An orange, black, and green decoration of a haunted house sits on a shelf.

Trick or Treat

October 9, 2019, 4 Comments

Per usual, I’ve had the house decorated for Halloween for a few weeks now, but have been procrastinating because I keep stumbling upon new items! But seeing as it’s almost mid-October, I’d say it’s time to share. Recently Patrick and I scored this beautiful vintage atomic shadowbox. It was in shambles, but we restored it…

Santa waves from his sleigh full of toys as he appears to take off, pulled by three reindeer.

Deck the Halls…er, Yard

December 11, 2018, 7 Comments

Growing up, my dad always went all out for Christmas, both inside and outside. When it came to the outside, we had a combination of vintage wooden pieces lighted by flood lights and the lighted classic blow mold plastic, and the roof was edged in those iconic large bulbs, which I later learned were called…

Below a painting of a desert scene hang two skeletons and a black cat above an orange and black couch. On the couch spirit board pillows sit.

Hooray for Halloween

October 12, 2018, 14 Comments

While this October makes the second Halloween we have celebrated in our first house, it is the first year I have been able to decorate! It’s hard to believe we have been in our home a year now, and due to the chaos of moving last year the Halloween decoration boxes remained in the garage. So…

How to Restore & Reupholster a Dining Room Chair

How to Restore and Reupholster a Vintage Wood Dining Room Chair

May 31, 2018, 3 Comments

When my dad came to visit back in February, he brought with him four of my dream dining room chairs, the “dog bone” or “dog biscuit” style chairs by Heywood-Wakefield. The chairs had some issues, but they weren’t too far gone! Most of their iconic finish was still intact with some wear in a handful…

Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions

April 20, 2018, 11 Comments

Awhile ago I did a tour of my dressing room on Instagram Stories, and I got loads of requests to do it as a blog post. So I am happy to say I am finally here with that much requested post! There was certainly a lot of photography gymnastics on Patrick’s part to photograph this…

A view into our dining room, with a warm maple table and matching chairs, which feature a pale green upholstered seat. Photographs of Joshua Tree hang on the wall. Text is overlay reads "Our 1954 Home Windows"

Our 1954 Home: Windows

January 11, 2018, 7 Comments

I totally meant to do this post before Christmas decorations went up, but I got so swept up in wanting to decorate for Christmas I completely forgot to photograph for this post! Anyway, today I bring you another installment of “Our 1954 House” showcasing our window treatments. We have several different window treatments throughout the…

Christmas Time at Our New House

December 12, 2017, 13 Comments

Decorating for Christmas took longer than expected at our new house, but it’s all finally up and I’m basking in the joy of multiple sparkling vintage aluminum Christmas trees, glittering ornaments, and the sounds of Christmas music. These shots will also be the first real look you’ll get to see of our new house with…

Our 1954 Home: Floors

November 21, 2017, 10 Comments

It’s been a little quiet here on the blog because we’ve been so busy doing this and that at our new house. And today I bring you the first post in a new series: Our 1954 Home, where I’ll be sharing our various home projects and our home in general. Except holiday decor posts, those…

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…