Our cabinet hardware from Forge Hardware Studio arrived over a week ago and I’ve finally started working on installing them. It took me so long to begin working on the hardware because of my perfectionist tendencies. Every time I thought about starting I would worry about not getting them just right then become paralyzed from […]
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A Few Things for Friday

After three long weeks, I am officially ready to declare our cat free of fleas. I do not like the idea of hopping biting bugs in my home, and gladly went a little overboard by cleaning ALL of our bedding, storing away our duvet covers and throw blankets, and spraying down every last surface (I […]
Spring Fever

Over the weekend we went to our town’s annual Green Thumb Festival. We look forward to it every year and love to be inspired by all of the beautiful greenery. Each year we come home with something new to grow and like to reflect on what we’ve grown in the years past. Last year we […]
Dennis Conrad

Our sweet baby is here! Little Dennis made his speedy arrival on March 14th and we’ve been spending every possible moment since then cuddling and resting. During my entire pregnancy the fact that we were about to have a baby felt like an abstract thought so when the moment finally came and I was holding […]
All Set – Well, Kind Of

Last week I woke up with an itch to paint our bedroom and managed to finish in one day – which is a huge feat for me. The next day I trimmed out a door in our bedroom and spent the next couple of nights painting the new trim and old, yellowing door. Although our […]
Newborn Essentials

While we work towards finishing the kitchen our baby boy is working towards making his arrival, which means we too, need to work towards preparing for his arrival. I’ve come to learn which items we prefer during those precious, sleepy newborn days and wanted to share my list of newborn essentials (instead of another non-essential […]
Nesting and Waiting

I’m in the last few weeks (or days) of my pregnancy and have been nesting like a mad woman. Our kitchen is still a work in progress and I’ve let go of the expectation that it’ll be done before the baby is born. The most I ask for now is a kitchen sink and am […]
From The Weekend

I’ve been searching for just the right piece of furniture for some extra storage in our home. Last week this mid century inspired media stand arrived from Target and I quickly assembled it. It was too short, though, and something just didn’t feel right. It might be my tendency to be a wood snob and […]
A Welcomed Friday

This pregnancy is moving so quickly – I’m due in the beginning of March! – so I’m trying to nest when and where I can by trying to find things to do while we wait on the kitchen. Living in complete disarray makes that a little difficult but I do have some projects up my […]
Late Mornings and Lazy Days

While it would seem that the first couple of weeks following the New Year should be filled with productivity, I always find my self struggling to pick up where I left off before the holidays. Late mornings and lazy days have been commonplace around here since the beginning of 2018. One of those lazy mornings, […]