Canvassing The Area (and Painting Big)
Yeah, it has been a minute since I painted big. For the record, I do have my BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (that is a real place, I swear) so did my requisite large-scale...
View ArticleA Mid-Century Modern Mood
It has been a long minute since we have had a mood board up in here, and as I have been spending some time daydreaming about the day I can design a whole living room for myself and freely...
View ArticlePlanning For The End (Table)
We moved to a new state/town/home eight weeks ago, which means we have been using a big, blue plastic storage tote as a end table for eight weeks now. Honestly, it was already there as we unpacked and...
View ArticleSwappin’ Out Scrap Fabric Art
Do you know how much I love projects that don’t cost anything? And which are done in less than 30 minutes? And use up supplies from my stash? I feel like the Rachael Ray of DIY over here, and it is...
View ArticleA Means To An End Tables
That is right, multiple end tables! So excited! We have now lived in our new town and apartment for a few months, but things are so busy and we are budgeting – so it’s baby steps all the way. Having...
View ArticleA Sweet Tea (7th Birthday Party)
My first born turned 7 this month! That seems unbelievably old, to me. Crazy town. She has definitely come into her own unique personality, and is a funny and whimsical little person. When I’m...
View ArticleCan’t Leave A Canvas Alone
This month I can’t seem to buckle down and finish anything productive from start to finish. It’s busy and the sudden shock of cold weather makes me want to do nothing but crawl into bed with books....
View ArticleFilling Frames: Moodboard for a Gallery Wall
I hope you had an amazing and cozy holiday weekend! Ours was full of Thanksgiving comfort foods and lying around reading and the kid’s first real sledding adventure, making soup and knitting; it was...
View ArticleA New (Old) House For Us
It’s been a minute or two since I’ve been around, but it’s been for good reason. We’re officially home owners, and spoiler alert: it is exhausting, fun, frustrating, exciting, overwhelming. It’s a...
View ArticleTake a Deep Breath (With Your Dust-Masks On)
We haven’t been able to have any family or friends over to see the construction zone house yet, and there have been so many updates! We are growing a zillion little plants indoors to fill up the...
View ArticleBoying Around
That title is alluding to our boy’s room progress! (Boy = Diallo, aged 4 and a 1/2. The 1/2 is the most important part, he would want you to know.) Buying a house has pretty much meant dropping...
View ArticleShelfish Desires
When we first moved into our house, it sunk in just what we had taken on. One of the first things on project list was taking on the built-in shelves in our living & dining area. There are three...
View ArticleLiving & Dining Room Progress
Of all the ways to prioritize what house projects you take on, our method seems to be “what hits you in the face when you walk through the door”. Seriously – next up we’re thinking about painting the...
View ArticleLeafing Out The Details
When I was in art school, I remember everyone having deep and meaningful explanations behind each piece of work they created. I felt self-conscious if I made something just because it was pretty or...
View ArticlePop Some Tags
Two types of thrift stores seem to exist; the “curated” type and the “jumbled” type. At least, in the cities where I have been thrifting. Let’s be totally clear – one type is not better than the other!...
View ArticleThe Desk Of Tears & Anguish (It’s Pretty Now!) And Pictures of Shag Carpet
Okay, there were no real tears involved, but only because I’m not much of crier. Well, unless I’m arguing with someone, and then it is total instant water-works. Anger-tears are totally different and...
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