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New House Dining Room Makeover: Chair Rail and Border

August 3, 2016 By Shelley 4 Comments

New House Dining Room Makeover: Chair Rail and Border

Project #1 at Our New House: The Dining Room Gets a Makeover It is so exciting for me to finally be sharing one of the many projects we have in the works at our new house!! I'm feeling a little like I've developed a case of ADHD since we bought a house that needed so much ... [ Read More ]

Making a Wooden Tub Tray for the Bathroom

May 10, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Making a Wooden Tub Tray for the Bathroom

A Bathtub Tray with My Pops I took a few months off from my blog this winter and spring. We were busy getting the house ready to list and with lots of other things. One of which was my Dad's brother being admitted to hospice care. He'd been sick for a while and despite ... [ Read More ]

Creating Fun and Funky Spring Window Boxes

April 28, 2016 By Shelley 2 Comments

Creating Fun and Funky Spring Window Boxes

As I was puttering around in my window boxes last week, it occurred to me that this is the last Spring I will be able to plant these window boxes that my Pops and I made. {hiccup...sniff sniff...} Our house sold in less than two days on the market (Yikes! More about that to come ... [ Read More ]

10 Minute Valentine’s Day Centerpiece

February 7, 2016 By Shelley Leave a Comment

10 Minute Valentine’s Day Centerpiece

Using Grocery Store Roses to Make a Valentine's Day Centerpiece Are you a rose person? I am. But not of the traditional red roses. Give me funky colors and pretty blends like the ones above. I try to track this color down every year when I'm making my Valentine's Day ... [ Read More ]

Too Many Choices: Entry Way Lighting Challenge

January 19, 2016 By Shelley 4 Comments

Too Many Choices: Entry Way Lighting Challenge

Finding the Perfect Light for a New House Entry If you've visited before, you know I'm hip deep in new house plans. One big challenge? Staying on budget! Seriously y'all...the struggle is real especially with flooring and lighting. So I took some photos of the entry of the ... [ Read More ]

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The Meaning Behind Roots North and South This blog reflects my love of the "North" and all things "Great Lakes" that comes from my dear little Mother's side of the family. It also pays tribute to all ... [ Read More ]

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