Aimee on December 15th, 2009

We have a gas fireplace in our home. Sadly, the previous owners put in the wrong kind for the type of venting our house has, so we can’t actually use our fireplace. Or we could, but we would risk death by CO2 poisoning, according to our home inspector. We are saving to buy the proper [...]

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Aimee on November 12th, 2009

There isn’t much happening in our home recently (many dream projects, no money). However, I saw this amazing image gallery today on Natural Home and had to share. Click here to see how one home used whole trees! The images are stunning! What a creative use of materials as well. Would you do something like [...]

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Aimee on October 5th, 2009

I am always impressed at the images I find while looking through our Home As Art group on Flickr. It’s better than any design magazine could ever be. Not only are the spaces gorgeous, but they are so varied and it’s so fun to see what people are doing in their homes. Here are some [...]

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Aimee on August 27th, 2009

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday (tied with Easter). I love Halloween, there is just something so fun about it. I don’t go for the gory aspects, but I love all the fun parts. So today when I saw the Better Homes and Garden Halloween magazine I just had to pick it up! I [...]

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Aimee on August 25th, 2009

I love to see all the ways that people come up with to reuse objects. Not only is it a creative endeavor, but it saves both money and keeps things out of the landfill. When I saw this article on Hooping.org today I was so impressed and excited to share these hoop lanterns with you! [...]

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