Are you a fan of Shiplap? We used reclaimed shiplap to create a shiplap wall focal point in our home! We had a bit of an overlap with our move this summer. Our renters moved out at the end of June and we needed to be out of our apartment at the end of July. That gave us almost a full month to work on the house before we had to move. Working on a house is infinitely easier if you're not also … [Read more...]
Paint a Pillow
We like bright bold colors at my house. My husband studied interior design and we don't necessarily have a traditional color scheme going on. My living room is home to an orange couch. I can't always find accessories in the right colors to match what we already have. Being able to personalized items is one of my favorite things about knitting or creating, so I was really … [Read more...]
Dining Room Stenciling
More stenciling adventures at my sisters new apartment! Her apartment, like a lot of apartments, has a dining room that isn't really a room. And if you're to careful it's easy for the area where the 'dining room' is to end up looking like one big living space. My sister loves cooking and entertaining, so she really wanted to make sure she had a space that felt appropriate for dining. And one … [Read more...]
Laundry Room Stenciling
Moving often equals painting. So when my youngest sister and her husband moved into their new apartment last weekend, that's exactly what we did. A little painting. Since they are renting (and yes, they got permission to paint their apartment) they didn't want to get too crazy with their painting. But they did want to make their place feel more like home. My sister decided she wanted to try out a … [Read more...]
Let’s see the world
I love to travel. I don't get to do it nearly as often as I'd like to, but seeing new places and eating new foods really is one of my favorite things. So I was pretty excited when Personal Creations sent me this world travel map. The map comes with a box of four different kinds of pins. There is a key on the bottom right hand side of the map that explains the different pinsRed … [Read more...]