I couldn’t be on this fabulous vacation without sharing some of the awesomeness of the cottage itself. Let me tell you the short version of the story. In 1981, my parents sold a cow and bought a cottage. How cute is that? Three years later, they bought the falling apart cottage next door to the [...]
I love for my home to be pretty, feel cozy, and have a welcoming and lived-in feel. I care about how it looks and strive to make it beautiful. I don’t have a lot of money to do it though, so I find myself having to be creative. I can’t just drop hundreds of dollars [...]
Melissa over at The Inspired Room has asked people to share their creative concelments. Since I am not at home, but at the cottage where there aren’t nearly as many flaws to cover up, I wasn’t sure what to share. Then I realized that the play area for the kids under the stairs is [...]
I have been on a memo, list-making, organizing rampage as of late. Too many last minute phone calls to doctors to check what time my appointment is and too many photos found strewn around the house that need to be hung.
I headed to target and picked up a 4 pack of cork board squares and [...]
I got a little crazy with the upholstery tacks and hammer yesterday. I was at Goodwill over the weekend and hit the jackpot. I walked out with a huge piece of beautiful fabric, a Seven for all Mankind Jeans skirt, a pair of Diesel Jeans shorts, new Stride Rite shoes for Monkey and a couple [...]
