Archive for February, 2008

Nailed It

Thanks to some strategically placed nails, we finally got our little guest bedroom frame project up on that blank wall. And we were pretty happy with the result:

But from the moment we got the last frame hung we knew we wanted more. So, as you probably guessed, we darted out to Target one more time [...]


Metamorphosis

Ok, first things first. Target rocked our world again, this time in the form of the cutest striped pillow for the new-ish third bedroom (remember, it used to be a dining room). So for $14 we snatched it right up. And look how much fun it’s having on the daybed:

But now on to the reason [...]


Conventional Wisdom

John and I went to a gigantic home and garden show at Richmond’s downtown convention center last night. And boy were we stimulated. The combined Home Show Richmond and The Maymont Flower & Garden Show was bursting with local and national companies showcasing a staggeringly wide range of wares. And while it was chock full [...]


Reading Rainbow

I heart books for many reasons: a lingering affection carried over from my after-school job in a library, my mom’s current position at a different library, my big sister’s career in publishing and - of course - the overall wordy goodness we all know and love whether or not books are a family business.
Here’s [...]


Um, Where Is It?

That’s what we said when we first laid eyes on our house. Because it was more than just a little lacking in the curb appeal department. In fact, the front yard looked like this:

But we looked beyond the jungle and screamed “we’ll take it!”
All of our afters wouldn’t be half as dramatic if it weren’t [...]