It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home
Son #1 came over and he and Son #2 helped us move a whole lot of heavy furniture around in our house to clear out our master bedroom so we can finally lay down our engineered hardwoods. To reward them for all their hard work, we made them a yummy dinner. HONEY CHICKEN THIGHS Ingredients […]
The beautiful classic fireplace is finally done!!!! When I first started planning my master bedroom renovation, one of the things I wanted most was a beautiful faux fireplace as one of the focal points of the room. When I decided to move my bed to another wall, I found the perfect home for the new […]
Who here likes breakfast for dinner?? I LOVE IT!!! It’s easy to make and it’s yummy……eggs, pancakes, bacon, hashbrowns, french toast, and lots and lots of syrup!!! When my sister was visiting a few months ago, she made a quiche. I’m not much of a quiche person. I’ve never made one but it was delicious!! […]
The progress on the fireplace is coming along nicely!! So far, we found a sweet mantel from the Restore. Then we built the hearth. And then the firebox. I wanted a neutral colored stone to attach to the hearth and firebox that would compliment the pretty mantel. One day as we were walking through Home […]
We got so lucky finding this great fireplace mantel at the Restore near us. We are building a faux fireplace in our master bedroom and the beautiful mantel will be the cherry on top! THE HEARTH We built the hearth with 2x4s and a piece of plywood for the top. I wanted the hearth to […]
Our family is officially on summer break. Woo Hoo!!! In between the pool, the library, walks with the dogs, going to the movies, a vacation trip to the beach, and sleeping in, the LOML and I are going to try to squeeze in some home projects. In the plans for our master bedroom renovation, I […]
