Category: House of Dreams
Spray painted outdoor lights
We’ve lived in our house for exactly four years now — Thursday is our move-in anniversary — and so I celebrated a little early by doing something that’s been driving me crazy since we moved in. I have no idea why it took me… Continue Reading “Spray painted outdoor lights”
DIY Disaster Diary: The two-toned deck
Halloween is coming up, so this weekend I shared my version of a DIY horror story: the two-toned deck. Like all horror stories, it starts off cheerfully, but then there’s a lot of screaming and crying and it ends on kind of a dark… Continue Reading “DIY Disaster Diary: The two-toned deck”
The modern rocking chair makeover
I know, I know — painting antique wood is wrong. Some of you are probably cringing at the before and after photos this week, and thinking I’m crazy for messing with something so old. But hear me out. One of my husband’s colleagues gifted… Continue Reading “The modern rocking chair makeover”
DIY family command centre
Life changes, and sometimes that means your decor needs to change with it. We used to have a family “art gallery”on the main wall in our kitchen and we’d hang up the kids’ paintings and drawings — occasionally a worksheet from preschool. But we… Continue Reading “DIY family command centre”
Getting organized for the new school year
We’ve got two weeks until D’s first day of school, and C will start preschool the following week. HUGE changes for our family, and that means I’ve got to up my organization game. Here are a few goals on my mind right now: Picking… Continue Reading “Getting organized for the new school year”
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