All about wood furniture – the basics you should know
When it comes to furnishing a house, many home owners opt for wooden furniture to provide both a traditional and elegant environment. It has been a popular material for many years, okay, for always, for both furniture and for use in construction – and this is mainly down to its durability.Pieces of wooden furniture often get handed down from...
Shabby Apple giveaway! $75.00 Gift Card!
I ran a Shabby Apple giveaway last year with great success, so I figured you guys wouldn't mind if I hosted another fabulous giveaway from the folks at Shabby Apple. This time you have a chance to win a $75.00 Shabby Apple giftcard!To enter to win, you MUST like Shabby Apple on Facebook and you MUST leave a comment on...
Gathering inspiration for my home office
As some of you know, we just bought a home and I will have my first true home office. Not in the dining room, or the nook of the bedroom, a whole separate room! Here are some office spaces I really like:The 4 images below show the office of Apartment 34's Erin HiemstraLoving those gold pendants!This sitting area...
DC Design House Master Bath and Interview with designer Darlene Molnar and artist Natalie Steinebrunner!
I'm so excited to share this gorgeous master bath from this year's DC Design House! I was also lucky enough to snag an interview with the designer, Darlene Molnar, and local artist Natalie Steinebrunner, whose work is featured in the room. Can you start by giving me a little introduction about the project, and how you got involved?This is...
Dear Boston,
You're tough and beautiful...you're in our prayers.Some house tours from Boston, a city of some of the best bones in the country.via Apartment Therapy
Our first home!
I am so excited today, we decided to buy the house in Gaithersburg, MD.We weighed pros and cons and did some back and forth and decided to take the leap! As soon as I agreed I knew we'd made the right decision. I've easily seen over 15 homes in the area, and this one just had a...
House purchasing update and beautiful cherry trees in DC!
Hi guys. So, it has been a very stressful week. We had the inspection for the house we're under contract on, and everything was fine EXCEPT...the access/entry to the crawl space is too small for an adult to fit in. The sellers aren't willing to cut a larger access because in this market they could easily sell the home...
Why I’ve been away and organization eye candy
I feel really bad about my sporadic and/or non-exist blogging lately, but sweetums and I just put our first offer on what may be our first HOME last night. Needless to say, things have been chaotic around here...I promise that within the next week or so things will be back to normal.... In the meantime, if you...
Inspiration for small bathrooms
Since people seem to become more and more interested in smaller homes, whether for downsizing reasons, keeping utility costs low, etc., it's also becoming important to decorate your space in a way that maximizes your square footage. As my fiance and I are looking at homes, all of which are teeny tiny (about 2 bedroom, and 1 full bath),...
Bedrooms from glamorous to sweet
It snowed yesterday in Maryland. snowed! {displeased face}Such a gorgeous balance of glamor and ease.gold+ aqua+peach=♥Too much red and pink for me, but a younger me would have woken up smiling every morning!Perfect pretty spot for little ones to read...So maybe not a bedroom, but still a beautiful place to dream.1,2 via This Is Glamorous, 3,4,5,7 Sweet Home Style,...