How to Paint a Basement Ceiling: The Low-Ceiling Makeover That Changed Everything (Remodel Finished in 2016; Updated 2026) Our unfinished basement was so ugly. Exposed joists, eight red metal support poles, ductwork running every direction, and a ceiling height so low in some places my 6’2″ husband barely fit under the air ducts. A drop ceiling was not possible with…
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending a workshop here in Birmingham that taught us all about prop styling for food photography. Jessica from Spiffy Eats hosted it along with two ladies who work as food stylists for Time, Inc. All day long Rishon Hanners and Audrey Davis style food photos for magazines like Southern Living and Cooking…
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Hi there. I’m ashamed to admit that in over a decade of blogging I have never done a formal poll of my blog readers to get your opinions on what you like and what you don’t like. After talking to other bloggers at the Haven Conference last week, apparently I’m supposed to be doing this on the regular. (Whoops.) So,…
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Outside a tiny village called “Tomich” beside Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, a man named Stuart Grant has carved out a magical home that resembles a tiny hobbit house. The house was originally a barn or “byre”, as he calls it, but he decided that it had a better view than the actual house. In 1984 he began whittling…
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Looking for summer reading ideas for your tweenager? These popular books will get them hooked on reading this summer. The best part? They are FREE to download on Amazon! We are coming into the last lazy days of summer before school starts back which means I’m hearing a lot of “Moooom… I’m BORED.” from my 9 year old son. He…
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