How to Hang Curtains Like a Designer
Want your windows to look like they belong in a designer magazine? The secret isn’t fancy, expensive curtains—it’s how you hang them. Let’s go step by step and make sure…
Coffee Table Styling Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Guide
Let’s talk about coffee tables—you know, that little centerpiece of your living room that ends up holding everything from your morning coffee to your latest read. But beyond just being…
2017 Hello Spring Home Tour & Blog Hop
Gather decorating inspiration from our spring home tour & blog hop! Spring has definitely arrived in my neck of the woods! The trees have exploded in green, the grass is sprouting…
2015 Christmas Home Tour (Part One)
Hello, friends! I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving break. It’s finally time to switch gears into Christmas mode! The super sweet Carrie from Lovely Etc. invited me to participate in the Very Merry…
2014 Christmas Home Tour
I am so excited to be a part of the “Christmas in the Country” Home Tour and Link Party 2014! I am one of over 40 decorated homes participating in…
Fireplace Makeover: Phase 2
You guys, call me crazy for doing another fireplace makeover less than a year from my last one, but I can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am that…
How to Apply the Stonework to a Fireplace
I meant to post this tutorial back around when I revealed my fireplace makeover but somehow it got pushed to the back burner. Thanks to a reader for reminding me…
How to Make a Planked Wall for a Fireplace
I’m back today to show you how we installed our planked wall. Once again, please excuse my pre-blogging photos. I absolutely love the way planked walls look and I thought,…
How to Build a Fireplace Surround
As promised, here’s a how-to of how we constructed the pillars. I was going to write up a tutorial for the columns, wood planking wall and the stonework installation, but…
Fireplace Makeover Reveal
You would think that being first time homeowners we would want to ease our way into DIY-ing with a small project like window treatments or crown moulding. Well, we decided…
Fireplace Makeover Design Plan
I thought I’d kick off blogging again with a project that I’m so very happy and proud of. It’s the first real renovation that we did to our home. It’s…