Decorating – Page 3 – Hive and Nest

When my husband and I decided to move to Austin a few years ago we did what most everybody does; we flew down ahead of time and looked for a house.  Let’s just get one thing out of the way first: I’m super, duper, incredibly picky about houses.  One reason… Read More I have this plain Jane guest bathroom. It’s all white with putrid beige walls. Basically it’s a perfect blank canvas. I usually have an instant vision for bathrooms, but I just can’t come up with anything. So I need some ideas. If you’ve seen something cute online, send me a… Read More I decided not to go with the Mountain Dew cupboard pulls (I know, such a pity).  Instead I’m thinking of these (I need all the shininess I can get so I’m going with chrome.  Mission impossible, by the way.  All cabinet hardware comes in nickel, these days.  If that’s not… Read More I realized after I finished my exercises in the Slipcover book (see this post earlier today) that the things I like best are lots and lots of pattern all mixed together, as well as bright pastel colors.  If something is plain and simple I usually don’t like it. After I… Read More Spring is in the air. To many people that means Spring Cleaning. But that’s a total drag. To me Spring means decorating!  I always have a notion of what I want to do, decorating-wise.  I walk into a room and have a pretty good idea of what I want it… Read More My birthday is coming up notverysoon, but just to make sure I get something I truly love, I ordered some new dishes. Just so you know, I’m not one of those people who has several sets. (Like a girl I know who has twelve sets and swaps them out every… Read More I did a massive deep-cleaning of the refrigerator last night. Every surface was scrubbed with hot water and copious amounts of elbow grease. Consequently the temperature alarm started to beep, letting me know that I was letting out quite a bit of cold. Unfortunately the beeping never stopped. Not after… Read More Yesterday I finished painting India’s bedroom. It’s cute, but still too messy to take an “after” picture. The bathroom next to India’s room is the main floor bath, and I couldn’t help but notice how boring and ugly it is. The color on the walls is the same beige that… Read More Because I was on a high from the jam-making I decided to be super domestic and make a tablecloth for my kitchen table.  It’s one of those square tables that I’m seeing more and more, but nobody makes tablecloths that size (60″ sq).   So I bought some darling polka-dotted… Read More