Hey Guys! We made it! Today I'm sharing my final reveal of my One Room Challenge! This has been quite the journey. I went into the ORC thinking that it would be good motivation for a spring project but I had no idea how intense of a challenge it would be - this is serious work ma' friends! In case you're new here, I spent the last 5 or so weeks in my guest bedroom, restoring old windows, stripping poorly painted doors, building a custom bed with an Ikea hack, building a very cool sculptural brass wall trellis, adding DIY lighting, and installing custom shelves... READ MORE
Hey Guys! We made it! Today I'm sharing my final reveal of my One Room Challenge! This has been quite the journey. I went into the ORC thinking that it would be good motivation for a spring project but I had no idea how intense of a challenge it would be - this is serious work ma' friends! In case you're new here, I spent the last 5 or so weeks in my guest bedroom, restoring old windows, stripping poorly painted doors, building a custom bed with an Ikea hack, building a very cool sculptural brass wall trellis, adding DIY lighting, and installing custom shelves... READ MORE
My March Garden
Hey guys! I'm excited about this post, because this post means that it's officially happening, SPRING! We had a few days of really super nice weather 70º's and sunny. It was the best. Now it's like 50º and it makes me sad, but at least my garden is growing! Last ...
Bedroom Accessories
I'm still not done with our master bedroom, but I'm getting there. I've got one wall left to paint, a little trim to touch up and some new hardware to install. Then the painting/updating/fixing/repairing part of the project is done. Next comes the really fun part, shopping! So if Jeff ...
Don’t Worry, I’ll Save You.
It won't be long before I am in full on outdoor and garden mode, I'm warning ya. So with these last few days before the official warm weather sets in I've been shoring up some indoor projects. One of the pressing projects on my to-do list is to repair the ...
Spring Barware
My friend Cam gifted me this super awesome barware set recently. I am in love. We used it for the first time this weekend it works well with Gin drinks. It even comes with it's own insulated yellow cup koozies, I mean,does it get any better? It's currently on display ...
Curb Appeal
Dark Blue & Yellow Door Hello, My name is Alison Allen and I am crazy with a capital "C". I just spent a lot of time hanging out with photoshop and pretending what my house may or may not look like after this summer's paint job. Below (and above) you ...
Tutorial : Replacing Sash Cords
Here it is: the Sash Cord Replacement How-To, only two years in the making. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned on the blog how badly I’ve wanted to repair two windows on the main floor of our house. The first spring we lived here we realized there were two windows ...
Finishing Up in Elsa’s Room
Dreams Really Do Come True
My prayers have been answered. Spring really did come early to Minnesota this year. Last weekend was one of the greatest in a long time all thanks to the amazing weather. Friday day we walked to the park in t-shirts! Friday night we drank beers and ate grilled chicken tacos ...
