One of my favorite things about my house is the large built-in bookshelf in my living room. It is large and goes from wall to wall. It includes cabinets that are great for storing movies, cookbooks, and our serving wear that doesn’t fit in the kitchen. Here is a shot of the bookshelf before we painted it white and styled…
A couple of weeks ago I started the One Room Challenge and I have been making over my guest room. (Check out those posts here and here.) About a year ago I bought a bed and a mattress. Unfortunately, that is about all we did to get our guest room squared away. It has been a room with a bed,…
I love makeup. I have loved it since I was a child. I was tiny when I was in elementary school. I used to sit on the bathroom counter with my feet in the sink, playing with my mom’s makeup. I would spend hours curling my hair, applying eye shadow, and painting my nails. I longed for the day when…
Shortly after my husband and I moved in together, we got a set of knives as a gift. I was instantly in love. They were sharp. They were beautiful. I wanted to keep them beautiful forever. I hand washed each knife after use and never let them go into the dishwasher. They remained perfect for the first few years. After a…
Quick: how many doors do you have in your house? The husband and I have 20 in doors in our house. We have three bedrooms, a sun room, a storage room, 7 closets, a laundry room, and 3 bathrooms. For some reason there is a door from our entry way to our kitchen. So many doors. Doors are great. They…
Ceiling fans: machines that help to keep us cool during warm months and provide a gentle hum to help guide us to sleep at night. Also known as eyesores of decor. They may be practical and necessary, but pretty they are not. They look even worse when they have dust flinging off of them as you are trying to sleep. …
My laundry room is not the prettiest room in my house. It is beige. There are large holes in the walls from where the husband and I took down some shelves. The washing machine is on the right instead of the left. The light switch is in the closet across from the dryer. This means that I have to enter…
Even before I left for college, I was one of those young adults that washed my sheets every week. I had a duvet cover over my down comforter; I washed it every month. I ate in bed a lot. I washed it when the inevitable spills would occur. I also used a new towel every time I took a shower. …