Bookcase how-to

Yesterday I showed off my first Ikea hack  and today I'm providing some more detail on how I went from this: To this: The first, obvious...

Billy bookcase hack

As part of our plans to re-arrange our living room , we sold our beloved entertainment stand and decided to put the money towards a new she...

Painted storage boxes

We've all got things in our homes that we once loved but aren't so sweet on anymore, right? Like these storage boxes. Nothing wrong ...

Guest Posting at First Time Fancy

I'm over at First Time Fancy today sharing an affordable DIY art idea. Make sure you stop by to check it out!

Turning curtains into doors or Things I bought at Ikea: Part 2

I spent most of the weekend working on a project that I can't wait to share with you - just as soon as I finish it. In the meantime, her...

19 Weeks

This is a just because post. Just because I realize I haven't shared a picture of my growing belly yet. And just because I have a really...

Paper terrariums

When Nicole shared this gorgeous terrarium postcard set from Quill and Fox , I immediately envisioned the cute prints in frames, hanging in...

Back from Boston

Adam and I escaped to Boston for a few days and arrived home late last night (we drove, so luckily we didn't have to deal with any of th...

30 Before Thirty

I've seen these lists on a few of my favourite blogs and with my thirtieth birthday a little less than a year away, I thought I'd jo...

New floors!

 via No, this isn't a recipe for chocolate cupcakes (although they do look delicious). Adam and I bought hardwood flooring for the bedr...

My Aya Kitchens and Baths Dream Kitchen

When I heard about the AyA "Blogpodium Bound" Contest , I couldn't wait to start working on my dream kitchen design! The timin...

DIY magazine storage

While we plan for some bigger changes - new flooring upstairs and some living room tweaks downstairs - I've had some time to focus on ge...

Tagged: A post where I tell you more than you probably want to know about me

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I got started on the Great De-Clutter of 2012 - one of three major  home goals I set for myself this y...

Re-arranging the living room

It's no secret that I haven't been entirely satisfied with the layout of our living room. The open layout of our main floor - which ...