Empty Vase Ideas for Shelves and Tables
Okay so here’s the thing everyone says about empty vases. That they’re a placeholder. A “waiting for flowers” situation. Something that only earns its spot on the shelf once there’s…
Mirrors for a White Vanity
I own seven mirrors right now, in a condo with exactly one vanity, and I want to be honest that four of them are currently stacked against the wall of…
Keeping a Bird Bath From Becoming a Mosquito Problem
My sister in law walked into my backyard in July, took one look at the bird bath on the patio, and said, “Ben, why does your yard smell like a…
Bathroom Lighting Temperature Explained Simply
I own fourteen light bulbs in my bathroom right now. Not fourteen fixtures, fourteen actual bulbs, because at some point I decided that four different vanity bars each needed their…
Bed Frame Colors That Stand Out Against White Walls
My sister walked into my bedroom in April, took one look at the new bed frame, and said, “Well. That’s certainly a choice.” Then she sat on the end of…
Outdoor Lighting Temperature: What to Pick for the Yard
I checked my porch light app the other night, out of boredom more than anything, and it turns out I’ve adjusted my outdoor lighting temperature eleven times since April. Eleven.…
Vanity Top Colors for a White Vanity
I currently have four white vanities in this house, and five vanity tops sitting on top of them, because the powder room got done twice when I couldn’t leave well…
Vase Colors That Flatter Red Roses
I bought six roses from the grocery store on a random Wednesday because they were marked down to seven dollars and I had a bad day at work that had…
Wall Colors for Rooms With Light Brown Furniture
Someone told me once that light brown furniture is the beige of the wood world, safe, forgettable, impossible to actually mess up because it goes with everything and therefore goes…
Curtains for Light Brown Walls
I own fourteen curtain panels right now. Fourteen. I counted them properly the other day while I was hunting for a specific rust colored pair that had gone missing between…