All this just to tell you about my kitchen walls

When my husband and I decided to move to Austin a few years ago we did what most everybody does; we flew down ahead of time and looked for a house. Let’s just get one thing out of the way first: I’m super, duper, incredibly picky about houses. One reason… Read More

January 20, 2010

Need some decorating help

I have this plain Jane guest bathroom. It’s all white with putrid beige walls. Basically it’s a perfect blank canvas. I usually have an instant vision for bathrooms, but I just can’t come up with anything. So I need some ideas. If you’ve seen something cute online, send me a… Read More

July 29, 2009

Is your mind in the gutter or is it just mine?

I decided not to go with the Mountain Dew cupboard pulls (I know, such a pity). Instead I’m thinking of these (I need all the shininess I can get so I’m going with chrome. Mission impossible, by the way. All cabinet hardware comes in nickel, these days. If that’s not… Read More

March 17, 2009

Ok, OK, here is the family room

I realized after I finished my exercises in the Slipcover book (see this post earlier today) that the things I like best are lots and lots of pattern all mixed together, as well as bright pastel colors. If something is plain and simple I usually don’t like it. After I… Read More

March 17, 2009

My slipcover has busy patterns, lots of them

Spring is in the air. To many people that means Spring Cleaning. But that’s a total drag. To me Spring means decorating! I always have a notion of what I want to do, decorating-wise. I walk into a room and have a pretty good idea of what I want it… Read More

February 4, 2009

China girl

My birthday is coming up notverysoon, but just to make sure I get something I truly love, I ordered some new dishes. Just so you know, I’m not one of those people who has several sets. (Like a girl I know who has twelve sets and swaps them out every… Read More

January 27, 2009

Take THAT, Maytag man!

I did a massive deep-cleaning of the refrigerator last night. Every surface was scrubbed with hot water and copious amounts of elbow grease. Consequently the temperature alarm started to beep, letting me know that I was letting out quite a bit of cold. Unfortunately the beeping never stopped. Not after… Read More

January 25, 2009

Butter with a touch of daffodil

Yesterday I finished painting India’s bedroom. It’s cute, but still too messy to take an “after” picture. The bathroom next to India’s room is the main floor bath, and I couldn’t help but notice how boring and ugly it is. The color on the walls is the same beige that… Read More

October 3, 2008

Not getting all Martha on you

Because I was on a high from the jam-making I decided to be super domestic and make a tablecloth for my kitchen table. It’s one of those square tables that I’m seeing more and more, but nobody makes tablecloths that size (60″ sq). So I bought some darling polka-dotted… Read More