Burritos and Bubbly – Home Improvement, Design & Family

Puppy Update: The First Two Months

Ruby will be four months old soon, which means we’ve almost survived the first two months of puppy-parenthood. Phew! Having a puppy is hard work, but it also can be a lot of fun. In the matter of five minutes we can go from “Ruby is so...

Hello There, October!

Whoa, it’s October already! September just flew by, since we spent the first half of it traveling around Europe … and the second half of it recovering from our travels around Europe! But our post-vacation hangover is over and we’re back to work on quite a...

Signs of Spring

I’m going to try to pretend we didn’t get 6+ inches of snow this week and look for all of the optimistic signs of Spring I can find. Mocha found a little patch of sun The snow cleared (for a minute) to show us...

Blogs to read: weddings

If I were to give someone just engaged any advice about what to do first, I’d say #1 read wedding blogs. Lots of them. Every single one you can find. Look at every picture. Read every post. Search in every blog for your city to...

Introducing Our New House Colors

On Monday we told you that we’ve had a difficult and stressful time choosing new exterior colors for our house. Oh, the drama. Our first paint samples were too bright. The second ones were too dark. But the third ones were finally just right. Or at...

We Got a Makeover!

We’re really excited to show you what we’ve been working on behind the scenes! I mentioned to Andy a few days ago that I thought Burritos and Bubbly needed an update to reflect the style of our new house and what we’re all about these days, because...

Inspiration: Modern White Kitchens

Yay it’s Friday! Yay let’s look at kitchens! Yay Joanna had a great night last night! We told you the other day about how we’re planning a modern-inspired, white-on-white kitchen using Ikea’s shiny white cabinets, so I put together a collection of mostly-white kitchens to inspire us....

Vintage-inspired swimsuits

I’ve decided to buy a new bathing suit this year. I have a few bikinis, but lately I’ve been really into the idea of a one piece. A one-piece doesn’t have to be boring or old lady-like, and you don’t need to wear one just...