Hello, my sweet friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!! Hubby turned 55 on Friday, so we spent most of our weekend celebrating with family and friends! Since hubby wanted to enjoy a stress free-relaxing weekend, I made a promise to put off the wallpaper stripping project in our upstairs hallway (if you…
Painting a Console Table
A Fireplace Makeover!
I’ve dreamed of having a massive-brick fireplace, with a chunky wood mantel, ever since I was just a little girl. I mean really- what could be more romantic (or cozy), than a roaring fire on a cold fall/winter night? Unfortunately, even though our home is old, it didn’t come with my ‘dream’ fireplace. In fact-it…
Pumpkin-Apple Streusel Muffins
Pumpkin-Apple Streusel Muffins A moist and deliciously fall-inspired muffin filled pumpkin puree, spices & Apples, topped with a buttery crumble! With temperatures hitting a high of 48 today it appears mother nature has finally decided it’s time for fall in our neck of the woods! Although I do not like the colder temperatures, I do…
September Spotlight- All about Apples!
There are many reasons why I love Fall. Cozy sweaters. Sitting next to a warm fire. Hayrides. Pumpkins. And yes, APPLES! Thankfully, hubby and I live only twenty minutes away from Minnesota’s APPLE capital!!! La Crescent, Minnesota knows ALL about Apples. In fact- the community just celebrated their annual FALL festival-APPLEFEST-two weekends ago. The four-day…
Dining Room Table Makeover!
Dining Room Table Makeover It has been almost a month since I shared the dining room chair makeover, and announced that the next project in this room would be the table. At that time, I had two, TOTALLY different design options to choose from, (both involved a lot of sanding and stain), and I was…
Creamy Macaroni Salad
Creamy Macaroni Salad creamy Macaroni salad filled with fresh vegetables, chunks of ham & Cheese. Hello! I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend! Hubby and I had a blast searching for treasures on Saturday, and although I didn’t find many ‘must-haves’, he scored several! The best part was watching him negotiate. With his sense…
Chalkboard Wall Art
Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well! Mine has been CRAZY busy with work, putting finishing touches on some projects and…..oh ya, I celebrated being another year older. Today I want to share yet another one of my obsessions! Chalkboards!!! Seriously! You can’t have too many chalkboards!!! And this chalkboard truly was the…
DIY Reclaimed Wood Mirror
DIY Reclaimed Wood Mirror Hubby often likes to tease me about how LONG his ‘honey-do’ list is. I don’t know about that. But I will admit that we have plenty of projects going on right now, and since we are on a limited budget, a little of his DIY ingenuity comes in REAL handy! This…
Dining Room Chairs get a Facelift!
Dining Room Chairs get a Facelift! I mentioned in a previous post that I had one more project left to do in our dining room, before it’s BIG reveal! The truth is- that project actually consists of TWO parts: Unfortunately, with all the changes I’ve made in the dining room to BRIGHTEN it up-this…
Re-purposing an Antique Frame
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Hubby and I had a wonderful time at his parent’s cabin in the woods for our family barbecue on Saturday. I promise to share some photo’s of mom’s AMAZING gardens, and an adorable project she just completed, later in the week! Speaking of projects…….. I suppose you…