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This was Lilypad’s reaction when she saw her first hipster in Lawrenceville. She was not as impressed with our neighborhood or that we keep our bikes in the dining room, but it doesn’t matter because I love her so much and she is so cute! Mama Kelly, aka Supermodel Kelly, brought Lily out for her first girls night. It was the first time we actually had a decent group of people in the house. When…

You know Pittsburghers love a good fireworks show, and we had a small one at our house. 🙂 We ordered a three glass jar chandelier from West Elm, and it arrived in separate pieces so we had to put it together. It’s a very cool and industrial looking light…the three jars hang from mesh cords and you use Edison light bulbs inside. We put the chandelier together pretty quickly. The FUN part came when Mark…

I am not a farmer, but you’d think I’m raising sheep if you came over. Yep, we’ve got a “barn-like” quality to our living room. We ordered a new wool shag rug for our front room because we decided to use the current rug in our dining room. (I say “room” but who are we kidding in a rowhouse…it’s our dining “space.”) The rug has been all wrapped up and sitting in a West Elm…

I keep looking around our house thinking, “I can’t believe it…I can’t believe we did this.” Our house was so dirty and yucky and crappy for so long… And now, it’s not. 🙂 This DIY home renovation project took a big leap of faith. But I always knew, deep down, that Mark and I could do it. Same thing goes for this blog, I didn’t know if anyone would read it. But here we are…

Only a morning fueled by caffeine could help us attack our next home renovation project. We found an old brocade mirror that weighs about 60 pounds. Even though Mark is a beast, we got some old cardboard and cut it to the size of the mirror. Using the cardboard (because it’s wayyyyy lighter) we found the exact spot on the brick fireplace where we wanted to hang the mirror and marked it with tape. Mark…

Will you please take a seat? No, no, no…try this one. How about this one? Guess what lovelies…we got the best seats in the house! Woot woooo!!! Allow me to introduce our new dining room chairs. We got four of them. They’re definitely modern…a steel frame with a dark wood seat. We ordered them from wayfair.com. For us, that website had the coolest options with the most reasonable prices. I think the chairs go perfectly…

My niece, Lily, has quite the life. She eats, sleeps and gets her aunt and grandparents to lay on the floor and applaud every time she blinks. I want to put her in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Most Amazing Baby Ever.” Even though I could hang out with Lilypad all the time, we needed to work on the house. Mark finished sanding and put the final coat of polyeutherane on our…

Breaking news… Our dining room table has arrived! It’s a concrete top with a dark steel base. We went with the slightly smaller size, 60×36, to fit our space. We can have 6 chairs…2 on each side and 1 on each end. But my dinner parties will have to stay at 6. Unless you want to sit on the floor…I’ve got for pillows for that. The concrete top is very industrial looking. It’s way different…

We did more play than work this past weekend, but how could you not when it felt like summer in the ‘Burgh?! Mark did his part in the Steel City Pizza contest that was held in Arsenal Park in Lawrenceville. No pizza for me, but I did drink a tub of fresh lemonade. I went out for a girls night and Mark started sanding our stair treads. We’re giving each one a light coat of…

My husband has an eye for great design, and so I’ve learned to just let him make all the decisions. How can I not with a face (and hair) like that? This weekend, we walked our neighborhood looking for an old antique mirror. We have an eclectic interior design vibe going on because who wants to be perfect and matchy-matchy? Not us, those perfect people are annoying. Pittsburgh Furniture on Butler Street (under Arsenal Lanes)…