Burritos and Bubbly – Home Improvement, Design & Family

FIVE YEARS!

Five years ago today, Andy and I got married and it was the best day ever. We had so much fun; were so full of love for each other and all our friends and family who gathered with us; and everything went exactly as we...

Painting 101: best practices

Hello! This is lesson three in our Painting 101 series. Be sure to also check out lesson one: choosing wall color and lesson two: recommended supplies. In this lesson I want to mostly focus on the steps, best practices for getting the best paint job, and when to use primer....

And we have wedding colors

We’re having a blue and grey wedding! A turquoisey, tealy, minty, bluey, grey-y wedding! I was looking through the oh-so-gorgeous blog of Leslie Shewring, A Creative Mint, and when I saw this photo, it was a gasp-out-loud moment. These are the colors we’ve been wanting...

How to Decorate With Pink

Today is National Pink Day, and it’s no secret that I love to decorate with pink! It’s my favorite color to decorate with because it’s unexpected, modern and even a little gutsy — not everyone has pink in their living room … and kitchen …...

The greatest masquerade on earth

My best friend Shana and I have a longstanding tradition of celebrating Halloween together. It’s probably, hands down, our favorite holiday. We spend weeks or even months thinking about costumes, and then when we’re really lucky, we get to spend it together. This year Andy...

Room of the week: Saguaro neon brights

Whoa. Put on your sunglasses. The Saguaro in Palm Springs, California is all about mixing the brightest brights, from neon green to deep purple, and everything in between. You either love it or hate it. For me, it’s love. I think this is exactly...

For the love of flamingos

So the other day I posted this photo of the flamingo hats… And now I feel like I’m seeing flamingos everywhere. They are so much fun. They’re quirky and kinda hilarious and just the most beautiful shades of pink and coral. I’m glad that they might...

It’s my birthday… and I’ll make a list if I want to

So my birthday is coming up. I already told Andy I don’t want any presents because we’re going on a trip to Northern Michigan that I am suuuuper excited about (not to mention having about a million house projects going on)…  But that doesn’t mean...

Updating a too-small clawfoot tub showerhead

Normally updating a showerhead isn’t really something worth mentioning here because it’s so easy. But our new clawfoot tub ended up causing more trouble than we were anticipating, and we thought it would be worth it to explain how we went about doing this just...

The new laundry room!

You may remember, this terrifying place is where we used to do laundry: Eek! Since we had our washer and dryer moved out of the scary basement and into our large pantry off the kitchen, this is where we do laundry now: Yay! Looking good! The cute pendant lights...