Christmas Cheer

December 3, 2015, 3 Comments

When it comes to decorating for Christmas, I used to be of the opinion strictly no Christmas decorating or music until the day after Thanksgiving. Over the years my love of decorating has increased (as has the amount of decorations), and I hauled out the Christmas boxes in mid-November, so our place has been decorated…

Join us on our Patio

July 26, 2015, 12 Comments

My relationship with plants has often been described as a hateful one. As a child I went on many hikes with my dad through Oregon’s many forests, visiting majestic waterfalls and spectacular views. I loved these hikes, but as I grew up I began to get a destain for Oregon’s evergreen forests with their creeping ferns and…

Behind the Scenes

December 8, 2014, 7 Comments

Our office was one of the last places to get settled with our move. But just recently it began to feel done, and I thought I would give you a little peek into where all of the blog and Etsy magic happens! This space isn’t just home to where I blog and list on Etsy, it…

Merry Kitschmas!

December 2, 2014, 13 Comments

While I finally finished decorating awhile ago, I hadn’t felt up to photographing, especially since the living room had become a bit of a sick bay for me, complete with blankets, humidifier and mug of tea, Jamba Juice, bottles of Gatorade, and a massive pile of DVDs. But I’ve been feeling better, and as December…

At Home in Orange Part 2

November 13, 2014, 17 Comments

While I haven’t been feeling too hot these last few days I finally felt good enough to snap some pictures of our bedroom at our new place! Our bedroom got a bit of a western theme, as I couldn’t pass up this massive covered wagon black velvet painting my dad found, which set the tone…

At Home in Orange

October 23, 2014, 19 Comments

This post has been a long time in the making! You are finally going to see our new apartment! Well some of it anyways. While the driving portion of our move was pretty uneventful, the settling in process of the move went slower than maple syrup on a cold day. We faced multiple hurdles, some…

At Home with the Atomic Redhead

August 29, 2010, 4 Comments

On the east side of Portland’s Willamette River is PDX’s Hollywood District. The area is named after the grand movie palace The Hollywood, which started taking tickets in 1926.Just two blocks away from the Italian inspired facade of the cinema is a 1960s apartment building that looks as if Pete and Trudy Campbell will walk out…