Hey! Guess what? I couldn't resist any longer and I dove head first into my next project: the kitchen. Here are a few things you should know about me and my kitchen before I begin. When we first started house hunting and we met our house for the first time I was totally in love...except for the kitchen. It had a poor layout and a copper tile backsplash. Mostly the layout bothered me. It's READ MORE

We've been talking for awhile about the boys sharing a room once Gus grows out of his crib, (which should be coming to an end around the fall). There are lots of reasons for the boys to share a room, but the main one is because they want to. At least Finn wants to, we only suppose Gus does, because if he had it his way he would follow Finn around 24/7. I never had a sibling of the same gender, READ MORE

Hey-O! Happy July Guys! It's finally here! I wanted to share with you some of the small changes I'be been making in the front porch on my mission to achieve "Urban Cabin". I am getting more and more used to the old living room sofa out here on the front porch. I was having a hard time saying goodbye to our old loved blue wicker sofa, but really it didn't take that long to realize this was READ MORE

Hey guys, it’s me: your resident urban cabin enthusiast. I’ve been hung up on this “urban cabin” idea for awhile now. I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about it, but maybe I’ve never exactly explained the concept. First of all, let’s talk about the term “cabin” - or as some Wisconsin people like to say: “cottage”. The cabin is a place that all of us Midwesterners know and READ MORE