a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
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
I’m just going to say it- my TV wall was a bore. Which is fine- the main attraction is definitely the TV! But as the rest of my living room has slowly come together, this sad wall felt neglected and bare. One thing I think is interesting is how TV walls have changed with time. Remember back in the day… Read More
A few months ago I installed the prettiest chinoiserie peel and stick wallpaper mural and framed it. I loved this feature wall, but it soon started developing huge bubbles that wouldn’t go away, no matter how much I pushed on them. It was pretty disappointing- I’ve wallpapered dozens of walls and this was the first time I’ve gotten bubbles. I’m… Read More
I had dinner with some super creative people a few weeks ago. We were talking about our projects and both people I was eating with told me that they asked themselves this question when they were making things- “how can I make this better? What would I do to improve this?” Pushing yourself to be your best makes for beautiful… Read More
At the beginning of February we tore down the plaster on one wall in my living room so I could frame some gorgeous wallpaper. My husband and I knew that we needed to finish converting the other 2 walls in the room to drywall, but pushed it off because its such a messy job! Personally, what drives me to do… Read More
For over a month, our living room has been torn up while we replaced the plaster walls for drywall. The goal is for more energy efficiency and have a better surface to work with. I’ll do another blog post with more details, but pretty much it entails a bunch of dust and mudding and insulating. On Friday, my husband put… Read More
