The other night I was craving chocolate and felt like brownies but didn't want to take the time to wait for the oven to heat up, and I also didn't feel like making a mess in the kitchen. That is when Cody decided to look up how to make a single serving brownie. He made it and served it to me ... Read More about ~brownie for one~
~go big or go home~
I have only won a couple of things in all my 40 years. So when I entered a Minted contest on instagram I was surprised when I was one of the 10 winners! I had won one of their new large format art prints, and by large I mean 40" x 54" So I turned to my friend Jill because I was having a ... Read More about ~go big or go home~
~Home Depot giveaway~
If you've been reading my blog for a while now, you know that I love using reclaimed wood in my projects. When I was contacted to come up with some creative ways to use large and small crates in a way that helps with back to school organization, I was all over it. By the way, if you click ... Read More about ~Home Depot giveaway~
~country living feature~
It's always a good day when you find out Country Living has featured one of your projects! You can see the full tutorial here! xoxo ... Read More about ~country living feature~
~how to give an old lamp new life~
I really liked the shape of this lamp but wasn't crazy about the finish. So when I saw this room, and this lamp, I knew exactly what mine needed! At first I thought I could make the spots with a black sharpie, but the edged blurred, so instead I used black acrylic paint. I just ... Read More about ~how to give an old lamp new life~
~restoration hardware ish looking book covers~
Head on over to your nearest thrift store and pick up the biggest, fattest, hardcover book you can find, because we are making one of these: You will need a box cutter or knife, drop cloth material, a iron, and mode podge. This was the biggest book I could find. I believe you could ... Read More about ~restoration hardware ish looking book covers~
~outdoor living process~
Thank you so much for all the love on our new outdoor space! We have definitely been enjoying it. I took a few photos as we were building, these aren't pretty photos but show the process a bit. The photo below shows the area where the fireplace is: This is the bar area: To ... Read More about ~outdoor living process~
~our new outdoor entertaining area~
I am so happy to finally share with you all our new outdoor entertaining/kitchen space! This project actually started a couple of years ago. We had a big concrete slab poured and then my husband and I built the structure over it. We knew what purpose we wanted it to serve, but never really got ... Read More about ~our new outdoor entertaining area~