greek blue stenciled crate

Every single time I pass the woodworking section at a craft store, I usually linger for a while, focusing my attention mostly on those wooden crates, just itching to be painted. Yes, yes, I know, I could build my own.  But we built a lot around here.  You gotta pick...

southern accents

We’ve made quite a bit of progress on the ol’ dining room, so when we were driving by Cullman last weekend, Matt and I took a little detour to stop by this place… photo via theletteredcottage.net We’d heard a bunch about Southern Accents from...

becoming, chapter 3

It’s been a while, right?  When I first began writing Becoming, I felt no inhibition, no fear, no insecurity.  But that’s because I hadn’t gotten to the hard part yet. And in writing it all down, it brought back pain and hurt that had eased…I...

how to install faux wood paneling

I’ll be honest. When we decided to redo our dining room, I was really thinking in my head, “oh, sure, we’ll just pop a little paneling up, build some built ins and a seat, build a table…you know, won’t be a big deal at all.”...