Ella has new boots. The boots are the #1 source of entertainment for the last few days. From the moment we wake up: And yes, I did her hair like that. Sometimes it is more about function that fashion- right ella? Her reaction to me taking pictures is either to say “CHEESE!” with a very scary smile or to do random things like lay on the floor and stare at me: We have been stuck inside for a few days- Read More
Remember this little gem? Picked it up at the estate specialist $3.00 …. {before} Now the beauty will serve as a nice little flower planter- too bad I know almost nothing about flowers. Any suggestions on what type to stick in it? Since it was an ice box, it already has a hard plastic liner in it….PERFECT. {after} I thought about polishing the copper on it, but I kinda like it like this…. I would have more pics, but the Read More
I have been a little absent from the blogging world this week because some major events have taken place in our family. Well, one major event. Nathan was laid off from his job at noon this past Wednesday. There was no warning whatsoever. The reasons were purely financial- nothing to do with his performance as a designer. He and a project manager were both laid off due to two major clients drying up. I must say, it is VERY surreal Read More
So I have this friend- well, she is more than a friend- she is the best. We go WAY back – I mean, I knew her before I started plucking my eyebrows. Her name is Kelly and together with her husband, they run a fabulously creative photography company KELLAN STUDIOS. Listen, they have MAD PHOTOGRAPHY SKILZ- ok? Well, because she is nice and because I don’t have a single shot of me by myself in the last YEAR, Kelly did Read More
I love dressers SO much. They are one of my favorites to work on. Of course, when I am working on a table, tables are my favorite and when I am working on a trunk, trunks are my favorite….so on…WHATEVER… THE POINT IS…..I am working on this baby – here is a sneak peak cause I can’t WAIT to share it. This MIGHT be a little what it looked like BEFORE: This MIGHT be a little what it will look Read More
Wouldn’t it be FUN if I posted a pic of ella every wednesday?? I would call it “ella wednesday”. OK- don’t count on this actually happening, but this is me putting my best foot forward… Ella is almost 20 months and MAN do I love this girl… She is my happy Ella Bean. cheers! sarah
Like I told you before, I scored this little number on Craigslist the other week: Over the weekend, in between the rain storms, I worked on it and YES it is white. BUT before you judge, I just need to let it be known that is was my HUSBAND who said to do it white. Then I finished it off with this beautiful linen seat. I do like it a lot. I MAY change the fabric on the seat because Read More
I painted some of my frames “vintage yellow” to make a bunch of misc frames look like they go together. Good idea- bad paint color. It looks more like greenish-yellow-puke-yuck. Can’t decide if I should just go with another paint color all together or give it up and do white on everything. It may be the color of my walls that is not jiving with the paint colors. As you can see, I tried to sand one of them. Suggestions Read More
I am finally getting a chance to work on some treasures that I have been accumulating. This stuff keeps me sain and my mind OFF the fact that I am so VERY pregnant. For all you worrying people out there: YES, I do the painting outside and NO, I do not lift this stuff. Nathan helps me a lot too. So here is some lovely things that I found and we will be working on in the coming days… Love Read More
In my attempt to bring light to my living room, I decided to use this old mirror I had and put it above our entertainment center. More light = more happy. Sooo, what to do with an old mirror that probably came from walmart years ago? Grey primer and behr paint sample. BEFORE: AFTER: cheers! sarah
Found this on Etsy. Naturally, with my next large chunk of money that I have floating around, I would love to purchase one: I love it SO much. I think it would be PERFECT for our living room. Don’t think I haven’t dropped SEVERAL HINTS that were NOT SUBTLE at all to my husband who is perfectly capable of either buying me this or making me one similar…. cheers! sarah