guru

One of my many roles at work is "Recruiting Manager". Thanks to our recent website update, I receive a lot of interesting emails & solicitations. Here's the opening line from my favorite message of the day:

ps. I'm realizing November passed without a single post! I will get better at this.. pre-new year's resolution

dreaming of chevrons

I have been itching to repaint the bathrooms, since the color I picked last year just looks tired with the existing tile. I've spent weeks poking around for inspiration, and have somewhat settled on the idea of painting chevrons (and likely in a similar color!)

(inspiration from an Apartment Therapy house tour)

Not sure yet if it's worth the effort...

wedding season

As I prepare for Liz's wedding this weekend, this post takes on special meaning. No, her wedding is not going to be at home, and will actually have a drastically different feel. But the story conveys the importance of having loved ones around - a good reminder that all the craziness is just stuff, while the relevant part is celebrating love.

This reminds me I still haven't posted about my sister's wedding. There are SO many photos to go through. As a snapshot, here's the "post show report" she put together:

DIY closet revamp

Home improvement continues!

It's not exciting to photo-document, but new faucet aerators make a tremendous difference.

More visually interesting: A while back I was inspired by this post on Apartment Therapy for converting bi-fold closet doors into French doors:

(apartmenttherapy.com)

I'm almost done with my version, which is taking longer than anticipated, but I guess DIY is always a learning process. Photos of mine to come soon. Excited!

sneak peek!

It's been a productive week of home redecorating, rearranging, and cleaning. Photo below of the reinvented guest room / office! Before photo from the previous owner. After photo is mostly the result of the past few days. Some tweaking is in order, but this is pretty much it!