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Pinterest fail (curls)

OK peeps, this may be my one and only hair post here at TDC. Well, there is one other tip I found that actually works great on my hair, so maybe there will be two…someday. Don’t worry, it won’t become a thing. You’ll see from my photos that I’m meant to photograph house stuff, not myself. Anyway, I actually found this hair trick at Pinstrosity – it’s a fun little site that you must check out!

Wood and metal industrial side table

Hello all!! Hope your weekend was great! We’re moving slow around here today. The kiddo and hubs are home in honor of MLK Day and I forget how long it takes me to take and edit pics and then write when I’m not the only one at home. ;) I’m SO so thrilled to share my latest DIY project! It is EXACTLY what I was imagining for the basement. I’ve been trying to find a table just like this for

Outdoor Dreamin’

Hello and welcome to the (almost) weekend! Got anything fun planned? Not much here other than time with my loves, maybe a little decluttering and DIY, and perhaps a nap. Perfect weekend at home. :) It’s only 32 degrees here today but I’m dreaming of warmer weather already…we were teased with a lovely 65 degrees last weekend and it was fabulous! We took advantage of the warm weather to address

Would I do it again? (The floors)

Hello and good Thursday to ya! I’ve always loved Thursdays for some reason. The anticipation of the weekend and all…I just love them.  :) Anyway, I am going to try to update you more often on things I’ve done around here – mostly big projects, just let you know how they’ve held up, if I still like them, would I do it again? I am always honest with you about how things turn out and I gotta say,

Within reach (organizing the paper)

Hey hey! Thanks for all the love on my blue buffet in the foyer yesterday! If you try out the color send me a pic of what you do! ;) I told you last week that I’m on a mission to get clutter control around here – one little project at a time. Today I’m sharing a little purchase that has already helped me a ton. We’ll see if I can keep it up. :) Anyone remember that post about the PAPER and

Aubusson Blue in the foyer

Hey there!! Hope you had a great weekend! We got a lot done which always feels good. We got so much done that I was laying down yesterday afternoon, contemplating a nap…but this project kept nagging at me. I’ve been wanting to get this done FOREVER. And now it is. Done. ;) I’ve shown you our foyer a million times, most recently right around Thanksgiving:  I’ve mentioned once or a hundred

Non-resolutions for 2013

So, here’s the thing -- I don’t do resolutions. Don’t think I’ve ever made one. I just think they set you up for weird pressure and then so often disappointment. If I want to do something to better myself or change how I behave, I just do it. If I’m serious enough about it, I succeed. If not, well, then I don’t beat myself up. I’m also not a big goal person. Like, I don’t have a bucket list. I

Black interior doors (in the basement)

Hello! I’m so excited to show you the progress I’ve made on a BIG project I’ve been working on for days and days and DAYS. I had no clue how long this would take me and I’m still not done! I’ve been obsessed with black interior doors for years now. I’ve been painting ours over time, a door here and there. I painted our garage door first: OK, it’s not a real interior door, but it was a door.

Under the sink

Hello and happy Tuesday! It’s the new year and for me (and most of us?) that means clearing out the clutter!! I’m always pumped and hyped and ready to tackle it in January, it wanes a bit in February, I get into it again about March and then hopefully my organization/decrapifiying has held up because I don’t do much again till the next year. This year I’m planning on making the organizing a

January Before and After!

Hellooooo there! Are you all starting to get back to normal around your parts? My hubs went back to school today for meetings and I have the Bub home one more day…real life starts again tomorrow. I’m a little happy and a little sad about that! I’m so confused. :) Today we’re kicking off another year of before and afters! I’m keeping these monthly shindigs going because it’s always fun to see

Is this your dream house?

Hey hey! How are ya? I’ve been dealing with some computer problems this morning, hence the late post. I thought those weren’t supposed to happen on a Mac?? ;) Anyhoo, the other day I caught the last few minutes of the HGTV dream house special and was pleasantly surprised with the bits I saw. Every year there are definitely parts I love and some I not-so-love. I found a little of both when I

What you don’t see

Hey hey! I finally finished up taking down and putting away all of the Christmas decor yesterday and it feels soooo good to get it out! I love it, you know I do, but come the new year it needs to be gone. There is still the outdoor decor, but it’s dang cold out and we have a thick layer of snow, so who knows when that will happen. As I was gathering up the Christmas over the past few days I

Haven tickets on sale today!

Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I’m excited to announce that the 2013 Haven Conference tickets go on sale today!:  They will go on sale at noon EST, and the first 50 tickets will go for $200 and the remaining 300 tickets will be sold at $225, so try to get that early bird discount! We love that this is a conference that both bloggers and non-bloggers can enjoy – we have a great mix of DIY and