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Molding Obsession

I have found myself oohing and ahing over architectural detailing and particularly elaborate molding treatments for as long as I can remember.   As fate would have it, my house has absolutely none.  In fact, there wasn’t even molding around my windows when I moved in.  My dad and I have already installed a simple

Before and After

Lacquered Dining Table Before and After

Our dining table has been in my family since I was little.  There is even proof in the form of lovely Megan and Colleen drawings underneath the table from when we thought it was cute to draw on furniture (definitely no longer cute).  I was using it in my old apartment as a small kitchen

For the Love of Friday

Happenings

Last week I pretty much felt like I won the lottery when I realized that these little stick things in our backyard had transformed into lush peony bushes.  I had never even seen a peony in real life – they were like this unicorn flower that only people that live in California seemed to have.

Style

Red Lipstick Ready

My makeup routine is about as simple as it gets.  Powder, maybe some very neutral eyeshadow, and mascara.  On a really good day, I’ll add on foundation (before the powder, obviously), eyeliner, and a tinted lipgloss.  I’m pretty happy with the products I use, but I always use the same ones.  My makeup rut is

Bridal Beauty

Lake Lure Wedding Weekend

As I mentioned on Friday, this past weekend I attended the wedding of an old friend in Lake Lure, NC.  I had been to Lake Lure but it had been several years and to be honest I forgot how stunningly beautiful it is there.  The wedding itself was as lovely as the location and was

Personal

A Fresh Start

So you guys might notice that we are looking a little differently around here.  To be honest, we have been wanting to update our blog design for at least a year, but we never really wanted to spend a whole lot of money on it.  A custom blog update is super pricey (like hundreds to