When we were looking for houses in Portland so many of them had these gorgeous built in benches by the front door. Ours didn't have one, but it did have the perfect spot for one.
See that table? There's going...
We're Kind of Carpenters
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Friday, August 26, 2016
The Best Thing I've Ever Made (In Under 2 Hours)
There is a dearth of coasters in this house. We need so many coasters. Not even kidding. I had a couple of hours the other day, so I decided to make one for my workshop and truthfully it's one of my favorite...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Finally! A Library!
We attempted to make a library in our California house. In the end, though, it ended up just being a dog room and a room we passed through to get to our bedroom. Our Portland house, however, has the perfect space...
Friday, August 19, 2016
The Lonely Purple Velvet Couch
We have a giant purple velvet couch in our master bedroom. It's the best.
It did look a little lonely, though. Like it needed some quilts on it. That's my favorite thing about our new house--it needs...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Workshop in Progress
In comparison to our previous houses, I think this house is likely to roll along slowly with little projects completed piecemeal in a variety of rooms instead of having rooms finished all at once.
In that spirit, there...
Friday, August 12, 2016
In Which I am Accidentally a Weird Quilting Fangirl
Elizabeth Hartman is probably my favorite quilting celeb, if there is such a thing. I made her Fancy Forest quilt for my nephew.
I've been working on her Bunny quilt for a while now and have posted a few pictures...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Me and Bob Ross
In the past, Eddy and I have made a few paintings for our house because, while we are no artists, it's nice to have something you made together on your walls and because, let's just say it, large scale original artwork can...
