{ Lyndhurst Timber. }

Cal and I just finished two out of thirteen rooms in our home in a week! That's huge progress for us non-painters. It's been a enjoy making our home our own. We blared a local radio station and went to work on our new lyndhurst timber walls in our master bedroom. A few days before we painted our study, the color we pick was the Eddie Bauer, pine needle.

When we purchased our home a year ago as of tomorrow, we were fortunate enough to walk into a blank canvas. However, for the half of the time we've lived here, the plain-matte carpenters paint is starting to annoy me. All I see is cheap whitewash around me. The worst of it is, it gets dirty quickly and extremely hard to clean.

My goal is every pay period I will buy one to two gallons of paint and to finish a room. So far it's been going well!

 

Some fun painting. 

 

Meggie's new nickname.

 

And me... the painter.

{ Tips from Ina. }

For those who know me well, know that I'm a big fan of Ina Garten. I am profoundly impressed by her sophistication in cooking, recipes, entertaining and of course, her decor tips.


It must be fate: When I was looking on YouTube for painting tips in kitchens and I stumbled upon Ina's interview with { House Beautiful. } If you are like me, trying to re-vamp your kitchen, this advice from Ina is a must see!

 

{ MegPie. }

My second love in my life.
Miss Meggie Mae Smith.

Aka: Miss Piggy, Droopy Eyes and MegPie.

 

  

 

 

She's a lot like Marley in Marley & Me, but we love her oodles!

{ V-Day. }

I hope everybody had a blissful Valentine's Day! Cal and I sure did! We don't go all out on V-Day, it really isn't a major holiday for us. However, this year was a little bit more special than the others. This year we are MARRIED and it was wonderful for myself to pick out a gushy 'Husband' Valentine card. Nevertheless, I had a ball going through tons of cards with the word 'Husband' on it!

What I received: My husband gave me a tear-jerker card, roses and a stuff animal. He knows how to get me!

Nothing says love quite like red roses in crystal.