I’m always on the look out for good trash cans. Most of the time the good ones are way out of my budget. Here is one from Blomus, that depending on the size, may fit yours. The larger pushman will set you back $111, which is no small change for something [...]

We made an Ikea run over the weekend while we were waiting for our floor stain to dry. They have a large area outside filled with pots and other assorted summer things. I was really impressed with the large pots that they had. The prices were very resonable considering the size of [...]

The fact that it’s done is probably the best thing about it. We pretty much knew from the beginning that the floor was pretty beat up. There were a lot of stains that I hoped we would be able to sand out, but in the end they were all full depth and not [...]

I’m off to Diamond Rental to pick up a floor sander this morning. I’ve never actually refinished any floors before, but I have talked to plenty of people that have so I figure it can’t be too hard. I hope to get them all sanded today and get our natural oil stain on. [...]

While Crate and Barrel doesn’t usually have as many good modern products, every once in a while you can find some really nice stuff on their website. I’m really liking this Dane Pendant Lamp. At 11″ high and 18″ diameter, it’s a good sized lamp, perfect for over a dining room table. [...]

After much debate, we finally decided to patch the worst part of our floor in anticipation of refinishing the whole thing. We were lucky to find replacement boards on our first call to the Wood Floor Warehouse. Apparently they are the only ones in town that have replacement boards for the old red [...]

It’s been fun watching Avalisa’s offerings grow. She started out with a couple of nice prints and now has expanded to offer cards, rugs, and her latest, memory games. Memory is one of those classic games that is entertaining for any age group. These 3 x 4 cards feature all the great [...]

Good lighting fixtures have the ability to totally transform a space. Unfortunately a lot of good looking lights can be quite expensive. That was why I was pleasantly surprised to see the prices on these porcelain hanging lamps from Greener Grass Design. Priced between $89 and $182 they will set you back [...]

When we first put an offer on our new home we had only walked through the interior once. Honestly we really didn’t care what it was like as long as the bones were good. With that in mind, there were some surprises that we found as we started looking closer at the house. [...]

I love creative DIY projects, especially ones that are inexpensive. I came across this post over at Make where someone used an old washing machine barrel to make a decent looking lamp. Seems like it would be fairly easy to do, and I see really cheap and/or free washing machines on craigslist all [...]