The front bedroom of our house went from cluttered to BRIGHT to minty. Below is when it was in it’s cluttered phase. It was winter we were still in housing limbo with Nolan’s parents so our stuff and their stuff was all over the house. Lucky for us this room and fan (???) had very…
Lovin’ it
1. The IKEA Storage Planner. I’m scheming with my brother on how to get the built-in look in our master bedroom. Here is my plan: And with the doors (and a bigger TV) it’ll look like this: All the drawers, shelves and inserts are placeholders for the moment. The hardware is interchangeable as well.…
Cray cray crazy changes
Wait, what? Jared Allen is no longer a Viking and Ke$ha is no longer Ke$ha? AND it’s 50 degrees in Minnesota right now!?! Change is hard, I’ll get it over it, but what sort of new sack dance do I have to learn? My dance skills are lackluster as-is. I like nicknames, all my favorite musicians…
Check check check
Update on my January list. Install master bedroom light fixture. Done. Check out my $35 light fixture here. Order carpet for basement. Done, it’s being install Thursday morning! It’s Mohawk SmartStrand in a gray two-toned color. I can’t find the color online; they name all their carpet differently so people don’t price shop. I don’t get it.…
Time warp & present day
Obviously the before and during pictures of the deck project are from this past summer. It was a running joke that the deck project started on Memorial Day and wasn’t complete until Labor Day. The joke became reality though, because, between cabin trips, vacations, playing in two volleyball leagues, doing bike rides and 5Ks we…
Holla Chicago Public Library Librarians
Note: After reading this post from House*Tweaking about referring to her husband as Steve, rather than HH (Handy Hubby), I’m following suit. When I started blogging about a month ago I thought nol-dog would be a fun way to refer to Nolan. In reality, I never call him that and I got in the habit of not…
Listy listy
All the successful blogs I’ve read have great lists, so in the case of ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ here goes: Master Bedroom Remove wallpaper & prep for paint Buy and paint crown molding Install crown molding Paint walls Buy and paint closet doors New medicine cabinet New bath light fixture Redo bath counter…
Blog Crushes
When we started to seriously talk about buying my in-law’s house I started reading all sorts of blogs and quickly became obsessed with Young House Love. Then my grandparents sold their old farmhouse and one of the new owners blogs at Proverbs31Girl. They’ve done an amazing job updating the house and it gives me inspiration for what…