Burritos and Bubbly – Home Improvement, Design & Family

Comic: The Haircut

*Click comic for full size version* When Kerry saw the final version of today’s comic, her response was, “Oh so that’s what you think of me?” I had to explain two things to her: 1) She actually came up with that final panel, she just didn’t remember. 2) The idea of...

I’m 30. What Have I Accomplished?

Pretty deep, right? What have any of us accomplished, really? No but seriously, I had a list of 30 things I was going to try to do before my 30th birthday, and I started the list about 30 days ago. I didn’t finish them all but so what? What’s the fun...

Painting Seventies-Style Stripes at the Cabin!

Alright alright alright. Our 1972 cabin just got real groovy, and we’re digging it! When we were deciding what direction to go with the styling of the cabin as a whole, I was first thinking the obvious “preppy lake house” or “rustic cabin,” but after spending our first few days...

Back to (Pre)School… in Style!

Two big things are happening that have me totally stunned … It’s already back to school time. We have a three-and-a-half-year-old who is starting preschool for the first time!! We are equally so ready for Joanna to start school and a little shocked that it’s happening already. Is she really that big already?...

Falling in love with…

I’ve been working really hard over the last few days to get caught up on my google reader. (Ha, wouldn’t it be great if that actually was work!!) I follow sooo many fantastic blogs and am constantly adding new ones, so it’s next to impossible for me to keep up,...

DIY Rainbow Wall Hanging

I knew early on that I wanted to make some sort of a wall-hanging to go above Olly’s changing table. In his big sister Joanna’s room, we have large 3D paper flowers on the wall that she always enjoyed looking at during diaper changes. I wanted to make something that would be...

A Quick Look Ahead: 2015 Goals

Our to-do list this year is, well, a little ambitious. 25 things for 2015. It kind of has a nice ring to it. We just really want to get our house DONE, once and for all. Is that even a thing, to be done with a house? Well, we feel like...

Drab to Fab: Palm Springs-Inspired Chair

For the Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo we are among several local designers and bloggers who were invited to update a chair from drab to fab to be auctioned off at the show. We were so honored and excited to participate! Our first step was to find a chair, so I went...

House Tour, One Year In: Master Bedroom

As promised, we’re taking you on a tour of our house, one year in. We’re starting the tour with our master bedroom because it was actually the very first room we worked on. But for some reason we have never shared pictures. (Well, the reason is our bedroom is always kind of a mess...

Our wedding is two months from today!!

At this point in my life everything is being broken down into what I call BW or AW — “Before Wedding” or “After Wedding.” With our wedding just two months from today (!!), we are buckling down and working so hard to get everything done. “Boy, I’d sure like to...