I cannot believe it is already time for another monthly chalk post! I loved the yellow in last month’s chalkboard art, and as any Minnesotan, I’m excited to see a color other than white and brown. Don’t get me wrong, I love white, especially in decorating because it lets colors pop, but when it is…
On Saturdays when I was growing up, I could be certain of two things: Saturday morning cartoons and building Lego houses. I would spend many hours on the living room floor crouched over a pile of Legos with cartoons playing in front of me but my mind designing homes for the little people with removable heads. I’d…
Growing up, my dad built houses (he’s a carpenter) and my mom was an avid decorator. In 1995, my parents bought a house from an Amish family that had no electricity or plumbing. My dad modernized the house before we moved in and then for the next ten years, I lived in a constant state…
In order to save money and limit the amount of items we have in storage, we rarely buy seasonal decor. Christmas is another story, but other than that, we don’t have special items for Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, or Thanksgiving. However, because of our giant chalkboard, I am able to show our home some…
Do you ever feel like bursting at the seams (if we had seams) when you find a product you absolutely love? I tend to be a pretty passionate person (read: obsessive, crazy redhead), so I may gush about things I love for many years. And, when I love something, I really love it. Call it…