Surbase in Modern Interiors: How to Make Them Work

Surbase in Modern Interiors: How to Make Them Work

A surbase, also known as chair rail, was built when homes were smaller. These rails were built around the perimeter of many kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms to protect the walls from chairbacks. They shielded walls from all types of damage. They’re now...
Flat screens changed it all

Flat screens changed it all

I was just doing some browsing last night for speaker stands and living room deco ideas since we love the new layout but our walls are still really bare…and I realized that flat screens really revolutionized the way a living room is laid out and the amount of...
Reclaiming things for Mack’s room

Reclaiming things for Mack’s room

Mack inherited a ton of stuffed animals from me that have been carried all across the US and now to Germany. Some of them (like the gigantic tigers) are new and others are just loaners (like the huge white polar bear whose name is Norman and has been our marriage...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

My mom and I went to find some pre-Christmas decorating bargains at the local home improvement store yesterday which already has all their holiday stuff marked down 50%. We don’t have too many Christmas-sy things around our house since those sorts of things are...

A little natural fall decor

Some days I would love to be more like Martha Stewart. She has this knack to make things look so great without really seeming to try. Of course she also apparently has no business ethics or regard for the law but that’s a whole other story… As the days are...