letters from the wilderness
Recently we began hanging pictures in our breakfast room. My plan was to stick with a plant theme using my photography and prints I’ve picked up while thrifting. I found this tulip poster last fall at a flea market for $12. The frame is from Michael’s craft store. Silly me bought a frame slightly longer... Continue Reading →
Our inside project for Memorial Day weekend was finishing the breakfast room. Once we had painted the walls, I was lax about painting the molding. It's a lot of molding. A lot of tedious painting. I was struggling until my hubby offered to work with me to finish the project. I love the contrast between... Continue Reading →
Our breakfast room is finally moving along! After putting a coat of primer on the top half of the walls where the wallpaper was, I started cutting in the color. My original choice was Sherwin Williams Windy Blue, however, I decided on the final choice of Jasper Stone at the store. Jasper Stone is similar... Continue Reading →
On Monday, I spent time in my office physically cleaning up the space and taking care of the March bills. This is the first time I've tried this task, and I liked it. Though I still have a pile of papers to finish filing. I liked setting up my space, my intention (as my favorite... Continue Reading →
We're making some progress on other home projects in addition to the breakfast room. I'm a bit impatient to get rid of the beige walls and wallpaper! My husband decided to tackle the peel-and-stick wallpaper for the bathroom. He is very frustrated by the process. Very frustrated. He found the wallpaper to be a bit... Continue Reading →
I searched through my photos to find a good before-shot of our breakfast room. I remember taking a bunch of photos of the different wallpapers in our home, but I can't find them! So, I'm using a photo that just barely shows the watercolor style of wallpaper that was on the walls of the breakfast... Continue Reading →
Our Virginia house is a house of wallpaper, none of which goes together. And, when a wall is painted, it’s beige. Yellow beige. Cringe time. I’m a girl who loves color. Growing up, I insisted on painting my bedroom a bright sunflower yellow. I loved it. I was surprised my parents actually agreed though they... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, we took our second son back to college for the spring semester. While we were in Pennsylvania, we visited our oldest son who is in an accelerated program in graduate school in Bethlehem. We ate lunch and spent time walking around Bethlehem and doing a driving tour of campus. It was hard to... Continue Reading →
As I spent time figuring out what kind of environment I needed in order to create a new home for myself and my family in Virginia, I decided to revisit an old tool, the Annual Review. Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Forest, VA 2015 was the last time I did the Annual Review, a concept I... Continue Reading →
I like wallpaper. I do. Though my preference is for Arts and Crafts style wallpaper applied with restraint. Just like color. Both should not be treated as background. My first words when entering our new Virginia home? “That wallpaper has to go.” My husband and realtor laughed. Exhibit A: the front hall If the wallpaper... Continue Reading →
2 dogs and a house 