Burritos and Bubbly – Home Improvement, Design & Family

Our old back deck

For the last couple of months we’ve been in the process of getting a new deck on the back of our house, to replace the dilapidated one that we had. It’s finally done! But before we introduce the new one, I want to show you...

Family Photos With Ruby

A couple of weeks ago we went to an event at the Downtown Cleveland Dog Park, where there was a professional photographer taking family portraits and photos of all the dogs. These pictures we just got back are so adorable, I just had to share them right away! Ruby never...

House Tour, One Year In: Master Bathroom

We’re moving right along with our little house tour. This time we’re taking a look at our master bathroom, which is still very much in “BEFORE” status. Pretty much the only change we’ve made in this room is painting it from beige to white (Sherwin Williams...

Comic: The Funny One

I think the best part of any day is when I can make Kerry laugh. Seeing her smile is, quite literally, the most amazing thing ever. So I like to pull out all my stops in a constant attempt to keep her laughing. I think...

A pink dining room

I love it when I come across pink dining rooms. They’re all totally different but totally amazing. Just like mine, of course! This one I saw on hgtv.com. I like how it mixes the bubble gum pink with black and white, and it’s nice and bright. I...

The Next Project: Guest Room

Now that the office is painted, it’s time to start working on the guest room across the hall. That way we can move all the guest room furniture into the office to paint the guest room floor. So on our second floor we have three bedrooms and a bathroom....

Jonathan Adler for Amazon: Some Favorites

I don’t know how I missed this news! Jonathan Adler released a line of furniture and accessories on Amazon, and there’s so many cute things. If you’re not familiar with his work, Jonathan Adler started his career as a potter and then branched out to...

DIY Emoji Mailbox Refresh + A New Outdoor Light

You probably saw our post on Monday about our new front door color. We just love the cheerful front door, but we wanted to take the front of our house a step further with a couple other updates, so we replaced the old-fashioned light fixture...

Nautical Guest Room Moodboard

Last week I told you about the basic plans for our guest room and where the bigger pieces will go, so today let’s talk about the fun stuff: what it’s going to look like! You got it, our guest room is going to the sea, er, Lake Erie. We’re going with...