Spring

March 18, 2014

Spring

Spring may have arrived in Wisconsin at last.  Forget the groundhog: once you see me outside sanding or painting something, you will know spring is here. I decided to ring in spring by buying some succulents (hard to kill!) from Home Depot.  I love the texture and shape of these little guys.  I put a grouping inside a

Dining Room Inspiration

March 14, 2014

Dining Room Inspiration

So...still haven't done anything with the 80s chairs in the dining room.  I've been around to several fabric stores in the past couple weeks and haven't found a suitable fabric for reupholstering them.  Here's a couple options I've been considering: The fabric needs to hold up to globs of oatmeal, spills, and general kid issues.  The last time

Master Bedroom Tour

March 07, 2014

Master Bedroom Tour

So let's continue the house tour. Our bedroom has never been a finished space.  When we purchased the house, it was an empty room with a chimney, a cedar closet (which is strange placement, considering that it was unfinished), and a flat, leaking patio.  The patio had been leaking for many years and actually rotted a hole in