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Scene Ale Fest

When Kerry was off in Toronto learning all the tips and tricks of Photoshop, I had quite an eventful weekend planned for myself here in Cleveland. On Friday I planned to have a wild night on West 25th Street. Three drinks and one burrito later, I was asleep before 9. Saturday...

Inspiration: Modern Wood Kitchens

Hey guys! Happy Monday! I hope those of you in Cleveland were able to get outside yesterday and enjoy that gorgeous 60+ degree day. We took Joey and Ruby on a great walk around our new neighborhood. I love our neighborhood. As we’ve mentioned, we debated long and hard about whether we...

Because it’s never too early to think about next year’s Halloween…

I must find a costume that would require this hat.  I don’t know what I’ll be but I don’t care.  How about “girl wearing crazy pink crown”?  Done. Or maybe I should just wear it everyday. I love everything in Janine Basil’s etsy shop so very, very much. Maybe I could be a comic...

Wedding Wednesday: Rock n Roll Wedding

Hi everyone! Happy Wedding Wednesday to you! I hope you’re ready for a little rock n roll this morning. This Johnny Cash-inspired wedding features guitar picks instead of rice, harmonica escort cards, and an altar made of amps. I love it! All photos by John Robert Woods Photographer.  See more fun...

Inspiration: Buffalo Check

I’ve been so inspired by a classic buffalo check pattern lately. It’s the perfect fall/winter pattern. With a history going back to Woolrich Woolen Mills in 1850, originally in red and black, it was the favorite of lumberjacks everywhere. This pattern definitely has an old-fashioned, nostalgic sensibility, but I also love how the...

Watercolor textiles: Leah Reena Goren

You know all about my cat dress, right? I’ve talked about it here and here. I was on Anthropologie’s website the other day and discovered that the pattern was designed by Brooklyn-based illustrator Leah Reena Goren. A few minutes of internet searching later and I was completely in love with...

Projects in Progress

I thought it would be kind of fun to go around our house and take a tour of all the projects we are in the middle of. I’m what is affectionately called a dreamer. If you’re not being so nice, you could call me kind of scatterbrained or kind of crazy, ha, but...

How Did We Get Here? Europe for Cheap

(We’re in Europe! Follow our adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!) Our last travel/points post was pretty popular and I got a lot of feedback and questions from readers after we published it. In this installment of what I will call our “travel series” I’m going to get a little less theoretical...

Getting Ready for the House Tour: Project Updates

We’ve got a big week ahead of us. I took the week off work, and we’re going to accomplish as many projects from our House Tour To-Do list as possible. We got started this weekend with a few smaller projects, and I just want to give you a quick update...

Furniture for Sale! Our Blog “Garage” Sale Is Open!

We had no idea that so many of you would ask about buying our furniture! Our original plan was to shove everything we don’t need into the basement and then slowly sell things on Craigslist when we got around to it (which, let’s be honest, isn’t going to be anytime soon), but...