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Trash to Treasure

This project has a bit of a backstory and may encourage pack rat tendencies (sorry in advance!). Okay, so in December, I was working in a client’s closet and realized that her clothes were so heavy they were pulling her shelves off of the wall. Luckily, Jarod is a handyman with design experience so IContinue reading “Trash to Treasure”

Feng Shui Update

First off, if you haven’t read my original Feng Shui post called “Feng Shui Me”, you should go check it out before coming back to this. I will admit, I haven’t read either of the books I got yet. I wanted to go through and do a huge decluttering before I dove in the details.Continue reading “Feng Shui Update”

Feng Shui Me

Lately I’ve been doing everything I can to change the energy around me. I’ve been purposeful about who I talk to and when, making sure I take breaks from work and clients, and overall just trying to be more intentional about my actions. The last couple of weeks, I’ve hit a rut. My energy isContinue reading “Feng Shui Me”

New Deck!!

WOW do I have a big project for you! I was meaning to do a lot more small crafts over the last couple of weeks but I got a little distracted. Between the weather and schedules lining up, Jarod and I decided to start a project that we’ve been wanting to do for a while:Continue reading “New Deck!!”

The Ernest Warther Museum

Today I want to tell you about something I have loved since I was a kid. There’s a museum in the town next to where I grew up called The Ernest Warther Museum. Ernest “Mooney” Warther was a whittler and made some AMAZING carvings of trains that could actually move. His wife Frieda collected buttonsContinue reading “The Ernest Warther Museum”

Painted Shelves

Last year, I used these shelves to replace my childhood dresser. When they were put up, I was more concerned with gaining space for all of my clothes than I was how my room looked. But over the past year, I’ve been trying to make my home more aesthetically pleasing because I realized how muchContinue reading “Painted Shelves”