A Bifold Door Headboard

If you're like me, you've ripped every set of bifold doors out of your house.  And you've probably stuffed them in your attic until you get around to donating them.  Well, Young House Love showed me a better way.  Without further ado...

Happy Birthday, Chewy!

Yesterday we celebrated Chewy's third birthday!

A Valentine's Day Heartbreak: Lost and Found

This is the story of the little girl (or boy) inside all of us.  The girl who finds a puppy and dreams what her new puppy-filled life would be like.  I was that girl two weeks ago, when this precious puppy made her way into our lives.

One last stop around the house: The DIY bike rack

I realized when posting the French door how-to that I forgot to show my four faithful readers one corner of our house:  the bike rack!

Mr. Great Indoors and I started biking together about a year and a half ago after he had an accident running (darn ankles).  He bought a bike off Craigslist and we started riding together shortly thereafter.  It's an awesome hobby because we can spend time together but still get exercise.  And because both of us have bad knees, it's a lot kinder to our bodies than running ever was.

How Much is that Chewy in the Window?

The last time we rearranged our couches, one of them ended up right in front of our living room picture window.  Chewy had already enjoyed perching on top of our couches in their previous configuration, but the way it's set up now, his favorite spot in the house is the cushion of our window couch.  We kid that it's the best yet worst thing we've done since we moved in-- Chewy loves the vantage point (so many cars! people! squirrels! birds!), but inevitably every time we leave, his little face pokes out from behind the curtains and makes us feel just a bit guilty for leaving him behind.

Every time he does it, though, it makes me think of this song: