Within a week of signing the lease on my tiny studio apartment in Seattle, I had one of my favorite…
Art, furniture, and decor define much of the style of our home, but there's one decorating challenge that haunts renters…
Last year I converted a long and narrow sunroom to a bright and sunny studio for art, journaling, reading, and…
When my second-favorite century oak fell at Hawk Hill this spring I was devastated. I'm not exaggerating to say that…
Instructions for creating antiqued finishes abound on the internet- and, trust me, I tried a lot of them in my…
Necessity is the mother of invention- and in this case, a need to not frequently handle feed bags due to…
This framed horse shoe is one of my dearest possessions, but taking it from the rusty mess I found in…
Have you ever come across a structurally interesting wood piece (such as an antique wooden toolbox) but layers and layers…
I don't often tackle a room remodel by myself- I tend to stick to small projects. Not too long ago,…
I'm no stranger to a miter saw and repurposed wood, but sometimes wood isn't right for the project. Whether it…
Awhile back, I stumbled across this old bench swing at a flea market. Though marked "not for sale", I was…
My good friend Merre has been hunting for a fun focal point for a new water feature all summer.…
My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost…
When I purchased hawk hill back in 2010, the pitiful little garden trellis pictured below was charged with the huge…
I love Ikea's small, $3.99 potted Fejka plants for shelf fillers. Most of the time, the standard 4" pot size…
Faced with a showerhead beginning to spray water in every direction except my body, I set out to do…
As I mentioned in my bedroom drawer divider post, spring means an attack on chaos at Hawk Hill. This year,…