Spooky Season

As a child, I had a love/hate relationship with the Haunted Mansion at the Happiest Place on Earth. Image from WDW Magazine: https://www.wdw-magazine.com/5-haunted-mansion-facts/ I was obsessed with the idea of visiting a giant old mansion, yet terrified of being scared and maybe even haunted. Maybe I was scared of getting stuck there. Who knows? As…

Hall Bath Wallpaper Options

One of the things we love about this new old house is that it needs very little work other than cosmetics. We can thank previous owners for beautiful renovations to the kitchen, great room and master suite. The main hall bath upstairs is the one exception. In the old houses in our neighborhood, the tile…

Kitchen Refresh and a New Year

First post of the New Year. Lots of ideas and goals for this new decade. But before I bore you with that, let's get to the pretty pictures. This post has been a long time coming. The job was actually completed back in November, but we waited on appliance pulls (still waiting on one) and…

ORC Week 3

Week 2    Week 1    Welcome to Week Three of the One Room Challenge!  I think from now on I will only be showing glimpses of the new room -- I really want it to be a surprise.  And heck, at this point, I'll be just as surprised, as I'm still waiting on delivery of…

Photoshop Magic: The Kitchen

A few months ago, we moved into a new home and she has amazing bones. Making it our own will mostly take a little paint and lighting. One of the things I loved about this new house is the kitchen. It has these amazing counter-to-ceiling glass paneled cabinet doors and an aged butcher block counter.…