Prepare yourselves for the most boring before + after ever! I painted the porch floor. After painting the skirting last week, the rest of the porch looked awful. These photos arent doing it justice- ...
Wow! This is Rachaels last day of coverage from the 2012 National Stationery Show. There were so many incredible exhibitors this year, many of whom Rachael simply didnt get a chan...
Ive been thinking a lot about this print from Alyssa Nassner of Small Talk Studio. Im working on a project and have been looking for the perfect quote, one that embodies the spirit req...
Moving to Rochester, New York or know someone looking for a house? Our friend, Marni, is selling her gorgeous place. As you can see from these photos, its immaculate. You can check out the virtual to...
Rachaels back with another day of coverage from the National Stationery Show. Lucky for us, our little paper-obsessed friend took a TON of photos, so we have a couple more days of coverage....
You may remember last years coverage of the National Stationery Show by Rachael ;from Pistachio Press. Well, I conned Rachael into covering this year, too! Like...
Gah! Check out your June issue of Country Living magazine on page 55! Aesthetic Outburst mentioned in Country Living?! What, what?! Yes!!! The project they made is based on this project that I made l...
See that giant swath of white skirting under the porch in the photo below? Weve owned this house for almost 10 months now, and over the course of those 10 months, that white skirting has&n...
A few days before Mothers Day, I received a beautiful little surprise package from Jen and Sarah at Circle and Sprout. Tucked inside was this handmade necklace and the sweetest note ever. The stones ...
Remember how I painted the shed because it was ugly and it was the first thing youd notice as you pulled in our driveway? Well now, the first thing youd notice would be this janky garden fence t...
My five favorite things from around blogland recently (the bonfire edition). 1. This photo by Carla Teneyck epitomizes summer (via Style Me Pretty). Bring on the marshmallows! ...
At the barn sale*, I had a conversation with Sarah from Handbags*N*Pigtails about encouraging kids to be creative. She found an old Pepsi crate and was planning to use it to store her kiddos art supp...
EZ E has his kindergarten screening this morning. Im not sure how we went from having this baby to having a boy ready for kindergarten. Again, Im reminded of the quote: "...in raising c...
I was rushing out of the house on Saturday morning, when this huge red poppy caught my eye and made me slow down a bit. Isnt it gorgeous?! Since Im relatively new to gardening, I feel very fortu...
Happy National Train Day, everyone! The winner of our giveaway, sponsored by B. toys and Amtrak, is Marla! She said, "i would LOVE to take a train through the canadian rockies". Congra...
Im heading out early to finish up some last minute projects and get ready for the barn sale tomorrow. Have a happy weekend and a happy Mothers day, everyone! This bizarre collection of blond Fisher P...
This weekend is my parents annual barn sale and I thought you may enjoy a sneak peek. Again, here are the details: May 12 and 13- 9 am to 5 pm 5835 State Route 38, Newark Valley, New York 13811 (my p...
My five favorite things from around blogland recently... 1. I love everything about this building by Philipp Mainzer (found via Martha McQuade). 2. Can you imagine building a whole house ...
There are a lot of things that we miss about living in Buffalo- the Mr. Cool truck is one of them. Today is one of those days where I wish we could wander around Albright-Knox, grab lunch at The Fala...
My little shop is open again!
These plant markers by No Jo is Average are quite clever, arent they (found via Jen Craun)? Lets pretend that were all going to be outside working in beautiful gardens this weeken...
Lets talk hardwood floors this morning. One of the most common questions readers ask is about refinishing floors. We rented an industrial sander, sanded down all of the floors, stained, and clea...
Did you know that next week is National Train Day? One of my fondest memories is taking an Amtrak train across the U.S., starting in Syracuse, New York and ending in Grand Junction, Colorado. ...
My five favorite things from around blogland recently... 1. My love affair with buildings made from shipping containers continues. (image via petraalsbach found via Deborah Beau). 2. This...
Our super-talented friend, artist Myra Greene, has been working on her photo project My White Friends for the past five years. German art publisher KEHRER VERLAG is interested in publishing the book ...
Spring isnt my season- Im more of a Fall person- but I do love lilacs! We have three huge lilac trees on our property (and just got two more in the mail), so Im planning to enjoy my favorite flo...
What are your plans for this weekend? I was up very late last night working on my book (its almost finished...yay!!!). We spent the morning drawing more on the walls, I have a few freelance proj...
Our living room is still very much a work-in-progress and, with two kids under five, will be for a while, but its starting to feel like a better fit. The previous incarnation was a little too re...
My five favorite things from around blogland recently... 1. This kitchen is what dreams are made of. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. You can see more photos on the Kitchn (found via Mindy Gayer). ...
Have you seen this time-lapse video yet? This line from the article was exactly what I needed to read yesterday: "...in raising children, the days are long but the years are short"....
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