Bye Bye Cable T.V….Hello $600
Today is is a long post, but it is packed with some great information on how you can save HUNDREDS of dollars each year. I get a lot of local friends who ask me how I live in a cable world…without...
View ArticleHow We Watch Television
On Monday, I explained how we cut $600 out of our budget by getting rid of cable. This is the part 2 post that explains how we actually watch what we want to watch. Lets start with my favorite…...
View ArticleTune In….
It has been such a relaxing weekend that I am sad that Monday had to roll around. Today I am traveling again for work. It will be a crazy week but I promise to make time for posting. Today I am...
View ArticleHello Gorgeous
My first furniture purchase for the house was this expedit bookcase from Ikea. This bookcase has served me well. It has survived a puppy pee incident, a bleach scrub down afterwards, and many...
View ArticleThrowback post: My Living Room Bench
Once again I am traveling home from work travel and I thought I would bring back a post from yesteryear… I posted this in my second month of posting. This was my first furniture build and it has served...
View ArticleInspiration in the Details
Get ready, this post is going to be jam-packed with cuteness. There was so much good stuff in Jane and Tanya”s house that I had to break it up into three posts. On Monday, I showed you what their...
View ArticleThe Walls Came Crumbling Down
…on purpose. When we walked into the house we are renovating the first thing that came out of my mouth is “that wall has to go.” To understand what I saw I made a floor plan of the house. You can see...
View ArticleTrial and Error
A couple of weeks ago I had a Saturday “friends day” with my best friend. We did lots of things but one of them was to go to one of my favorite flea markets in our little town. I found two things...
View ArticleLiving It Up
Five Years Ago we loved into our house and this is what the living room looked like: I loved the large bay windows and how the room was open to the kitchen. Last Wednesday I shared you the Google Image...
View ArticleReUsed Furniture
In the midst of working from home (my old job has hired me to do some curriculum writing for their new program) and going to family weddings, I am trying to make my little rental home. This will...
View ArticleTake a Seat, Take a Seat, Take a Load off your Feet
The Title of this blog is an actual “camp cheer” we used to chant when the speaker asked a large group to sit down. Last Monday I posted about how the Hubs built me a bench for our living room. I wish...
View ArticleNew Curtains
I posted a few weeks ago that I started to work on my living room. I am not wanting to spend very much money on this living room. $100…maybe $200 but no more. I decided that I needed some color in...
View ArticleHack The Lack Part 1
As I was putting the pieces together in my living room I started to notice that my Lack Coffee table was serving a great purpose but it didn’t look proportionally right. I also longed to have a comfy...
View ArticleBeen There, Done That…Or So I Thought
When you first walk in my friend’s house, whom we are helping to rehab, you have this view. This is an adorable little home. It is very “cottageish” and in really good condition. There was nothing...
View ArticleI Have a Deep Passion for Stripes
Yes, its true. I love stripes and chevrons. Yes, they are trendy but I love them and I truly think it’s a home decor fad that will stay around for a while. Lets do the stripe count in my house. My...
View ArticleNew Laminate Floors
The big splurge for my friends in their house was their new laminate floor. When they got the house the carpet was old and nasty. They wanted something durable but really couldn’t swing it in the...
View ArticleExtra Seating in my Living Room
Today I realized that I hadn’t posted anything about my house in a while. Today I want to show you a little project I did in my living room. My living room is a work in progress. It didn’t begin...
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