Painted Burlap Bulletin Board and Dining Room Reveal

posted on: February 27, 2013 30 Comments
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Recently, we painted our the beat-up, thick wood trim in our 77 year old home in hopes that it would brighten and update the space. And boy did it ever! I’ve already shared the huge difference painting the trim made in our living room turned mom cave. I couldn’t believe the transformation the paint made in our dining room and wanted to share it, but I needed a little something in the wall art department. And yay, I finally figured it out this week, so here it is. I was struggling to find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, DIY, free projects, furniture, painting, pinspired, renovation, wall decor


1st Annual Fall Beer Tasting Party

posted on: October 15, 2012 5 Comments
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We don’t get to see family as much as I’d like, so I needed an excuse. I thought it would be fun to throw a fall beer tasting party. Make it an annual tradition. For the party, I wanted to create a tablesetting that was fun, warm, and inviting, but not too formal. Pretty for the girls, but not too pretty that we’d scare the guys away. ;) I went to World Market for the supplies for our tasting party: snacks, glasses, decor, and of course, beer! World Market made it easy to sample … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decor, dining room, SPONSORED, tablescapes


40 BAGS IN 40 DAYS – Week 5!

posted on: March 23, 2012 3 Comments
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Can you believe we only have two weeks left? I can’t. This week I didn’t go back up in the attic, but instead wanted to finish everything off on the first floor. The junk drawers in our foyer, the shoe storage there, all the shoes in our house, the kitchen cabinets (I did up one day and down the other), and the hutches in my dining room. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 40 BAGS IN 40 DAYS, dining room, foyer, kitchen, ORGANIZATION


What Happened Here?

posted on: January 3, 2012 7 Comments
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the above post title is the response I get when I ask Lily what happened... she gets a look of confusion and acts as if she has no clue why the milk is all over the floor. Thank you for all your comments and love on our announcement post, and on our photos and updates on facebook! Things are going great here. Last week we kinda sat back and relaxed, woke up late, took a lot of naps, visited with family, worked on some house projects (Doug was home – I had to put him to work...), and just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, family, kids, Living Room


An Updated Dining Room

posted on: July 11, 2011 2 Comments

As I update our WAY outdated house tour (from March ‘09 - yikes),  I’ll be posting individual rooms one at a time to give you a look at how things really look around here today!   We’ve come a long way. Although I often feel as if there are SO many things I want to do and not enough money, time, drive, inspiration, whatever and I beat myself up for it…   it’s great to look at these pictures. What a difference!         Although the furnishings in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, greatest hits


Help Me Wednesday – Painting Wood Trim?

posted on: October 27, 2010 15 Comments

Welcome to the seventh “Help Me!” Wednesday help yourself to a button ;) <a href="http://whitehouseblackshutters.com"><img alt="White House, Black Shutters" src="http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/whitehouseblackshutters/Badges/helpme.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a>   This week, I have a question that I’m sure you’ve struggled with yourself at one point in life. Should I paint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, help me wednesday


Furniture in Distress (Part I)

posted on: February 1, 2010 20 Comments

This project is not quite finished, but I will post the other half when we finish tonight! Check back tomorrow morning! Notice that piece of furniture? If you’re closely related to me, you might remember it. Saturday night, I could NOT fall asleep. I was up from 9 pm to 2 am with a cloud of ideas swirling around in my head (I wrote about some of it here). Blame it on the coffee I had earlier, the heartburn and nausea I was feeling, my spring fever, or nesting. I thought about what I want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room


The Before

posted on: December 23, 2009 2 Comments

Now that you’ve seen our progress, I thought it would be fun to take you through “the before” of our house! It’s been almost four months since we closed on our house and almost three months since we moved in and I started this blog. The photo album I originally stored these in is titled “at first sight,” so sit back and enjoy our House at First Sight!   Outside of the House View Full Album   The Family Room View Full Album   The Kitchen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dining room, family room, kitchen, our bedroom


Advent Wreath

posted on: November 30, 2009 Leave a Comment

I bought some wreaths last year at Michaels, but having pines, firs, spruces, junipers, and arborvitaes galore in my yard motivates me to make some homemade wreaths and garland. (Are you impressed by my knowledge of evergreen species?! You should be. I am, lol.) One of the jobs I took on while the guys were working on the addition was trimming the White Pine trees just outside our window sliding glass door. Here is the view from our couch looking out:See the cornfield to the right? Far back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, dining room, traditions


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