We have a treat on the blog for you today! Lacey Farber from Ponderosa And Plaid has graciously agreed to join our team as a once a month contributor to the blog in the DIY realm. As the wife to Andy and the busy mama to twin toddler boys, Maverick and Atticus, and kindergarten daughter, Emrie, … Continue reading YOU & YOUR HOME: EXPERT RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
It's time we practice a little self-love and allow ourselves some forgiveness. I'm thinking there are pheromones released the moment a woman gives birth and the natural occurrence of mother-guilt is executed and it is with us for all our days. Maybe it's just me but I remember crying at night after getting my kiddos … Continue reading FOR MOTHERS ONLY
If the heart of our home is, well… HEART, then what does your home speak of you? For the first thirty years of our marriage our house was like a Motel 6. I could say a lovely B&B but raising five kids took most of the lovely out of our home, so Motel 6 is … Continue reading THE HEART OF HOSPITALITY
At the onset of January, I start to get anxious. Tax season is upon us. When I see that guy out on the sidewalk dressed like the Statue of Liberty my stomach begins to churn. We go from the festive coziness of the Christmas holiday straight into the dreaded tax season, where none of it … Continue reading THE TAX MAN COMETH
Sometime around 1987 we decided it was time to upsize. Our kids were out growing that three-bedroom tract home at the end of a cul-de-sac, so I started that long and tedious venture of house hunting. At some point I had made a list of all the places our current house was falling short and … Continue reading LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH
Sometime last year I listened to the audio version of the book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. It is a great book with some wonderful tips on cleaning up, clearing out, and organizing your home. I loved how the author gives permission to let go of the things that are … Continue reading SPRING CLEANING
There used to be a television commercial with a little cartoon fish named Charlie. Charlie the Tuna. He was always getting all blingy and fancy schmancy (yes that’s a word) as he strived to be “caught” by the Star-Kist company. He wore his little red beret and his big movie star of the sixties glasses … Continue reading GOOD TASTE
I love hearing the stories our customers share about their home projects. It’s fun to see the passion and excitement that goes into a new build or home remodel. Sometimes it’s a giant project on a giant of a house but recently it was a story about a little house that reminded me of our early … Continue reading LITTLE HOUSE
HOUSE: a noun – a building for human habitation. HOME: a noun – The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household…a place where something flourishes. FLOURISH: a verb – to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. We have … Continue reading LESS HOUSE MORE HOME
Years ago, when my kids were still at home, whenever we were having people over I got crazy. It didn’t matter if it was a holiday shindig or a simple dinner with friends, I believed the house and menu had to be perfect to a ridiculous degree. I ashamedly confess that to say I behaved … Continue reading CONFESSIONS OF A RAVING MANIAC
