I couldn't resist buying 6 of these knobs when I saw they were on sale (already sold out) last week at Anthropologie. I've been putting together ideas for an easy bathroom update in my head, and these were the centerpiece. I had planned on using them on the vanity as new pulls after I had painted it. The catch, I've sworn off in-house projects until after the summer, unless of course they have to READ MORE I couldn't resist buying 6 of these knobs when I saw they were on sale (already sold out) last week at Anthropologie. I've been putting together ideas for an easy bathroom update in my head, and these were the centerpiece. I had planned on using them on the vanity as new pulls after I had painted it. The catch, I've sworn off in-house projects until after the summer, unless of course they have to READ MORE
Obviously when I dreamt about cutting down the tree on the side of our house on Friday night, that meant that Saturday morning I had to get up, go to the hardware store, get a saw, come home and start sawing. Obviously. I've had beef with this crooked tree for awhile. Can you blame me? First of all, it's a quarter dead and super ugly. Second it's growing into the electric lines and the house, READ MORE
I hope this is the last time I'll be picking up a paint brush for awhile. Not only am I sick of painting, and painting, and painting, but I am also ready to start my outside projects for the summer. I painted the window boxes yesterday so I guess that's an appropriate segue into moving my projects outside. I do/did love my red window boxes but alas, it was not meant to be. Now that we are READ MORE
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 stone wall in our front porch. Its paint has been starting to peel for awhile now and now is constantly shedding all over the floor. The READ MORE
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 will find 3 potential paint and door options, take a look and tell me what you think. I'd love to hear your opinions, as I am driving myself insane. Grey READ MORE
