This year, decorating my dining room for the holidays is really special because we redid our kitchen this year, so I have a big table to use instead of the small one! I decided to set up a Christmas village in the center and set the table with some vintage pink and green tree plates. Want to see some of… Read More
DIY Beam Doorway
When I redid my kitchen, I originally wanted to rip down the wall between the living room. When I decided to save 10k and leave the wall up, I decided to really embrace the division of room. Since I wanted to do a ship lap ceiling in the kitchen, I decided to put up a DIY beam doorway. This further divided… Read More
Franklin Mint Jelly Molds
At the end of May, I started second hand shopping once things started opening up. And boy, did it feel good! I honestly missed it. While shopping ones day, I spotted a Franklin mint jelly mold set and can I tell you- I was a smitten kitten! They were hanging on the wall and looked adorable. One was chipped so… Read More
How to Paint Shelf Brackets
A few weeks ago I installed new wallpaper in my dining room. It’s everything I wanted in the space! I looooooove it! BUT it did make me realize what else I want to change. The wallpaper is perfect so now everything that isn’t great is terrible. If that makes sense ;). So I thought I’d show you how to paint… Read More
How To keep a Dining Room Rug Clean
Whenever I show a picture of my kitchen with my dining table, I always get questions about it- how do you keep that rug clean? Is it even practical to have a table under where you eat? Yes! To me it is! I love the look, but I also know how to keep the rug clean. If you’re wanting… Read More
How to Design a Dining Room around Kids
To me, good design is an answer to a problem. The only place for dining in our house is our kitchen- so we’re dealing with a small space. The other issue is that my son, Don, is still young and so keeping him happy and at the table eating is tricky. Luckily, we found some solutions for both of these… Read More