I'm back with a review of 2012's faves
Have a Happy New Year tonight! I also hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and it was filled with family, laughter and fun. We went to both my husband's family's house as well as to Kansas City...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!Joe and I both agree that 2013 is going to be a great year for the Piercy family. We are amazed by the way God blessed us in 2012 and can hardly wait to see Him show up in 2013! Here's...
View ArticleFan of the year award
We know that we couldn't have been successful with our furniture business or our blog without the help and support of amazing friends, family, buyers and bloggers. There is one person who stands out...
View ArticleSo long library catalog, you have been a good friend to us!
"I WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER SELL THIS!" I said after we finished the library catalog... famous last words. I have realized after being in the furniture re-doing business that everything I buy...
View ArticleDesign Love Friday!
Design Love Friday is back and is going to be ever so helpful to us now that we are gathering images for our new place! One of the first things we are going to do is paint and do the chair rails,...
View ArticleBefore and After Buffet
We are venturing out of our normal paint colors and decided to go with Annie Sloan's French Linen color. I pretty much am obsessed with the color. It looks a little lavender in the pictures for some...
View ArticleWould you like a side (table) with that?
Joe and I were at Lowe's this week and we always look at their mis-tints, the colors that people request that are not correct. Anyway, this color was on the mistint shelf for $5. Isn't it fabulous? Our...
View ArticleCarpet options - help!
Carpet should not a big decision, but for some reason I am struggling over it. As we are closing in on our closing date, we are getting quotes for some things. We are replacing the carpet in our new...
View ArticlePainting a Union Jack/British Flag on a dresser tutorial
British flags are on so many things right now! All over Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn and others, but at a crazy cost...so make your own! After doing several of these, we have it down to a...
View ArticleBaby Gates?!?
OK mamas! I need your input. We don't have stairs in our lives. Neither grandparent has stairs and we didn't have stairs...until now. So I need your help on which one to get. What are your opinions?I...
View ArticleLeibster Award
So excited! I have sweetly been nominated for the Liebster Award by Jackie Jade. Never knew about it until she nominated me for it, but it is fun and I hope you participate! There is no real award for...
View ArticleDesign Love Friday...or Monday! - RH
I totally forgot about posting on Friday! I am so sorry... please forgive me. Anyway, I need some serious help because I have a HUGE obsession with all things Restoration Hardware and West Elm and I...
View ArticleJust do it! I did it and am loving it :)
I quit my job a little over a year ago. I absolutely loved working for By The Hand, an inner-city after-school program helping nearly 1000 kids in Chicago. I LOVED IT and what they were doing, but knew...
View ArticleInventory overload!
We have so many pieces we finished over the last few days it's not even funny! We just posted them all to Craigslist and are hoping they are sold so we can have our house back :)Here are a few of the...
View ArticlePinterest Projects I must try
I have 686 pins! You ask, "how many have you tried?"Embarrassingly, I am obsessed with pinterest and have maybe tried 3 recipes and NO projects. This project lady has not done ANY. So, a new year, a...
View ArticleWe closed on our new home!!
I am so excited I can hardly stand it! It was a big day when I bought my first laptop (first big purchase), then a bigger deal when I purchased a car, but wow, a home! No words can explain how excited...
View ArticleDesign Love Friday!
So I thought I would start off with this picture because it is 4 degrees in Chicago today and I just need to live vicariously through someone in warm weather right now!! Good weekend for us to be stuck...
View ArticleHouse rehab - part I
What have you been doing for the last 10 days you ask? Well, we have purchased a house, painted almost all of the 2100 square feet, including the moulding and the ceilings, laid all new carpet, moved...
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