Month: March 2012

Painted Woven Baskets

For whatever reason, I have had one heck of a time trying to decorate my room.  For about the first year I lived here, everything I used in it was either black, white, grey or some other shade of neutral.  I was completely incapable of making any decisions when it came to color or pattern.

Jim + Elyse’s Wedding

Jim and Corey have been best friends since they were born.  Jim is really special to both of us so we were thrilled when he met his match in Elyse several years ago.  I always joke that she is a Swedish model because she is so breathtakingly beautiful, but she is also funny, down to

We’re 100!

Hi friends.  Just wanted to drop in for a moment to make the announcement that as of this post, we have officially turned 100 posts old.  We realize we are still infants in the blogging world but we are feeling pretty excited about where we are.  We wanted to say “Thank you” to all the

Quiet Confidence

I have always been attracted to quiet confidence.  People, objects, and places that seem to know exactly who or what they are and feel completely satisfied.  And they don’t feel the need to raise their figurative or literal voices and cause a scene.  They don’t boast or brag or fish for compliments.  I think that

Gray Kitchen Door Before and After

A month or so ago I posted a bunch of inspiration pictures of gray interior doors and mentioned that I was thinking about painting a couple of doors in my house gray as well.  Guess what?  Last Friday I decided I just couldn’t sleep another night until I did it.  So I did. I chose

For the Love of Friday – And I’m Off

To Vegas!  Corey’s best friend is getting married and we couldn’t be more excited to go celebrate with him!  I’ve never been to Vegas before so I am interested to see if it is really like they show in the movies.  I will maybe play a slot machine or two but am not too big