Sometimes I lay my head on the pillow at night and wonder where on earth the day went....how another day managed to pass with still so many things on my to-do list?I try to rationalize by reminding myself of the progress I have made ~ the little things I accomplished that day to be present, to be ...
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DIY Balance Beam
Recently we tackled the construction of a DIY Balance Beam for my daughter's 9th birthday.Purple, no less :)Following is a detailed step-by-step guide as to how we went about building it. **Note: This project does involve cutting and welding steel. If you have a husband who loves to build things, ...
Dry-Brushing the Shutters
I found this pair of shutters for my living room at a second-hand store in town and knew they were perfect for the living room wall above our fireplace.The fact they started out red didn't deter me in the least. Paint: it's what I do around here :)I decided to paint them a whitewashed gray, but ...
Painted Shutters for Living Room
After sitting in our garage now for several weeks, a pair of newly painted shutters have found their rightful home on either side of the large, overpowering, room dominating tv in our living room. Yesterday, using creamy grosgrain ribbon, I hung two boxwood wreaths from our local Fred Meyer over ...
Painted Hutch in Sterling
Tuesday. Who doesn't love a Tuesday? No pressure, no expectation, just simply.....(deep breath).....Tuesday.What's not to love?I finished painting a very large hutch over the weekend and wanted to share the final results with you. I love the combination of heavy distressing with sublime robin's ...
A Day to Dream
I'm having one of those mornings in bed with my coffee in one hand and my phone in the other, reading inspirational blog posts about coming alive, building a creative business, and transforming barns into office spaces. And almost everything within me wants to grab my planning journal and a pen, ...
Updates and Photography
I couldn't stand it another minute...I had to share my news with you: Today, I took a picture of a wall of windows. And it was...... A SUCCESS. For those of you who don't shoot interior room shots very often, I realize this may be very un-exciting to you. And I get that, I really ...
Old World Dresser
I call this piece my Old World Dresser. My eye is always drawn to unique pieces of furniture, particularly ones I know are hand-painted. Wisteria magazine, for me, is a heavenly walk down painted~furniture lane. I was recently inspired by this one, and this one. ...
Amaya’s Room Reveal
I read somewhere awhile back...maybe in House Beautiful magazine?.... that most people never finish the last 10% of a room. The last 10% is the final details, the little ribbons and bows, the perfect colored vase, the right picture frame. I must admit I am truly guilty of this. Guilty of ...
School Days Begin
Gabriel, Isaac and Amaya ~Oh, how my heart overflows with love for you three. Today began another year of homeschool, another season of Bible reading and memorization, Latin prefixes, cone and sphere volumes, multiplication tables, rises and falls of empires, synthesis of atoms and molecules, ...
