Pumpkin Art

Decorating for Thanksgiving and Halloween are in full swing at my house. For my southern friends I’m not crazy, just Canadian and a month ahead of you on the festivities. The fall wreath has been made and hung, pumpkins procured and now I am just looking for the finishing touches of replacing my decorative straw bales (which…

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Sorry Carl

I think I’ve found it! The image to epitomize exactly how I want the Man Cave Bedroom Makeover to look (which starts this Friday). I know it’s a long shot but I would like to pretend the following are the before and after photos! Carl sitting nicely on the wall- very romantic setting Carl on…

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Man Cave Dining Room Inspiration

Slow progress is being made on the Man Cave. Talking with a friend she mentioned it took her “months” to work her “touch” into what was once her husband’s Bachelor oasis. “Carl” the cougar is still comfortably sitting on the wall. G2 winces everytime I tell Carl his days are numbered. So maybe the next hunting…

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Man Cave Makeover Series

As mentioned previously, I’ve been busy packing and moving. G2 and I are trying to consolidate two houses into one, which for anyone who has ever experienced this joy, in a nutshell, it is driving me to drink. Trying to combine personal style with your mate can also be a challenge. Take this for example,…

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A Change

Moving… love to hate it; hate to love it. While the change of selling your house and moving on is exciting, with packing you soon realize “why do I have all this stuff?” One poll listed moving to be one of the most stressful periods of time in your life; right up there with divorce….

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Hitch’ n Post

My parents are extremely creative, artistically gifted people. So when I generate stick figuresque drawings and my highschool woodworking “make a box” assignment was a crumpled mess that I glued together, one can only think that I’m adopted. The Do It Yourself Du Jour is a Hitching Post. For those of you unfarmiliar a hitching post is…

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