We have a new addition in the dining room…an elephant…a wicker elephant…we literally have an elephant in the room that we’re gonna talk about today. I picked him up at a local antiques store for $20 and immediately dubbed him “Mr. Harry Elephante” (pronounced ella-font-tay). Do you guys remember Mr. Harry Elephante from Friends? You … Read more
Earlier this week, I was talking about how my style has been shifting. Shifting from a beachy, cottage, country farmhouse type vibe to a more sophisticated yet quirky Emily Henderson meets Nate Berkus style, and it feels soooooo right! In the middle of this style shift I was hating on our living room. Like, HATING … Read more
I’m pretty certain I’ve used my favorite Britney song (Ooops…I Did It Again) as a blog post title once before but alas, a Google search failed to unearth such musings. How appropriate for the first post title after a nearly two-month hiatus…after a previous two-month hiatus earlier this year. Let’s just say, that steady blogging … Read more
The eagle has landed…and departed. And by eagle I mean our house guest, Colby’s mom. We had a blast this weekend laying low and hanging out with her. She’s a great lady…seriously…no sarcasm included. I mean, c’mon. She wanted to go to the flea market! Now that’s my kind of a Saturday afternoon. Although she … Read more
And the award for most boring blog post title goes to….points thumbs towards self…moi. I honestly couldn’t think of anything witty for tonight’s post. Maybe I’m tired. Although I do have about 5 post titles all picked out, some of which we have projects for. But back to today’s post. As the title alludes, we’re … Read more
According to recent forecasts, the outlook for this coming weekend is cloudy with a chance of guests. Sarcastically fortunate for us, our guest room looks like this: Oh wait…it gets better…here’s the view from another angle: In our defense, the guest room is looking gnarly because our master bedroom closet is under construction. Technically, it’s … Read more
I started writing this post going into a rousing round of Shania Twain “you’re still the one” lyrics circa 1998 but replacing “still” with “sill” along with a few other choice words, but I didn’t. You’re welcome. So now that you have THAT song permanently stuck in your head, let’s talk about our porch reno … Read more
Let’s talk porches. In particular our front porch which we decided to “remodel” last fall. And by remodel I mean rip the whole thing apart, expose it to the elements, and put it all back together again Humpty Dumpty style. Mind you, this was fall…in Maine…and a MAJOR undertaking of a project. Needless to say, … Read more
When we last left off on this little dining room refresh saga, I left you with a “to be continued”…and had intended to “continue” last week…my bad! But here we are today with the aforementioned TBC. Without further ado, I bring you our freshly painted dining room chairs. Hello, lover lime! I went bold. Just … Read more
After a 2+ month blogging hiatus, we’re back with a vengeance John McClain style…okay…John McClain style without some form of public transportation destruction. Anybody still with us? Bueller? Bueller? The break was definitely not intentional (remember…intentional…my word of the year?!) but turned out just what we needed. Why the break? Well, pull up a chair … Read more
Let’s talk closets today. Our master bedroom closet in particular. And how much of a hot mess it is. Actually, it’s more like the mullet of the closet world. In the front it’s all business as usual. It doesn’t look too bad with the galvanized curtain rod and makeshift drop cloth curtains. But then you … Read more
And it begins…the One Room Challenge master bedroom makeover! In true Angie form I was ready to dive in, head first, hammers and crow bars swinging to take out the old closet, build in a new one…oh….and while I’m at it install new floors and make a new light fixture. All while holding down a … Read more
I believe in two kinds of vows when it comes to marriage…the wedding vows that you get up and recite in front of all your friends and family…aka…the pretty vows. Then there are the real vows. Colby and I have them. For instance, Colby vows that if we ever split up, he HAS to take … Read more
I am notorious, like Notorious B.I.G. NOTORIOUS for jumping around from room to room, painting, renovating, and a smidge of decorating before moving on to the next half-finished space. Needless to say, nothing gets finished. Like finished finished, this-could-be-in-a-magazine kind of finished. But it is fun to jump around since my attention span is equivalent … Read more
It’s true. I was going to do it. Come out of my little blog hibernation of sorts to write a post about how we’re expecting…a boat. This is true, we bought a boat, but the dramatic pause just wasn’t necessary. I was even going to Photoshop a boat into a sonogram (I don’t care who … Read more
Does the title of this post incriminate me….that I’ve been watching old episodes of Raising Hope while blogging?! Guilty…guilty as charged. You caught the tater (equally shameful Ron White they call me Tater Salad plug). Anywho…after half-assing the dresser paint job for the stenciling post back here…like literally half-painting the dressers….I finally finished the paint … Read more