While some people struggle with finishing house projects, I really fail with the first step. Today, I sat on the couch for hours while I “worked up the energy” to paint the bathroom. Yup. I don’t struggle to start 20 books at the same time, but starting a house project is too much commitment for…
Tag: decorating
Pulling Things Together
I was supposed to start painting the living room on my day off yesterday. But I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I just couldn’t. We’ve been ripping out walls and refinishing cabinets and painting walls and adding trim, and I just needed a day where I did nothing but clean up the mess. Sure,…
Walls: Thinking Beyond the First Layer
Okay, so even if they aren’t picture-worthy yet, our dining room walls have definitely and irrevocably been transformed from dark red to off-white. There has been some sadness expressed by other people on that topic, but what can I say? I was feeling light and bright when I picked paint. I was also sick of…
Bye Bye, Red!
I’m a fan of a red dining room sometimes. It can be classy and dramatic and good. But for some reason, I never felt that way about our red dining room. It was inherited red, and it doesn’t really go with our stuff that well. Plus, it was dirty. The more time I spend up…
Rosemary Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cheese Grits and Spinach
Okay, so maybe I’ve let my titles go a bit. They’re still informative though. That’s important, right? Right. This weekend was full of good, practical things like titles that say exactly what they mean. I’m not sure if cheese grits fall into that category, but they are certainly good. And inexpensive. So maybe they do…
Kitchen Redo: Lighting
With the help of some visiting friends (Yay, free labor!), we made an exciting change in our kitchen last weekend. You see, there was this enormous ceiling fan in the kitchen. It was nice to have a breeze in the kitchen, sure, but not as nice when you needed to get something out of the…
Front Door: Ta Da!
Would I pick exactly the same color on our front door if I could pick again today? Not sure. I might go for something slightly bluer or darker or something. Do I like the color a lot? Yes! I like it about 1,000 times more than the deep red color that was on the door…
Small, but valuable. 