Month: July 2015

Mabey Manor Upstairs Bathroom Reveal

Mabey Manor: Bathroom Reveal

Today we’re continuing our tour of our updated 1910 home we affectionately call Mabey Manor (you can read more about the original home and our other renovations on this page, or you can go to the girls’ room, master bedroom, and nursery posts directly). Today is the upstairs bathroom reveal. This room had so much work–it […] Read more…

Download this free watercolor printable from Mabey She Made It

Lemon Watercolor Printable for Summer

I’m back with a super cute lemon watercolor printable! I painted up a citrus delight that will have you puckering with happiness. (Yes, I pucker in happiness when I eat lemons.) This watercolor was originally over at Capturing Joy for Kristen’s Summer Series, and it was so fun to paint for my kitchen even though […] Read more…

Pattern review for the Glass Onion Top from Shwin Designs. In two words: its perfect.

Glass Onion Top

Photos: Cliq Photography Sometimes I see a pattern and dream about it. I will be washing the dishes or folding laundry and I will be mentally picking just the right fabric and deciding which child the style fits best. The Glass Onion by Shwin Designs was one of those patterns for me. I’d daydream about it. I […] Read more…

Mabey Manor Coral, Gray, and White Nursery Reveal

Mabey Manor: Nursery Reveal

  I’m so excited for the nursery reveal today as part of the Mabey Manor house tour. If you missed the girls’ room or the master bedroom reveals, go check them out! And there’s a lot more to come! And you can see the whole upstairs before photos here. The nursery is probably my favorite […] Read more…

Banish the mom uniform! These 11 Top patterns that will help you ditch the t-shirt!

11 Stunning Top Patterns to Replace a T-shirt

A while ago I shared a new top and cardigan I’d made and talked about how I’m ready to banish the Mom Uniform. There’s something about wearing a t-sirt every day that makes you feel (comfortably) slouchy. And when I feel slouchy, I act the same way. And since we all want to feel better about […] Read more…

Updated Bernhardt Dining Table and Chairs

1920s Dining Table and Chairs

Sometimes you find something that you think will be a great project, and it turns into something even more. That’s the case with this dining table and chairs. When we lived in California, we saw an ad on a neighborhood site for a free table and chairs that needed a lot of work. Chad and […] Read more…

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