a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
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
For years, in the back of my head, I’d describe my dream house style as an apartment in Paris- herringbone floors, lots of decorative molding, and beautiful light streaming through the windows. When we moved into this house 6 months ago, I decided to make some of that vision a reality. I came up with the idea of framing a… Read More
Let’s talk about my living room today. I really like this room! Most of the trim is original (this house was built in 1905 so that’s saying something). It’s a big room that gets lots of light. I’ve worked hard on this space, but have also left the floors, walls, and ceiling as it was from the previous owners. I… Read More
Rumer 4 Light mini chandelier As we moved into our house, the first big thing I selected was the overhead lights. I went with ceiling fans in most of my rooms (you can see more about that here). But it was fun to branch out on a few key spaces! Selecting lights can seem a little overwhelming, but they don’t… Read More
I was super happy with my living room when I shared it a few weeks ago. Except one thing- I needed blackout drapes. Why? Well, the sun is always shining in this room (which I love!), but that makes it hard for TV watching. Which is a major problem for my husband who loves football.
