January 2012

What I Am Loving Now: Bare Windows

January 31, 2012

Windows are the smile of a house - printable

I have been assessing my house for the past few weeks trying to figure out what projects I need to do if we have to move and what projects I would love to do if we stay. One thing I noted is that I see a trend happening in all of my rooms – I [...]

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In Detailed Order: Organizing My Desk Drawer

January 30, 2012

Last week I lined my desk drawer with pages from a thrift store book on lettering. I love how it turned out, but since the drawer is nice and big, it needed some sort of dividers to keep everything from shifting around. Dividers would also make it easy to find things and maintain as well [...]

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Where I Find My Color Inspiration + A Fun Quiz

January 27, 2012

We all love color and are inspired by it daily. It is part of the natural rhythm of our lives, but as much as we love of it – it also scares us to death when we have to make “the decision” of what colors to actually pick and then finally choose when decorating our [...]

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A Little Bit of Chic,Warm, and Snuggly

January 23, 2012

Before I started moving my studioffice all around last week, I started making something to keep me warm as it is COLD!!! outside and I like it warm. This past weekend it snowed, which made for a nice snow day on Saturday, but the throw blanket I keep in my living room to snuggle up [...]

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How To Line a Drawer with a Book Page

January 20, 2012

Before This is my very first completed project in my just rearranged studioffice. I figured I would start out with a simple project. You all know that I think the desk is pretty, but the aged yellow finish is just not my cup of tea so I am going to be changing it. I started [...]

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I Have A Secret Blog Crush On You – Link Party

January 19, 2012

Valentine's Day Blog Love Link Party 2012

Do you remember getting Valentine cards in elementary school on Valentine’s Day? Those cute little cards in envelopes from your classmates, delivered right to a crafty mailbox that you made in art class the week before to hang on your desk in anticipation of all the Valentines that would be coming your way during the [...]

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Home Office Switcheroo

January 18, 2012

Home Office and Craft Room Decorating Ideas

After de-cluttering my basement and unearthing the desk I picked up on the curb, I decided to get right to it and redesign my home office which I call my Studioffice, because it acts as a little bit of both – a creative studio and a business office. I have posted about this home office/studio [...]

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Tackling The Clutter!!!

January 16, 2012

WARNING – this post is not pretty, but something I know most of us have to deal with every once in a while. I de-cluttered my basement over the weekend and I can tell you that it is liberating now that it is behind me. I still have more to do, but this was one [...]

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My Colortopia + House Beautiful = FUN for Me!

January 10, 2012

Back in December a week before Christmas I drove to NYC one morning to meet a marketing director in a very modern building that is located on this busy corner. It is actually called a tower where a lot of very inspiring things happen inside that I am sure have touched your life, hands, and [...]

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Do You Have a Mollifier in Your Home?

January 9, 2012

“A what?” – A Mollifier – you know some decorative object or piece of furniture that you allow into your home because as awful as it may be, it makes someone else who lives with you very happy. I have one and you have been seeing a lot of it lately as I am trying [...]