Christmas Table of Wishes

Our kitchen is set with a casual Christmas welcome I kept things classic and rustic to tie in with our Mantel. I used a simple plaid runner and Christmas plates...

A Table For Thanksgiving

In my more than one year of blogging, I have not yet done a table setting. I thought Thanksgiving would be the best time to start. I started with a...

How to Build an Upholstered Daybed with a Trundle

Last week I shared my daughter’s finished bedroom. You can go here to read that full post and find additional links to projects in the room. Today I am going...

A Year In Mantels

Sometimes time goes so fast that I am always looking for something tangible to mark the time. So, since so many of us seem to be in a mantel mood...

Summer Mantel

Summer for us, as is for many people, is about the beach. Our destination is always Long Beach Island, NJ. Not to be confused with the “Jersey Shore”, it is...

Tomorrow is the Day!

Hello All! I hope you are well. Tomorrow is the day I have been working towards… Bloom & Shine The “barn” is all set-up, everything is priced and ready to...
Kitchen Makeover Before and After

Kitchen Makeover Before and After

All resources for our kitchen can be found here. The layout measurements of our kitchen can be found here. In 2010, after 10 years in our home, we decided to...

A Fun Idea for Picture Display

My girlfriend Julie does a really great job getting pictures off of her camera, off of her computer, printed out and displayed. Throughout her lovely home she has pictures of...