If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook you will know I have been redoing my home office/ jewelry making studio. I have been meaning to redo this space for years but have dreading clearing out all the junk and ripping up the carpet. Finally the time has come. My friends over at Walls […]
Spring Reading: The Lost Art of Housekeeping. A Clean House is a Happy Home
Tis the season for Spring cleaning. This weekend will mark the official first day of spring and it’s a nice time to get everything cleaned up after a long and nasty winter. Here on the west coast we have had very nice mild weather so I can’t complain about how awful the winter was. It […]
Behind the Scenes with Do It Yourself Magazine
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have your home featured in a magazine? Well my little home here in Washington is currently featured in the latest edition of Do It Yourself Magazine. The team from the magazine made the trek out here back in the summer of 2012 for a photo shoot. […]
My House in Do It Yourself Magazine!
Hey Friends! Long time readers of this blog might remember that about a year and a half ago a team from Better Homes and Gardens Do It Yourself Magazine came to my house to photograph it for an issue! Well, I am thrilled to announce the magazine has finally come out and my house is […]
5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent
5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent If you browse Pinterest occasionally (or if you are like me, all the time, haha) Then you will probably have seen the amazing DIY shower cleaner using Dawn dish detergent and plain white vinegar. I went out and bought a gallon of white vinegar and some […]
Bathroom Makeover: Gross to Glam
oh so frightening! So, a couple of weeks ago I asked for your help. I decided it was time to redo the master bathroom and I couldn’t decide what color to paint it. Thanks for all your suggestions. I decided to go with a nice light mint green. The bathroom isn’t completely finished yet but […]
Project Complete: Lovely Laundry Room
What was once my Super Scary Laundry Room is now as pretty as can be! Thanks to everyone for your input and advice over this project I started several months ago. Now, lets check out some pics! There was clearly a lot of work to be done. I started by ripping off the ugly grey […]
Before and After Raindrop Bathroom Makeover
This “before” shot is what my bathroom looked like when we first moved into the house 2.5 years ago. It’s pretty ugly isn’t it? The wall paper was all faded and turned a dingy shade of brown and all the wood cabinets are ugly fake wood with brass hardware. I’ve been working of re-doing this […]
Magic Marker Forest: Project Completed
Remember the wall mural I was working on that I showed you a few months back? I had been working on transforming my hallway into a magical forest, using only Sharpie markers. Well it’s finally complete and I’m so excited to show you the finished results. Here we go… The original inspiration can be […]
The easiest way to clean your microwave
How to clean your microwave with vinegar or lemon The microwave is one of those appliances that is easy to forget to clean. Since the door is almost always closed the nastiness that lurks inside can go unnoticed for quite some time. Luckily the microwave can be cleaned in about 5 minutes with only plain […]