Our Home. My Canvas.
When my husband and I first moved in together – back when it was just the two of us – there was a lot of togetherness. We lived together. We ate together. We commuted to work together. We watched television together. In fact, there was so much togetherness that we used to make a formal announcement when we would leave the room. “I’m heading to the kitchen.” or, “Be right … [Read more...]
Some of my greatest ideas come to me while I’m sleeping … In that twilight time between sleeping and waking … when my mind is fully relaxed and the stresses of the day slowly slip away. And those creative-in-my-twilight-dream moments can only be rivaled by the shower … when my mind lets go and the stresses of the day are washed away. But today’s project came to me neither in … [Read more...]
I have a theory. It’s a theory that makes absolutely no sense. A theory with no rhyme. No reason. And even worse, no sense of rhythm. A tone-deaf theory, if you will … … just like me. I’m seriously tone deaf. You will never hear me sing. Not a single note. My poor lullaby-deprived children … But I digress. Back to my no-rhyme-no-reason-no-rhythm-tone-deaf theory … You see, I decided that if I made … [Read more...]
I don’t know about you, but my home is littered with these cheap, hollow, faux wood manufactured doors – including the basement access door in our kitchen. What I really coveted in the kitchen was this: Country Living Domino These doors can range anywhere from $400 to upwards of a few thousand. Way beyond my budget. Not to mention the … [Read more...]
Hi there! My name is Linda and I’m a Jersey-born-and-bred Midwestern transplant who lives in Chicago with my husband and two children. We've lived in our home since 1995 and over the years our style has changed and evolved. I wouldn't call my home a work-in-progress -- more like a rework-in-progress as I refresh and remodel things around here ... one room at a time.
