As I sit at home this Sunday morning (something I never do on Sunday mornings, but I have two sick little boys today), I am blown away by the beauty outside my office window. The leaves are such a vibrant, spring green, weighed down and filled up by yesterday’s torrential rain. The sky is a perfect, almost periwinkle blue, marred…
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I decided my house needed a little spring color. So I took my clippers to the backyard and went to town. My pomegranate trees were very gracious, and pieces of them now reside on my mantle… And in my living room… And in my dining room… Even in one of the mercury glass vases I made myself… And by my…
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I am finally making some progress dressing the walls of my poor, naked guest room / nursery (full reveal coming soon!): For some time, I’ve been planning to put two 16×20 frames above the bed, but I was lacking inspiration until I saw these on Restoration Hardware (as you can see from the crib and decoupaged antique map I did,…
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We moved into Maison de Pax one week before Littler Pax was born, and he just turned one. Amazing. We decided to have a “backyard barbecue” for his party: I found these darling invitations on Paperless Post: And I thought they were perfect. I wanted something that said “boy” and “casual” without being too cutesy. In an effort to pursue…
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This diy mercury glass tutorial is a fun way to change up items around your home or thrifted purchases. I’m sharing my step-by step tutorial to achieve the mercury glass look! I recently had to try my hand at the Krylon Looking Glass spray paint that’s become so popular… and I love the result. DIY mercury glass tutorial I have…
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