, I have been nesting into our home this winter like no winter before. In fact, I haven't really nested in my home this much since my little birdies were much younger. I have to say that homeschooling Ella has made me appreciate our home more because… Continue reading Big Blue Wall

I've read enough DIY blogs to know that whatever I make is, at best, mediocre. In fact, one could argue that my once DIY blog has nothing to do with DIY any longer. Unless, of course, DIY stood for Dammit! Ick! Yikes! which is exactly my approach to any DIY problem I try to solve… Continue reading I Hate Painting Furniture

Last fall, my then 12-year-old daughter wanted her room to look more grown-up. You can see all the changes here. She loved it! I loved it! Then piece by piece, the room imploded. Oh, a mirror here, a piece of artwork there. Slowly and one by one, I would find random pieces sitting outside her… Continue reading Hormonal Room Changes

I'd intended on redecorating this bathroom for years, but we still had the same paint from the previous owners, whom we will refer to as Claude and Mona for the sake of this post. To give you an idea, Claude and Mona haven't lived here in nearly eight years. We still had the same storage… Continue reading Primary Bathroom Makeover

  I love cool and trendy finds for decorating our house. I love looking through Pottery Barn, Ballard Designs, and Restoration Hardware catalogs. But it stops at looking because even though I love their decor, I don't love their prices. I have even given them some nicknames. For example, I refer to Restoration Hardware as… Continue reading Goodwill Find- My Rolling Kitchen Island. Take That Constipation Hardware.