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Though we used this technique to revive the hinges and locks for the Hundred-Year-Old Windows, the same method could be applied to many other things. Both the hinges and locks on our windows had been covered in many, many layers of paint or rust. I wanted to find a way to strip and restore them back to their former glory.
Read Morelove my old house. Like, LOVE it. And there's nothing that makes me happier than when I'm able to salvage something useful and restore it to its former glory.
One room that has been sitting empty since I purchased my house 6 months ago is the Sunroom. The walls were this dirty looking off-white, with moth-eaten white curtains covering the beautiful 6-foot windows. They still had their original hardware, but of course it had been covered in paint. Though I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with the space at the time, the first step was obvious: Restore those hundred-year-old windows!
Read MoreI'll be shamefully honest here - I haven't bought a new tv since college. Mine's a 30", semi-flat screen, NON-HD tv. It's been long past the time to get an upgrade. And being the not-so-wonderful at technology-savvy person that I am - I made a phone call to my Big Brother.
Read MoreWhen I started scouring the Internet for my Mary Poppins costume, I figured I could just purchase a parrot-head umbrella, being that Mary Poppins is a rather famous movie. I soon realized that I did not want to spend that kind of money, particularly on an umbrella that would have no practical use aside from costume accessory. It couldn't be that hard to DIY, could it?
Read MoreWith the days of college fraternity and sorority parties behind us, we have little excuse to dress up and get creative. But I refuse to leave the days of childhood dress-up behind me. So when I can find an occasion (and occasionally I am proactive), I will go ALL OUT to have the most creative and original costume.
I will admit, I did draw inspiration for this particular idea after seeing Lauren Conrad dressed up as Mary Poppins a few Halloweens ago. But I think I topped her on originality, if nothing else.
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Changing your legal name upon marriage is a royal pain in the arse. It involves a lot of paperwork and a LOT of time in various government offices, where things move at a glacial pace and people manage to be so grumpy upon arrival that I have never braved such offices past noon.
I didn't even begin changing my name until nearly after a year after we got married, putting it off for vacations abroad (afraid that a replacement passport might not arrive in time) and later to complete the purchase of our first home without any unnecessary upheaval.
Read MoreAs I write this, my mama is coming in hot, on a tear from Houston to Montreal (insanity -- we'll get to that*) with a weekend stopover visit in StL.
She's got my youngest sister, Grace, in tow and I've got a PACKED weekend planned to show them my new life in the Midwest. I spent some serious time at the drawing board, so I thought I'd share my method for showing my family the best of St. Louis City.
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Photo courtesy of Kristen White Photography
Dating, am I right? If I had one word to sum it up it'd be "ugh." Most of my friends feel the same way. We all like the idea, but whenever it actually becomes a reality. . .
Hello again. Hoping everyone had a most excellent long weekend, full of porch sitting and potent beverage-drinking. Now that we've made it back from the Texas shore -- and made it through the end of last week -- I figured I'd hit y'all back with the nibbles we served at last weekend's Sip & See.
We went for a casual Southern theme of finger foods (the best for eating whilst holding children) that were also kid-friendly. (So more hot-dog, less cucumber sandwich.) I've linked to recipes for everything, and I tried all of it because poison-testing. A++ would do again.
Read MoreDon't worry, their moms drove.
On Saturday, I had the great pleasure of hosting a few dozen sorority sisters at my house along with their precious little procreations. (That was weird. I'm gonna leave it, though.)
It was a get-together that had been in the work for months. There had long been talk among the Texas-based contingent of a road trip to meet the babies born into our pledge class, who all reside across the Midwest. When I moved to St. Louis, I decided to host, instead. We set a date, flew the rest of the Texas girls in and decided to have everyone over for the first annual KKG Sip & See.
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