Front Doors: Dreaming in Color

Front Door Colors for Increased Curb Appeal

We're painting our front door.  Actually our hallway and stairway too, but that's not nearly as sexy.  Where did I head when I first started researching front door colors?  As if you even had to ask-- my Curb Appeal board on Pinterest, of course.  Aside from how the front door looks from the curb, it also matters how it looks on the inside {'pretty on the inside' works for doors as well as people, did you know that?} so I had lots on my mind when I started scouting out front door ideas!  So … [Read more...]

The Perfect Cinco de Mayo Margarita

Red Grapefruit & Honey Margarita {Cinco de Mayo}

You know how some people are the life of the party and make you want to laugh still your sides hurt?  Well, within seconds of meeting Linda I could tell she was one of those people.  Plus, she has a blog all about booze, people-- and you know I enjoy a great cocktail on occasion.  Linda's here today with a fantastic cocktail recipe just in time for Cinco de Mayo: a Red Grapefruit and Honey Margarita.  Because there's margaritas, and then there's MARGARITAS.  Can't wait to try this … [Read more...]

Kids Art Cart {IKEA Hack}

Kids Art Cart {IKEA RASKOG cart}

About a year ago, I was flipping through House Beautiful when I saw it-- an industrial style metal cart from IKEA in the most gorgeous teal color.  Immediately I started wracking my brain for ways to use it so I had an excuse to buy one for myself.  It took awhile, but I finally realized it would be great to have a storage space-- on wheels-- for my kids art supplies in the kitchen where we do most of our projects.  Plus it was only $49.99 which is a great price for such a versatile piece, … [Read more...]

Our HGTV Story: Filming!

Our HGTV Story

About once a week I'll get an email asking what the heck happened to the HGTV series I started.  I appreciate the interest and the begging/ gentle reminding/ subtle threatening for me to just get on with it.  ;-)  My only excuse for not doing so sooner is that each time I begin to write, I freeze when I see the photos.  They capture a time of happiness and excitement for things to come, and to see the innocence on our faces breaks my heart.  Even though I may have had an intuition about … [Read more...]

Scouting out Bathroom Faucets

Moen Bathroom Faucet

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Moen, Incorporated for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Our bathroom faucet has been broken for months.  I’m not quite sure what happened—one day it worked perfectly well, and the next it was snapped off with a guilty looking 2-year-old standing next to it saying the cat must have broken it.  Naughty cat.  Yet it was still usable, so we had a little time to research what we wanted to put in before it … [Read more...]