Follow your favorite blogs!

Bloglovin' helps you follow the blogs you read by letting you know when they update.

Sign up »
MY LIFE BY DESIGN
mylife-bydesign.blogspot.com
16
My home. My projects. My ideas. For your enjoyment.
#80279 in All , #1008 in Interior design

All decked out...

Ever since we moved into our house, we knew we would have to refinish our deck. The wood was cracked, gray and had only hints of stain on it. The railings were a little better, but still the old...

20 h ago

Dill-icious summer salad...

Memorial Day is here! And that means summer is on its way. First and foremost, a huge thank you to the brave men and women who put themselves in harms way every day to protect our freedoms....

4 days ago

Outta sight! organization

I am a very tidy person. Some (my husband) might call it OCD. I call it organized. So it drives me insane to see a mess, especially in the family room where we spend the majority of our time. As you ...

18 may 12

sad day for 5-year-old me....

Besides double braids, one piece rompers and sweet braided headbands with feathers attached, five-year-old me LOVED one thing... Donna Summers song, "Hot Stuff." It was the first 45 I ever re...

17 may 12

roses are... pushy

in anticipation of our landscaping coming in a few weeks, we are staining our deck. Theres only one problem. Our rose bushes. They were planted way too close to each other -- and the deck -- so they ...

11 may 12

you complete me...

my parents just bought new chairs for their den, so they bequeathed their old leather chairs to us. yay! free furniture! My husband requested we put one in the family room. I thought the ro...

04 may 12

be our guest: guest bedroom finishing touches

when last we left the guest bedroom, I just had a few final things to add to make the room complete: lamps, a throw and some wall decor. On one of my many morning strolls through Target after hi...

02 may 12

be our guest: guest bathroom...

our first house guest is coming soon, so it was high time to start decorating the guest bath. The last thing I want is our first visitor to be greeted by a naked bath. but where to start? what colors...

26 apr 12

still a fan...

I have declared my love for vintage fans before. on my way home from the gym this morning (yay me!) I stumbled on a whole neighborhood yard sale. and thats when I saw it... isnt she a beaut...

13 apr 12

Be our guest: guest room updates

since the weather has been so nice, weve been focused on the outside of our house lately. But with a "if-you-build-it-they-will -come" mindset, I decided to tackle the guest room this week. It...

11 apr 12

best looking curtains in town...

I went to the store for office curtains... I came home with these instead. Can you blame me? Look at that color blocking!What girl can resist blue, pink and purple all in one shoe? Im in love.&n...

04 apr 12

its whats on the outside that counts....

alright, only when it comes to landscaping -- and that was Priority 1 around here this weekend. Now that he has a new mower, my husband is a man on a mission when it comes to the yard. So it see...

02 apr 12

march madness...

I have been a bad blogger lately. With a work trip to Chicago and the unseasonably awesome weather weve been having, I havent found the time to blog. But never fear, I have a couple of big projects i...

22 mar 12

made in the shade: new chevron lamp shades

To say my office makeover is going at a snails pace would be and understatement. This is what it currently looks like.Not much change from the last month or so. Same chair, same desk, same piles of p...

09 mar 12

Soundtrack of my life...

right now, on continual repeat, I have two CDs going: El Camino by The Black Keys and Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars. What do these two have in common besides being by 2-piece bands with 3-word name...

05 mar 12

The Be Golden Movement

Lent is upon us and I have decided that instead of just giving up sugar yet again, I am undertaking a bigger task – spread happiness one person at a time. Its called the Be Golden Movement and encour...

29 feb 12

little mrs. fix it...

I am feeling very proud of myself today. I accomplished my first homeowner fix-it project. A few weeks after moving in, I noticed a water spot on the ceiling near our front door. It wasnt something t...

28 feb 12

new homeowner issues...

we couldnt be more blessed to have a wonderful new home. a big home. bigger than we have furniture for.  and there in lies my problem. I dont know where to start on this house. In my apartm...

21 feb 12

valentines with a cherry on top...

as promised, here is part two of my Valentines post. For dessert, I made a Red Velvet Cherry Cake.I made two cakes. A two-tier cake for Ryan and I and a mini cake for my parents. The ingredients...

16 feb 12

a valentines menu...

most everything in our household revolves around food. so why should Valentines Day be any different? last year, I made my then-fiance heart-shaped pizza. this years menu I ramped it up a bit for my ...

15 feb 12

smoothest gift in town...

I want to preface this entry by saying I LOVE everything we got for our wedding. Everyone was so generous and the gifts have all been put to good use. But the one I am most amazed with is our Cuisina...

10 feb 12

second half of mantel makeover...

My recent mantel makeover consisted of rearranging and repurposing pieces that I already had. Now that I had the mantel in order, it was time to tackle what to do with the remaining pieces. ...

02 feb 12

a cheery cherry morning....

I recently discovered the best way to brighten my mornings: Michigan Cherry Coffee from Meijer.You can select and grind your own beans right in the store. I cut it with one scoop of Maxwell House Bre...

01 feb 12

mamas got a brand new mantel...

if youve read my blog from the beginning, you know that I had a long running battle with my wimpy mantel in Chicago.It makes me anxious just to look at that mess of a mantel. Well, now were in our ne...

30 jan 12

stick with me...

I have a love/hate relationship with my nails. I love to get them done but I hate when they start to chip, so I have to remove the polish immediately. I did the gel manicures for a awhile and they we...

26 jan 12

first project is underway...

as you know, we moved into our house a few weeks ago and my first project is already underway: my home office. This is my inspiration photo:This Saturday, my hubby, parents and I set out for IKE...

23 jan 12

say it aint so sandra...

Ive made no secret that I am a Sandra Rinomato fan. I even tried to get us on Property Virgins when we were starting our house hunt. I got so much great insight on home buying from that show. So toda...

17 jan 12

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Do something positive today. Do something for someone else. Let your...

16 jan 12

st. lucia sounds good right about now...

baby, its cold outside. although the white death they were predicting turned out to be more like mild flurries, its still bitter cold outside. in an effort to usher in the warmer temps – and keeping ...

13 jan 12

sunshine in the snow....

Judging by the crowds at the grocery store today, a snowstorm is coming. So in addition to the ingredients for Sundays chili, I picked up something to brighten a potentially snowy day.  Hav...

12 jan 12

You are no longer following . Undo?