Archive for November 2013

Awesome free PSD mockups and backgrounds

Designers, have you visited Graphic Burger yet? It's a site full of terrific free Photoshop mockups you can insert your own designs int...

I heard through the grapevine that the previous owners of our 1899 house spent ages removing wallpaper (though they didn't get as far as...

Recently a review copy of Snowflakes, Sunbursts, and Stars: 75 Exquisite Paper Designs to Fold, Cut, and Curl showed up at my door. I love ...

I bought a solid wood table with a little drawer at a flea market for $30. It does a fine job of holding up a lamp in the parlor, but it nee...

As a kid I always hoped the mailman would bring what we referred to as a Wonderful Surprise: something unexpected and delightful that comes ...

One of the things I did this weekend was dress up these lamps I got at an antique store. Check out their new outfits! The lamps didn't ...

My Owl Barn's annual printable calendar is back! The 2014 version features owl artwork from 50 artists. Choose your favorite 12 illustr...

This weekend we painted the dining room white. It was yellow, which you can see on the one wall we left unpainted. We're waiting for wal...

This month, UPPERCASE magazine — an artful, beautiful, inspiring publication— asked for submissions with the theme "Office Types."...

This weekend we painted another room and worked on a few other house things. One ridiculously tiny task— but one with a big payoff— was chan...

Remember when I was trying to pick a parlor rug in the middle of the night? I cancelled the one I ordered. I just didn't love it enough...

I've been hunting for an orange blanket for the living room. Easier said than done, since I wanted something attractive, preferably patt...