I haven't had much time to blog lately, and I want to show you some kitchens we're working on. But today, I am taking a day off from that stuff and introduce our family instead! You probably don't recognize the pipsqueaks in the picture above, but those are my older two! Since a lot of you are new blog followers, I thought I'd tell you a little about us. The bigger kid above (Judah) is the ... View Post
10 Ways to Get a Magazine-Worthy Home
You want this: But you have this: Let me help. Following these tips will guarantee you success if you stick to them carefully! Identify the cause of the mess and deal with it accordingly. Most likely, the number one barrier between your current home and your perfect home is children. If you have junior-sized people living in your home, you will need to remove them or messes ... View Post
Hi, there!
How has your summer been? In Tennessee, it's almost over if you have school kids, and it won't end until late October if you don't. It's weird like that here. Kids go back to school in early August while the rest of us are wearing flip flops and blasting the a/c until time to decorate for Thanksgiving. This will be our 6th fall here, and I am going in prepared to enjoy fall through the ... View Post
How to Do Farmhouse Without Becoming Trendy
The word "trendy" sounds exciting sometimes, like when you buy a house that's so outdated that some of it has come back into style. It's also great when you have a limited decor budget and happen to find something at Goodwill that's actually "on-trend." Or when your grandma gives you her old dishes and you see similar ones in a magazine. In these cases, trendy is awesome. It gets you back in ... View Post
Thoughts on Blogging
Hello again, guys! I'm working on updating the blog more often...normally I only think of writing something about every two weeks. In that time, there were several things to write about, so I try to pick the most important thing. Then I go to a coffee shop and try to get started. Then I decide none of them were worth writing about and give up. Then I read that if I don't do it once a ... View Post
Read This Before Buying Anything
Okay, I hate email titles like that, which try to manipulate you into opening the email, only to disappoint you with junk inside, and making you wary of opening emails from said person/business again. But go with me here for a minute. I figured you may want a little breather from following election news. Instead, let's take a break, put on some fuzzy slippers, make some tea (or coffee if it's ... View Post