If you have ever shopped around for a blanket ladder, you will see that they can be pretty pricey. Some of the less expensive options I found didn’t have the greatest reviews (scratchy surfaces that would snag blankets, etc.), so I decided to give it a go and make one myself. I’m glad I did, …
One of my “On This Day” posts that popped up on my Facebook today reminding me that yesterday was the 6 year anniversary of the day we settled on our house. Seeing the photo of the house the day we purchased it made me realize how much we have done in the last 6 years. …
It’s the second day of spring, and here in Maryland we are celebrating with a snowstorm! What better way to spend the day than in our jammies and dying Easter eggs! This year, holidays have been extra fun with Drew because we have been able to incorporate little activities to celebrate them. I wanted to …
On my last #TBT post, I shared our dining room. In this post, I show how I made super easy and cheap drapery rods for our bay window. _____________________________________________ Because of the way our bay windows are set up in the dining room, I knew typical drapery rods would not work, so I started thinking …
Have you ever had this problem? You write something on a chalkboard only to have it continue to leave its mark long after it’s been erased? Well, good news! Preventing this “ghosting” is super easy! Whenever you get a new chalkboard, you will want to “season” it. (No salt & pepper required!) Check out this …
I finally finished up a few changes to the gallery wall. I kept the same basic layout as last time; in fact, I didn’t even change or add any new wall screws. I just scooted a few existing signs around and added some others that were similar in size and shape. Here’s a look at …
Our dining room was one of the rooms that we put off working on right away when we first moved in, but it was also the most anticipated room for me to complete. I had had an image of what I wanted my dining room to look like even before we even looked at this …