Another week closer to our move-in date and a few things have happened in the last seven days. The sheetrock upstairs is completely finished! We took our 3-year-old over there …
Vintage Theatre Curtains
We stumbled upon a great find for our corporate museum. On the college campus where our offices are located, there was a theatre (circa 1972), called the Humanities Center, that …
There’s No Place Like Home
It’s no coincidence that my favorite movie of all time is The Wizard of Oz. Just like Dorothy, I’ve been known to click my heels together and chant “there’s no place …
Countdown Week #1
I’ve decided that we’re close enough to our move-in date to begin a weekly countdown. Everyone keeps asking, “when will your house be done?” or “when do you think you’ll …
Personalized Coloring Pages
I just had to share this amazingly innovative and simple project for kids that I found on Tip Junkie the other day. Turn any photo into a sketch for your kids to …
Find Your Marbles
There’s something extraordinary about displaying the ordinary in your home. Lots of colorful vintage marbles together in a glass jar make a great conversation piece. These particular marbles have a …
Mink Teddy Bear
A few years ago my Granny had an old mink coat she could no longer wear. My mom came up with an ingenious idea…turn the fur into teddy bears! She …
Rose Bowl Flea Market Finds
One of my very favorite bloggers, Eddie Ross, is leading another fun shopping excursion, this time through the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, California (if you’re in the area on March 8, you …
Paint a “Stained Glass” Window
Salvaging old windows is sort of a hobby of mine. There’s just something about the wood frames that evokes a simpler time, as compared to the fiberglass frames of today. …
Affordable Art
Oversized art pieces make a statement in any space. They’re big and bold and you only need one item as opposed to the several it would take to fill up the same …