Life Happens: How to Buy a House in 5 Weeks and Not Kill Your Spouse
When you’re on your honeymoon, as PIC and I were this time last year, a trip to the airport is all about holding hands, hinting hopelessly…
Weekend Report, Newlywed Edition: How NOT to buy a fridge
A wedding, it turns out, is only the first rite of passage through which one must pass in their quest for happily married bliss. Because after…
A Lesson to Macy’s From George Banks
Apparently I have more to say on the subject of the wedding registry. (Who knew such a benign cultural convention would make for such great literary…
How (Not) to DIY
Home ownership is not for the faint at heart. Which is why I’ve put together the following guide for all you would be DIY-ers out there.…
His Love of BJs
My fiancé is obsessed with BJs. And no, I’m not talking about the sexual act. I’m talking about the store. The damn bulk warehouse store. I,…
Weekend DIY: Turn an Old Shower Curtain into Super Cute Patio Furniture
I have a thing for cushions. Pretty cushions. Comfy cushions. Pottery-Barn-looking-cushions. (For this I blame the man I was dating last summer; he used to save…
Before and After Again: The Dining Room
It’s that time again: some before and after shots of my baby (by which I mean my house of course… pshhttt. Babies.) The open floor plan…
My Beautifully Kondo-ified Closet
For those of you (to quote my mother) “who live in the Stone Age and don’t know what Kondo-ing is,” I’m referring to the “Japanese art…
The Plague of Stuff: We Buy, Who Pays?
Towards the end of every semester, I ask my anthropology students to conduct an inventory of their closets. It is both a nod to In Small…
How (Not) to Paint the Floor in a Slanted House
The staples were just the beginning. For once they were pulled, it was time to paint… On Choosing Colors: Why would anyone paint a wood floor…
How to Make More Cheap Wall Art (Can You Ever Have Enough?)
Last week, I shared how to make some awesome framed wall art for less than $6. The one purchase I made for this project (aside from…
Before and After: The Master Bedroom (Finally some photos!)
I feel a bit guilty about having taken such a long break from blogging, but then I remember, “Oh yeah. I was RENOVATING a house.” And…
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