Anytime I hear/read "from scratch" I get a little nervous. Hives, really. Those words sound so complicated. So involved!...

I typically follow the established rules of bedroom furniture placement. Rule #1: Always place the bed on the wall opposite of the door. ...

Yes, mamas and papas, all the leaves are brown, now, and the sky is gray. I did go for a walk on a winter's day. {Yeah, I know, it i...

I grew up in an old farmhouse at the dead-end of a gravel road in southeast Minnesota. I loved living in the country, spending my days in t...

Recently I told you the tale of my Ikea dresser . The full version is here , but the short version is that I bought an Ikea Hemnes faux-oak...

Is it weird that I enjoy Halloween more as an adult than I did as a kid? Maybe it's the fact that it is not often as adults we ...

I bought my Ikea Hemnes 6-drawer dresser back in my college days, when I was living in little studio apartments, working 50 hrs a week and g...