I had been planning to paint the back of my china hutch for basically 2 years now but never got around to it until last weekend.  I had a hard time deciding on a color because I really wanted it to be neutral.  I was thinking about gray (again) but I decided it might be

I have been searching for a decorative tray for my coffee table for several months.  There are some really pretty trays out there, but it seems like all the ones I wanted were at least $60 and I just wasn’t willing to spend that much (says the girl who would drop $90 at Target without

When I moved into my house, all of the cabinetry was a builder grade yellowy colored honey oak.  Which was perfectly fine.  Very sturdy and kept in excellent condition by the owners before me.  It just wasn’t my taste.  I began improvements by having the cabinetry in the kitchen painted a very clean white color

As is always the case with the New Year, since January 1st, I have been feeling like I need a change.  I have all these aspirations.  Eat healthier.   Use Corey’s Rosetta Stone that we have had laying around for 4 years (so embarrassing) to learn Spanish.  Go to the YMCA more than twice a

There is something so romantic about stacks of worn old books.  I am not sure that there is anything cozier than a room chock full of shelves and shelves of them with a squishy chair to read in.  In the land of my dreams, I own an victorian era home with its very own library