Foyer Updates with Threshold by Target
Our foyer has been evolving since we began revamping our home from dark to light. A couple of years ago... And this past Christmas... We bought the longer dresser from a friend, and the foyer began making sense. We then added our Between You & Me sign, which I...
DIY designer books & a tutorial
If you follow us on Instagram, you saw I went on a mad book-covering mission last week. We're finishing up Ava's bookcases for her room, and I wanted to use the opportunity to add color & pattern into her space. I love covering our books to create a unified...
shop talk: PI’s Vintage Market
Welcome to another addition of shop talk! Things are wonderfully busy around the shop, with plenty of spring time shoppers & people coming by to try Chalk Paint. We (and by we, I mean Adam) have been busy bees filling online orders and shipping paint...
Ava’s Bedroom Progress & Threshold by Target
Hi friends! The last time you saw Ava's room, we had finished ripping out and laying new floors, and adding board & batten. We finished the hard part, and I kind of left it alone for a while. We moved her bed back in and her toys...and life resumed. Then we...
rediscovering a lost art & a free printable for you
I've been collecting notecards, paper, journals, & little notebooks for years. I am what you would dub a list-maker, and much of what I accomplish in a week's time should be attributed to what I refer to as the list. If you know me at all you know I travel...
Shop Talk: Spring has Sprung
Well, it's been a wonderful couple of weeks at the shop...there's been a buzz in my brain for some marketing & fun events we have coming up (more on that at the end of our post). We have infused some spring touches in the shop, and I wanted you to see what we've...
Creating with the Stars & White House Black Shutters
Good Monday morning, friends! You guys probably know Monica & Jess at East Coast Creative....well, they are now hosting the FUN Creating With The Stars challenge at their place. There are 12 contestants paired with 12 "stars" to create a project per week. While I...
on sacred work
You know, my life has not really shaped up the way I had imagined. I thought I would most definitely have passions and interests, but honestly, I always imagined being a wife & mom...and that alone. And while striking a delicate balance is sometimes more difficult...
working on ava’s room & our online shop
Good morning, lovelies! We've been up to our eyeballs in projects around here, and I can't wait to share some of them with you! Between the actual work AND finding my good tripod, I've been on cloud nine. Or twenty. Or something good. I've spent a good bit of time on...
Dash & Albert | the dash stash
I dream of rooms filled with Dash & Albert rugs. Seriously. I remember the first time I ran across their rugs...I was in college and looking for a dorm room runner. I didn't buy it at the time, but I picked one out for Ava's nursery, and my sweet mom-in-law gave...
Guest Room Decorating
Once upon a sad, sad time, our guest room looked like this... That desk was the first piece Matt ever built, marble inlay top and all. We basically threw a bunch of office furniture in there and called it a day. Choosing the red was a grave mistake...red can be...
shop talk: this week, design, & the ode to Adam
Hello friends! It feels like it's been quite a while since we last spoke. We've had a busy week at the shop, and while the work has been a LOT, it's been wonderfully challenging & productive. We're taking on a few design clients now, and I must say, this is...
some living room updates
Walking around the house last week I realized I haven't shown you much of our house lately. Hardly at all, really. We've been in shop mode, but we're also in a "finishing things up" phase around here. Matt and I are notorious almost finishers. We work crazy hard,...
blankets & other random stuff
At first, I was going to write this post about blankets. Think about it. Everything's better with blankets. Really, think about it. p.s. i'm selling this wool runner, so let me know if ya want it! Seriously. Forts and tents and cuddles and hot chocolate...all better...
bringing it back: tips for organizing the imperfect home
Oh, Friday....thank you, you blessed day. I'm in the shop all day today, but I wanted to stop in to bring back one of our most popular posts from last year...10 tips for organizing the imperfect home. Since writing this last January, my motives and feelings on having...
shop talk : new in the shop this week!
After the trip to market, we could hardly stand the anticipation for our largest order to come in to the shop. We have several vendors, but one is certainly our favorite and I love working with them...we placed several orders at Market that were new to come in. And...
on self-doubt, balance, & choosing your normal
Somewhere along the way, I think we're sold a line... "it gets easier when..." While I know there are times when easy just happens, we often just run around in circles, chasing easy right out the door. We spin and spin and spin, all the while not realizing easy...
shop talk: go with your gut
Happy weekend, friends! Welcome to another addition of shop talk--this was a busy week for us as orders from Market began arriving. I can't wait to tell you about all of that, but I wanted to answer some of your questions about how we chose product, etc. Here's the...
February Chalk Paint® Workshops
Well, the flu still has us in...the little guy has it now, and Ava is right behind him. I'm using the "up" moments to do some paperwork and behind the scenes business organizing, hence our post today. My favorite part of being a Chalk Paint® stockist is our workshops....
MMS Milk Paint | Lucketts Green Chest
Happy Monday to you guys. We are all resting and trying to recover from last week's apocalypse flu, and thank the Lord for Tamiflu, I'm feeling better. A HUGE thanks to my sweet mom and dad (and Lance and Sara), who had all just barely recovered from their own...
