School House Electric We made a decision on a light fixture for the kitchen, and I'm telling you it was H A R D ! About a month ago I installed the Foto pendant from Ikea, just to get a feel for what a big enamel pendant fixture might look like in the space, how it would cast light, and how it would function. I wasn't ready to commit to a fixture, and for $29, the Foto pendant was worth the READ MORE School House Electric We made a decision on a light fixture for the kitchen, and I'm telling you it was H A R D ! About a month ago I installed the Foto pendant from Ikea, just to get a feel for what a big enamel pendant fixture might look like in the space, how it would cast light, and how it would function. I wasn't ready to commit to a fixture, and for $29, the Foto pendant was worth the READ MORE
So this post is a little off the usual topics around here, but I couldn't resist writing about it. Last weekend we watched the documentary "Salinger." How I made it not knowing this doc existed is mind blowing to me, but it does. Like many people, Catcher in the Rye changed my life when read it at the age of 12. Since then I have been a devoted fan, and follower of J.D. Salinger - and have READ MORE
I'm sitting on a heating pad as I type this. Did you know that tiling projects really hurt your body? Well at least the payoff looks pretty, don't you think? I was actually just feeling really overwhelmed by how much is left to do on this project, but now that I sit here and look at the photos, I think that it's actually starting to come together. Progress. I've been so busy since I saw READ MORE
Guys! We are the proud owners of a fully functioning kid lair! Finn (my 5-year-old) and I worked our butts off over three afternoons last week to get the bunk bed put together, and we did it. Finn did half of the work, he insisted. In his eyes, building the bunk bed was like building a giant Lego set. He was in heaven - he lives and dies by instructions and rules, and he couldn’t get enough READ MORE So, I got my first even mention in a magazine – and I’m pretty stoked about it. The local rag, Mpls – St. Paul Magazine has a Home & Design issue out, and I was included! They spotlighted my DIY I did for West Elm earlier in the year, you can check out my color dipped candle shades and terrarium here in case you missed it. If you're interested in checking out the issue, you can pick READ MORE
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