After we moved in six years ago, I began making changes to the house that would update things a little without spending much money. Round two of changing things has included spending a little more money to get things that I really like. I’ve done a lot of this type of upgrading in the living …
Category Archives: Our Starter Home
Help around the house
We finally got around to hiring some help for a few house projects. All included projects high up off the ground that we A) don’t have a ladder to get to and B) don’t have a desire to do ourselves. Years ago, I purchased a pre-owned light fixture to replace the gold and glass stairwell …
Office on the Move
I finally had to admit something to myself. Even though having a separate dining room was on our wishlist when we were looking for our first house, we have only eaten in there a handful of times since moving in six years ago. On the other hand, Bradley uses his office for doing freelance work …
New Rug
I’ve had my eye out for a bigger rug for the living room pretty much since I bought the wonderfully inexpensive one two years ago. I also thought it would be nice to bring in some more color with our next rug. Up until recently, the least expensive rugs I found that I really liked …
Houndstooth in the Living Room
I talked about one of my favorite fabric designers earlier with a teaser about some green and white houndstooth fabric. I have finally finished the projects using this fabric (with the help of my mom). The fabric is Square Pegs Kiwi by Robert Allen. First I decided to recover the seats of our bar stools after I …