No-Spend August has come to an end! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, go back to our post at the beginning of the month where we explained exactly what we wanted to do, how we were doing it, and why. The short story is we felt like...
Are you familiar with The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf? It’s a cute children’s book written in the ’30s that was the inspiration for the animated Ferdinand movie. In the story, Ferdinand is a bull who just wants to smell the flowers and isn’t interested in fighting like all...
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 our old one… emphasis on...
Ever since my own wedding, I have been trying to avoid seeing photos of any other weddings. I moved all of the wedding blogs on my google reader to a folder I avoid (over 300 unread posts). I stopped watching the wedding shows on TV (I miss you David Tutera)....
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 shies away from a camera! This...
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 “Snowbound” like the rest of...
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 if you asked her, she...
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 decided this week I really...
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. The biggest bedroom at the...
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 furniture and other home goods...