Rewind four years ago, I was on a train for my morning commute into the city. The Boy was calling, and he was slightly panicky, "don't be mad." He had accidentally flooded the basement. Five weeks after we moved in, it was raining buckets of water from the ceiling. The existing carpet was ruined. Drywall was falling off the walls. Industr[...]
Meet the tiniest room in my house that has been my biggest design challenge to date. An update on our modern bathroom makeover has been long overdue. Like waaaaaaay long overdue. Here's a quick walk down memory lane. Remember when the basement flooded and we decided since we were forced to renovate, why not gut the bathroom? Well, everyth[...]
Someone call for help because I'm certifiably insane. Yep, you read that right. Potty Paradise looked so incredible we decided to renovate another bathroom in the new house. Eeeeep! But I swear I have a really good excuse for the added destruction. You already know we are in the process of fixing the basement after The Great Flood of 2016[...]
The other week you got to read the doozy of a story about how The Boy broke the basement. Many of you sent me sweet messages saying, I'm so sorry...oh that darn deductible. How much will that cost to fix? Can it be repaired? Chin up. This is just so awful. How on earth did a sink do this much damage? You guys, these are all the same wo[...]
Yep, you read that right. Maybe you've already caught a few glimpses of the chaos on my Instagram Stories, but in case you haven't heard, The Boy flooded the basement in the new house. Yep, the one we JUST bought. He filled the sink in our laundry room and walked away to get coffee with the water running. I love a man who likes whites[...]
When you buy a new old house there are so many issues that can pop up. Ours is not old, old...like Victorian old. I mean, let's face it. The Boy would never let me buy a structure with leaded windows, a wood-burning furnace, turret, spiral staircase, or parlor room. In fact, when I suggested we look at one, he laughed and exclaimed, "Do y[...]
When we embarked on the adventure of refinishing the basement, I was pregnant with little maus. Being that my home office was soon to become her nursery, I knew I had to move downstairs...which meant downsizing a bit. Being a graphic designer and a hoarder collector of vintage loveliness, I needed a lot of storage space, but I also wanted[...]
After a bit of prodding, begging, pleading, and a little googling, The Boy built me a pipe shelf for my home office, and I have to say, it’s AWESOME! it took me quite a while to style it, but it is finally coming together. I love decorating the little spaces in our home almost as much as the large spaces but sometimes find it difficult[...]