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Sew Your Own Throw Pillows

Living & DecorJune 1, 2017278Views 0Likes 6Comments

(This post contains affiliate links.) It is too dry to pull more weeds outdoors, so I am working on some easy indoor projects until the next rain storm. *** Throw pillows are expensive! As I was searching for pillows for the guest room, I had two problems: 1. I could not find exactly what I wanted in a…

Summer Landscaping

Exterior ProjectsMay 30, 2017292Views 0Likes 9Comments

Last year I made a pact with myself that I would not spend all summer working my tail off here at BHH. When we lived in California, beautiful days were the norm. Now that we live in the frozen north, each sunny and warm day is precious. If you have read this blog for awhile,…

Post One Room Challenge Collapse & Some Updates

One Room ChallengeMay 25, 2017230Views 0Likes 6Comments

I am back after an unplanned blog break. The intense six weeks of the One Room Challenge™ ended directly before my son's college graduation, a very sleep-deprived 48-hour running adventure in Canada, followed by watching my daughter compete at States for gymnastics. Since then, this has pretty much been me. via If I needed confirmation that I am…

The Library: ORC – The Budget Breakdown & Sources

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 13, 2017241Views 0Likes 7Comments

Wowie! Thank you for all of the lovely comments about the big library reveal. I woke up Friday feeling aimless. Without a goal, I pretty much just walked up and down the stairs forgetting why I did. If it is not apparent from past posts, rest does not really suit my personality. I could be persuaded…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 6

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 11, 20171KViews 0Likes 52Comments

Today is the day! Good grief! It has been six l o n g weeks. Yesterday, I finally had to stop working in the library and simply move forward with the project as it was. I realized that I could not make the library better in two days time, but I could certainly make it worse.…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 5

Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 4, 2017502Views 0Likes 27Comments

I have decided not to write a typical week 5 post. You know and I know how week 5 is going. It's nuts! There's too much work and too little week. We are pounding coffee like it's our job, and it is far too easy to get sucked into the stress of it all. Instead,…