ok so i pulled the trigger and officially ordered carpet for the living room and I can’t wait to show you what i decided to go with. warning…. it’s drastic. and some people are going to hate it. but it’s joe and i and he loved it sooooooooo can’t wait. we need more furniture for […]

this house is very seasonal. it’s funny how in the winter we migrate to three rooms bedroom, kitchen, living room. when it’s summer it’s bedroom, patio, screen room. the screen room by far stays one of the coolest rooms in the house because it circulates air well and has low hanging fans. it’s pretty toasty […]

you guys…. we finally have the pool ready to open. one more night of vaccuming and almost a summer and a half of work… the pool shall be open for business! we spent all summer shocking the pool, dumping chemicals etc and could never get it opened up for swimming. at least not sanitary swimming. […]

after weeks of waiting for the weather to clear and warm up in early may i could finally safely start putting plants out on the front porch. usually i would have my porch decorated by the first weekend in may but those few last surprise snowfalls and random 20 degree weather kind of put a […]

i like to think that i have a green thumb. however keeping plants alive indoors is a different thing. i suck at it. i forget to water them. mother nature helps me out with that when plants are outdoors. regardless of the numerous plant murders i have committed over the years i still buy obsessive […]

the farmhouse kitchen will most likely be the last room in the house we make it to. mostly because kitchens are SO stinking expensive. we don’t need to replace any cabinets or things like that. it is mostly sink, tile and lighting. so it won’t be as bad as it could be (unless we decide […]

i so wish i could be one of those minimalist all white home bloggers. i can’t i’ve tried. i’ve failed. i love color. i love bright colors, i love dark colors, i love all the colors together. in my last home i went with a lot of cooler tones (blues, grays,etc) with pops of yellow […]

so a while back i was deliberating about what color to paint the living room. i knew i wanted something bold and vibrant and unique. i’m not a white wall person. i don’t mind it in certain areas of the home but i knew i wanted this room to be vibrant. i just couldn’t pull […]

it must be hard to be the middle room. you’re not the dining room but your not the living room you are this in between room. you can’t have a lot in the center because people need to walk through you to get to the living room. when i saw this glam coffee table i […]

so i did a gutsy thing. i ordered a new couch on line. without sitting in it. but after taking a year to decide i said what the heck. lets pull the trigger. i need a place to sit because for the last like year i’ve been living in my bedroom. and this room was […]

so this is pretty much it when it comes to my christmas decorations. no matter how much i do not feel motivated sometimes (sometimes) i am always eager to decorate my front porch. it’s so welcoming and the first impression of my house (at least before you come in to the entry way which is […]

sometimes things work out in interesting and mysterious ways. like when you buy all brand new bedding a week before you get struck with the epic plague of 2015. i never get sick but when i do it’s always around the holiday time. one year i was so sick  i missed almost every christmas party. […]