Hey there! You know how some projects can be DIY'd (DIYed?) and look like a million bucks and some look like a preschool art project? Read my article at American Farmhouse Style and find out which projects you should DIY and which ones you should stay far, far away from (gluing anything to a lampshade is generally a no-no). We DIYed some of our projects at home and it's the only way to do it ... View Post
Should You Reupholster Your Sofa or Buy a New One?
There are some really good reasons to reupholster your existing sofa and some more really good reasons not to. My new article at American Farmhouse Style magazine is up and has all the answers! Read it here. It also has a link in it to a must-read blog post I wrote a couple years ago about choosing a sofa. It's insider info. :) ... View Post
My Newest Project
Update: click on my first article here! One of my favorite things I have gotten to do probably EVER was work with American Farmhouse Style magazine. They featured our home in their Fall 2017 issue and it was an absolute ton of work to get it ready. Even so, I loved every bit of the process, from the lengthy but exciting approval process to the photo shoot a few months later. American ... View Post
A Special Guest is Coming
Hi there! I just realized I skipped the entire month of February on the blog-writing front. It is a lot of work to get a new showroom underway but it's coming together! If you've been following along on Instagram, you'll have seen the changes. If not, I'll post a few not-so-professional photos while we wait on professional ones (being taken as we speak by our friend Leslie from Visible ... View Post
Changes for Fall
It was lovely and wonderful and FALL here in Tennessee a couple of weeks ago. I even brought a plaid, wool blanket to the neighborhood pool to keep warm while our kids swam for one last time. It was idyllic. I dreamed that we'd have a fire in the fireplace and wear slippers for a reason other than the a/c being too cold. I lit a pumpkin candle. I considered buying a jumbo pumpkin pie at ... View Post