Labor Day Reward: Recovered Chairs

Hey, we all like getting paid for our labor but sometimes not having to pay someone is a an equally good reward.   My cousin and his wife we...

My New Carpet & Eco- Fiber Rug Pad

We just put down a custom-size remnant of Stark Whittier Linen in my daughter's room.  She picked it herself and I think it looks beauti...

Our Bathroom Progress: Tub & Faucets

Our downstairs bathroom is almost finished - last post was about the tiles and now here's some pics (sorry for the quality of these) of...

Ditching the Gray Pelmet & Critiques of my ORC bedroom

Well, it's been one week since the end of the One Room Challenge .  I knew when I posted about my bedroom there were some things that we...

Bathroom Progress & The Best Tiler

OK, I feel like my bathroom dreams are coming true!  The tiling is done and I'm beyond thrilled with how it turned out.  This is the wet...

My Bathroom is Being Tiled Today!

Since we've had so many false starts on our lower level bathroom remodel I didn't want to post about it again until it was started. ...

IMO Best Candle if You're Sensitive to Fragrances

I am one of those people that is sensitive to smells and fragrances.  Can't tell you the number of times I've had to leave a terrifi...

Haute Fabrics: My Recent Finds

The other week I headed over to Haute Fabrics in Arlington and picked up some great remnants.  They'll be made into pillows for some ch...

OMG Waterlogue!!

I want to live in a Waterlogue world where all those pesky details and flaws are blended away in a stroke of watercolor technology!    This...

Semi-Recessed Sinks & My Bath Reno

One of my 2014 goals was to post more about our basement reno - remember that project I mention once every blue moon?  One of the things sl...