I remember the day my Dad brought our piano home- I was 12 years old, and as soon as I saw it, I hated the colour. It was an orange piano that looked like it was made of artificial wood. Apparently, it was a discontinued finish and the store had given my Dad a 50% discount. I learned to appreciate this piano as my love of music grew. It saw me through many years of lessons, 4 piano teachers, my own teacher training and several years of teaching my boys and my students. I made peace with my ...
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AN EASY, INEXPENSIVE SHIPLAP TUTORIAL
If you’re like me, then you love the look of shiplap and the clean, fresh blank slate it brings to any space. I adore how it adds interest and makes the decor in the rest of the room really pop. And it works beautifully when you want to add a farmhouse, cottage, or even modern feel to a space. However, it can be a bit daunting to shiplap a space if you’ve never done it before. That's why I created this easy, inexpensive shiplap tutorial. Two years ago I desperately wanted ...
HELLO BLOGGING WORLD, HERE I COME
Hello Friends! I can’t tell you how excited I am to start this blog. It’s been a long time coming- I first envisioned the idea three years ago after starting my Etsy shop, but I wasn’t quite in the right place to create beautiful content and devote the time required to posting regularly. Two years ago, I left my day job to pursue my décor dreams and to have more time home with my boys, and have since decorated most of the living spaces in our home, and tried my hand at all kinds ...