This fall season is all about DIYs. Whether you are a expert crocheter or just beginning, I would highly recommend creating your own pumpkins! You can use these pumpkins as amazing decorative pieces throughout your home or they can even great gifts. Today I will show you some of the cute pumpkins that I made … Continue reading DIY crochet pumpkin decor
Fall is finally among us! If you live in the New England area, you will start to feel the crisp air, the smell of pumpkin spice lattes in coffee shops, and the endless varieties of apples. Since our second housewarming party was approaching, we wanted to give our friends a nice homemade gift at the … Continue reading One fun and sweet DIY party favor idea
One of the exciting things about living in a new apartment is the ability to host our own fun dinner parties with friends and family. This past weekend we held our second dinner party and our decor goal was to have it match not only the lovely fall season but also have a minimalist style. … Continue reading Fall dinner party centerpiece
Do you have a coffee table that is in need of a facelift? Or a thrift store item that needs a bit more personality? Fear not! There is 1 DIY tool that can completely change your decorative look and that tool is contact paper! Think of contact paper as a super fancy sticker, which on … Continue reading 1 DIY tool that can truly transform something dull into a hot new expensive item
We live in strange times. Work hours are increasing, pay is stagnating and in places all over the country (particularly Boston) rents are shooting up. Living space is at a premium, and only getting more premium-y with each passing year. In these terrible times laden with both Fear and Loathing, where a college education has … Continue reading Hardcover vs Softcover: A Matter of Weight
Time is an important aspect of our lives. It helps us determine when to go to work, how to schedule events throughout the week, and other import to-dos in our lives. Now, have you ever considered using time as a decorative item in your home? Honestly, my initial answer was no. However, when Jeff and … Continue reading 3 ways a clock can give your home some unique personality
Jeff and I are starting a monthly #40dollarthriftstorechallenge. Our goal is to explore a different thrift store every month with $40 and grab as many items as possible without passing our budget! For our first challenge, we went to Boomerangs in Jamaica Plain (a Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood) on Labor Day. They were having a 30% … Continue reading Our 40 dollar thrift store challenge- September 2018 edition
This blog, much like the apartment around which said blog revolves, sprang entirely from the mind of my girlfriend. The beautiful things in our apartment, she’s found. Their aesthetically pleasing arrangement, all her. As a man literally one apartment removed from a share-house full of barely civilized bachelors, my skill in arranging a home is … Continue reading In Defense of Books as Interior Design in Three Points
Cooking and eating are two of our favorite activities. Our hunger to cook different dishes (both figuratively and literally) resulted in a tsunami of different spices stuffed throughout different kitchen cabinets. Once we were on the hunt for cinnamon and when we got home, we found a huge container of cinnamon. Our instant exaggerated reaction … Continue reading Repurposing part 1: turning storage into something spicy
Are you a visual person like me who prefers to know what meals to create after a busy work day vs thinking about it once dinner time decides to creep on your shoulder? Yup I know the exact feeling too! So, to make cooking dinner easier for us, one of our must have items was … Continue reading Meal planning with a stylish twist