Growing up I never did the huge family Thanksgiving that other people do with aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents. Since my family lived in Alaska, a gazillion miles away from anyone we were related to, every holiday dinner was spent with just me, my parents, and my “Uncle” Jack,...
Do you remember last week when we failed miserably at trying to hang curtains in our bedroom? To refresh your memory, I wanted to hang a double curtain rod on all four windows in our plaster-walled bedroom, but every kind of anchor and screw we tried destroyed our walls and...
Don’t mind us… we’re just cutting stuff down over here. There’s a big old tree in our backyard that pretty much takes up the whole thing. You may remember it from last week’s let’s climb a tree post. I’m usually a tree hugger, not a tree hater, but I’ll just...
I’m no fool. I know why most of you come to this blog. You can pretend you’re here for Kerry’s design ideas, but let’s be real: you’re here for the flood insurance talk. You’ve been waiting, for years, for me to really open the floodgates about flood insurance. Well today...
I am so excited to show you our new design plans for the family room! Ok, here’s the thing, though. Sometimes I change my mind. Sometimes I change my mind a whole bunch of times. I’ve changed my mind on the family room so many times, but this time, I’m in...
We were challenged to participate along with other local designers and bloggers in the Drab to Fab feature at the Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo. With a modest budget of $50, we were to buy any item and transform it however we’d like. All of the upcycled pieces will be...
We had our first snowfall of the season yesterday. Just a little bit, but now we know winter is here. And I have a feeling it’s here to stay. That just makes me want to be so cozy at home with blankets and pillows and a big mug of hot...
I recently realized that we never actually posted pictures from our wedding almost two years ago. Woops, better late than never, right?! Please check out the new “our wedding” page along the top, where you can find a little info about our day, and, of course, lots of pictures! It’s super...
Oh my goodness, I can’t believe I haven’t updated you on The Great Valentine’s Day Chili Cook-off of 2012! You will remember (or probably not) that I mentioned back on Feb. 13 that Andy and I were competing against each other in a Valentine’s Day chili cook-off at work. It...
There are two fundamental rules I follow when it comes to decorating my house: #1 Have fun. I’ve said this about a million times already. I don’t see any reason whatsoever to take decorating too seriously. Unless you are a stuffy, boring person, there’s no reason your house should be. #2 Find...