Painted cabinet before and after

This cabinet is a hand-me-down from the future in-laws (it's an old hospital bedside table) and it's an indispensible piece of extra...

Silver-leafed picture frame

My mom came to visit this weekend, and I realized we don't own any facecloths (she brought her own). Luckily I found a set of nine facec...

Installing trimmable blinds

I picked up some trimmable faux wood blinds over the weekend and after hours (and hours) of measuring, cutting and hanging, finally...we hav...

Painted bathroom vanity

This is the mood board I put together for our bathroom, what feels like ages ago. Of course a few things have changed since then. I purchase...

Gallery wall update

Remember that gallery wall I so painstakingly planned? Well here's what it looks like now: (That big hole in the upper right-hand corne...

Creating a gallery wall

I love gallery walls and I've wanted to try one for awhile - something dramatic like one of these . The layout of our open concept livin...

New paint in the living room/dining room

When we first moved in, we knew we had a lot of painting to do. We decided to start in the living room/dining room, since that's where w...

Painted fireplace

One of the most dramatic transformations we've made since we moved into our new house is the chimney/fireplace, which started out as a g...

Organized bathroom shelves

During our first visit to our future house, I was thrilled to discover this large built-in behind the bathroom door. Unfortunately, the she...

A housewarming gift (to myself)

With all the excitement of buying our first house, I decided to buy myself a housewarming gift. Nothing major, just a small token of congrat...

The Floorplan

Now that we're mostly moved in, I thought I'd give you an idea of what we're working with. I created this floor plan for free at...