7.20.2014

Sailing on Lake Michigan





shirt: Brooks Brothers (old) sunglasses: ray bans neckace: kate spade (old)

Over Memorial Weekend Andy and I took a trip to Saugatuck here in Michigan. It's a gorgeous little town off the water full of shops, restaurants, and great places to discover.  We chartered a sail boat just off the canal and had a fun day on the water soaking up some rays. 

If you're looking for a water town to spend a few days, I highly suggest Saugatuck. We had a great time, and will definitely be back.  If you're looking for places to eat, we enjoyed The Mermaid Grill (fish & chips to die for), Singapore Yacht Club (amazing rum runners), and Wally's Bar for some cocktails. 


Farmers Market




shirt: jcrew factory, shorts: jcrew (other colors here), watch: kate spade

A few weeks ago Andy and I went to visit our local farmers market.  It was a little early in the season, but we enjoyed checking out the various produce that our local growers had available.  I'm excited to check it out again in a few weeks as more produce becomes more readily available. 

What are your favorite farmers market finds? Do you go every week? 

5.06.2014

To-Do List




I'm a huge advocate of to-do lists and I utilize my planner each and every day. If I didn't create one, I'd have a hard time remembering but also keeping focus on what I really need to do. This is more so beneficial for me in the work place then at home, but regardless there are so many things we "want" to do to this house, I can't keep track. I thought I'd start a public record - and then perhaps i'll hold to it.  Here are some of the projects we want to tackle in the upcoming future in no particular order:

1.) Paint & stain 1/2 bath downstairs
2.) White Wash Fireplace
3.) Paint last bedroom
4.) Remove berry tree out front
5.) Build dining room table
6.) Order new furniture for living room & family room
7.) Create better shoe storage in a closet
8.) Wallpaper statement wall in my office
9.) Replace all light fixtures throughout house (all so dated)
10.) Upgrade electrical panel
11.) Upgrade fireplace to gas
12.) Stain mantel & wood framing in living room
13.) New hardwood flooring throughout downstairs
14.) Paint doors and trim downstairs white
15.) Paint last bit of cabinet doors in basement
16.) Wallpaper the "coffee nook" in Kitchen
17.) Replace electrical outlets that are not white
18.) Update blinds in family room
19.) Stain banister railing and paint spindles
20.) Remove tile in basement

What are some things on your to-do list?

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4.17.2014

Statement Walls

I've been scouring the internet to find the best "statement" wall to recreate for my office here at home. I'm having such a hard time trying to pick a favorite. Which one do you like? 









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4.16.2014

Vegetable Garden



The thermometer over the weekend hit over 75 and I couldn't have been more excited. Once the snow melted, we got right into cleaning up the yard, it's honestly the worst one in the neighborhood. It also didn't help that the previous owners neglected to pick up the leaves in the fall (it's been a pain.) But, it's starting to "get there" and we imagine after a lot of seeding and fertilizing, our yard will look fabulous (if we're lucky.) 

One thing I wanted to tackle a little bit this year, is a small vegetable garden. Since we're still in clean up mode, it's not as big as i'd like it, but I did get a chance to put in a few tomato and pepper plants.   I plan to add some herbs like cilantro and basil, but needed a few more of the tin planters from Ikea to continue on.  What are some things you are planting this year in your backyard? 





4.15.2014

Bedroom Updates

In a series of update posts this week on our house, I thought i'd finally share our master bedroom. While for the most part is completed, there are still a few things we'd like to update like changing out the awful ceiling fan, but we are happy with the results. What do you think? 

Incase you forgot what the original owners had it look like here's the before:


And this is what it looks like now: 





For the paint color, we choose a medium gray called Nightingale by Benjamin Moore.  Our headboard is from here, bedding here, dresser & side tables are Ikea, and the damask throw pillows were a Homegoods score.