Many things made me smile this week. Here are a few…
*My sister-in-law gifted me a subscription to Atomic Ranch for my birthday and the first issue arrived. It happens to be the 10th anniversary issue and features one of the best split-level remodels I’ve seen. It doesn’t even look like the same house!
*Easy and inexpensive DIY “brass” and wood shelves.
*The Gap by Ira Glass. (Thanks for the link, Meg!)
*We’re starting on the kid / guest bathroom! (Again.)
*Steve and I usually skip right over Valentine’s Day but this year he surprised me with this photography idea book.
*One renter’s temporary solution for an ugly granite fireplace surround? Adhesive black paper!
*I finally finished The Thurber Carnival. It was so funny! I was happy to learn that the Thurber house is still a part of the Ohio community and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
*Insanity!! House*Tweaking is nominated in two categories (Best Home Project & DIY Blog + Best Home Design & Inspiration) for The Homies Awards over on Apartment Therapy. Honestly, just seeing House*Tweaking listed alongside my favorite blogs is reward enough but if you wanna help bump H*T up the list with a quick vote, that’s cool, too.
I hope you do something scary fun that makes you smile this weekend.
image: Dana Miller
inspiration, renovation