I didn’t really plan on hosting a bbq on the 4th of July. The lawn hasn’t been mowed, I didn’t have a much food in the fridge, bbq’s out of propane, no decorations or fun things planned. But when some friends were all excited about getting together to celebrate, we pulled it together and bbq’d [...]
Category Archives: decorating
The Appeal of the Thrift Store Portrait
I’ve been in the neighborhood of one particular thrift store over the last few weeks, and I stop in to look for puzzles and stools. The kids and the husband have been setting up a big puzzle on the kitchen table over the weekends, and Bean needs a couple of stools for her desk, so [...]
Color of the Year(s)
Every year around this time, there’s a bit of undulation on the internet about Pantone’s color of the year. I really don’t pay much heed to Pantone or trends in colors, but I can’t help but notice the news on all the blogs. And sometimes it does end up translating to trends in clothing and [...]
Art Show
When we rearranged Bean’s room, the other large project besides making her desk was to arrange all of her art. Because we had so many little pieces, it made sense to collect them all above the desk. It lends so much color to the room, and has a big impact when you walk in and [...]
>Modern Art Board
>Few things make a statement in the dining room like a giant chalkboard. And seriously, this thing is huge, 4 by 8 feet. But, it works very well during 2′s practice. ;) I’ve been wanting some chalkboards around, I kept being teased by images all over the internet on lovely chalkboards incorporated into homes, childrens’ [...]
>Thrift Score :: Teak Desk
>Alright, so this isn’t exactly a thrift store find, but it was a fortuitous hand me down find. My in laws were consolidating some offices, and this gorgeous Danish teak desk was up for grabs. I’ll take it! This was the Waldorf Modern headquarters yesterday morning. My desk usually isn’t this messy, but I took [...]
>Peg Rack
>Bean has been needing something to hang up her bags and necklaces and things in her room. Both sides of the doorknob were overflowing with yarn loops and aprons and things, I couldn’t get close to getting the door shut. I found a pine tool rack during my last trip to Home Depot, whose weight [...]
>Heart Garland
>I saw Tricia’s sewn paper heart garland a couple weeks ago on her Oh So Crafty post, and then more recently on Craft. Especially because I skipped making a winter themed garland over the mantle this year, I wanted to whip one of these up as well. With a couple of catalogs, magazines, and my [...]
>Link :: Martha Stewart Entry Mailboxes
> This is ingenius! Oh, Martha Stewart Living continues to publish the best ideas. My petite entry area is out of room for a mailbox like one of these, but one will be perfect for a kid’s room. A sweater and a gi bag could hang on the hooks, a little note stuck with a [...]
>Stockings
>It wasn’t long ago that these stockings were filled to overflowing with new clothes for the girls, and sweet smelling beeswax candles. Happy Christmas to those spending today with trees, stockings, food, and family. I bought these years ago, when there were only three of us. Since I can’t find another matching stocking to add, [...]
