Burritos and Bubbly – Home Improvement, Design & Family

Countdown to Halloween

We’re hosting another Halloween party this year, yay, since last year was such a super great time! Once again, I have a laundry list of things I want to have done before the party. It looks like there are seven weekends left, but we’ll be...

First Home Project of 2015!

As Kerry had mentioned, we have a few (read: a huge list of) home projects this year. There was one that we had been putting off that lately has been getting worse and worse. Ever since we bought the house, there has been a crack...

Summer of Ice Cream: Mason’s Creamery in Ohio City

Kerry and I used to live in Ohio City. There was this little ice cream shop on a pretty busy corner. It used to be called Dairy Delight. And then it changed hands and was called Ohio City Ice Cream. It was somewhat clear that...

Eat your brights

We’re right in the middle of at least three not-yet-ready-to-photograph projects, including finishing the wainscoting in the upstairs bathroom, painting the pantry, and a fun DIY project with our kitchen island. While those projects are getting done behind the scenes, I just have to show...

inspired by black + white

I’m about to start on my 7th (and final!) day in a row of painting our kitchen, which is all black, white and grey. You’d think I’d want to surround myself with the brightest brights after all that neutral, especially since it’s no secret that...

Summer of Ice Cream: Honey Hut in Old Brooklyn

Yesterday, July 16th, was National Ice Cream Day. So of course, that means we went to the place that in my mind is synonymous with ice cream: For the first six years of my life my family lived in Old Brooklyn, and we went to Honey...

Inspiration: Art and Antiques

I had a whole other post ready for today, and then I saw this house on Design*Sponge and haven’t been able to get it out of my mind! I have to talk about it. If you have been reading for a while, you know that even...

Our 2020 House + Cabin To-do List

We start every year with a to-do list for our home — and now our cabin too. This really helps us to brainstorm what areas need work, what projects we want to tackle, and also to prioritize when any of them might get done. It’s...

So We Bought a Roomba

Hi! How was your Fourth?! We had such a wonderful day celebrating Joey’s half birthday (2.5 already!). Andy also took Monday and Tuesday off and worked really, really hard on a bunch of outdoor projects, including building a pretty new gate and doing a ton...