I’m currently redecorating my home. I felt like I needed a refresh, so I ordered new furniture, bedding, artwork, pillows…you get the picture. Along with that, comes the DIY projects. I discovered for those of us who pin and do DIY projects, we tend to be a little ADD when it comes to these projects…
Since I started this week off discussing art, we’re going to continue this week’s worth of posts on artwork. Today, we’re going to discuss acquiring and buying art. I love art. I think one of the first paintings I ever fell in love with was Young Girl Reading by Jean Honore Fragonard. My great uncle…
In the past, I’ve said that I only like DIY projects that are simple…we’re talking just 3 steps or less. So this weekend, I decided to do two projects: make a chalkboard and create lace tiles. There are probably about a zillion ways to create a chalkboard. I could have just painted it on the wall, or finished…
1. Global Festival. Time Out New York just emailed me about the Global Festival. The Headliners: Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters and The Black Keys…and it’s FOR FREE (if you have a ticket). Holy crap, right? What a way to end the summer and start the fall. The Global Festival takes place in…
Yesterday, I wrote about the crates I picked up at Daffy’s that created so much room underneath the windowsill. Here’s a look at what I did. Inside the crate Surita is standing in front of, is her Le Creuset Tiffany Blue bowl that holds her water. That Tiffany Blue is actually an accent color in my living…
Yesterday, I talked about jars. Today, I’m going to talk about wooden crates. Now, I tried to find wooden crates for this project, but to no avail…I had to break down and buy them. None of the restaurants were throwing any out…just boxes. The wine shop never had any crates coming in with their wine shipments…just boxes….
If you’re a pinner on Pinterest, you may have a little bit of an obsession with the millions of ways to use Mason Jars. I’m sure there’s a whole slew of you that went out to pick up a case of them just to do all of these projects. WHY? Why didn’t you just use…
You know how you make all these plans for what to do over the weekend and then on Friday you feel that bit of a sore throat that turns into a sleepfest weekend? Well…that was me last weekend. Hello, bronchitis! I was only awake long enough to meet with the Craigslist people who came to…
What’s captured my eye this week? Well, a few things worth sharing in today’s Friday Loves. 1. TOTAL RECALL. Ok…the hype is…it will suck because a) it’s a remake of a classic movie loved by many, and b) Colin Farrell is in it. The TRUTH is a) the storyline is way better than the first…
Since I got back from Italy, all I can think about is how things are changing…FOR THE BETTER. The focus is on me and my life and making today better than it was yesterday. That means establishing new rules to fix everything in life that I let slide that happens to be hurting me. The…
It’s no secret that the main reason why I retired from hockey writing has to do with something called wanting to start a family. I’m 36 years old and it’s time to start placing myself in that direction. Since I returned from Italy, I’ve done so many things that are different than what a single,…
I’m back in the States. The trip will be told in the coming weeks (be prepared to read a lot…it’s currently 40+ pages and I’ve only made it to day 10 of the journey across Italy). Now, some crazy stuff happened while I was in Italy. When I got home, I decided I would never…
Ah…the summer. Hockey season is FINALLY over. The Stanley Cup has finally been lifted and I can go back to my normal life… Oh wait…my life’s not so normal. The first question someone asked me the day after the Stanley Cup was lifted was: now that you’re retired, what are you going to do with your life? Well…ask me…
Have Fewer Things, But Better Things. — Suzanne Rheinstein — I’m not sure what magazine I clipped this quote from, but this motto just really leaped out at me. “Have Fewer Things, But Better Things.” Why didn’t I ever think about that before? Because we live in an age of NOW. We want it now…not…
So I got myself a little pre-retirement gift from hockey writing. When I saw it up on Little Black Bag, I knew I had to get it! Considering how far both the Devils and the Rangers have gone this year in the post-season, it seemed fitting. This “Believe” necklace from Disney Couture ($50 retail) was…
Growing up, I always thought my grandfather did weird things. He recycled those styrofoam containers from food packaging and used them as plates. He swore by apple cider vinegar like it was the cure-all for everything. He gardened, canned, took care of bees, made his own mead, did pottery, rarely if ever watched television, and was…
I might be a little in love with this online store, One Kings Lane. It’s a home decor sample sale site. I didn’t think I’d find anything I liked or a price I could love…until I actually clicked through the site. $300 worth of damage later…I have a bunch of new stuff for the kitchen…and…
Now that my office re-do is finally coming to its completion, I’ve started to redirect my focus on a different room in my home…the living room. Technically, my living room has been done for some time now. BUT…after my trip to Morocco, I decided to do something different with the decor and go even more…
