Since today is National Avocado Day, I had to share my recipe for the best guacamole ever. Avocados are a very important staple at my house. We go through many, as avocados are one of the foods my two toddlers will always eat. There are many guacamole recipes out in cyberspace and in magazines and on cooking shows, but I’m a purist when it comes to guac. I believe simple is the absolute best, and you will too once you…
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Since my inspiration board for Bear’s first nursery was one of your most favorite decor posts, I thought I should share my plans for Bear’s big boy room that is currently in the works. His current nursery is the closest bedroom to ours, so we are going to leave it as a nursery and move Luke out of our room and into that one while Bear “graduates” and goes down the hall. I’ve been trying to get him excited about…
GUYS! I found the best inexpensive white linen curtains. If this means nothing to you, you have obviously never shopped for true white linen curtains. If you have, then you know all too well that even when described as “white” linen curtains are just not truly white, and in many cases, they are also not truly linen.…
I recently decided to spend a good chunk of my vacation time fulfilling a longtime dream to learn how to make boots by hand, old school cobbler-style. A few years back I found a boot making class in Brooklyn, How To Make Boots From Your Garage, that teaches the method I wanted to learn: the lasting method. I had been dragging my feet waiting for the right time to spring for a week-long course where I’d make a pair of boots…
I have recently found myself purging my closets of endless amounts of things, cleaning, and organizing like a maniac. The nesting phenomenon is real, and with 17 weeks to go, I am now in full blown nursery planning mode. I wanted a theme and color scheme that was relaxing and neutral enough that I could use all of the pieces again. I also want to choose big pieces like the dresser, chair and rug that will have longevity post nursery…
