I used to think a bedroom needed a complete makeover to feel different. New furniture, fresh paint, maybe even a new bed frame. But after living with a few different bedroom setups, I realized that wasn’t really true. Sometimes it was as simple as changing the bedside lighting. Other times, moving the bed away from … Read more
I used to think my balcony was too small to do anything interesting with. There was a chair, a couple of forgotten pots, a broom tucked into one corner, and just enough floor space to make me wonder why I kept calling it an “outdoor space.” It wasn’t exactly ugly. It just felt unfinished. Then … Read more
I used to think my garden needed a complete makeover before it could look inviting. New furniture, expensive planters, pretty lighting… the whole list. Then one weekend I moved a few old pots around, hung some little lights along the fence, and painted a couple of tired-looking containers. It was such a small change, but … Read more
I used to think a small kitchen was mostly a problem of not having enough space. Then I spent more time actually using one, and I realized the real issue was usually how the space was being used. A counter that disappears under appliances. One awkward cabinet where nothing seems to fit properly. A drawer … Read more
I used to think a driveway was one of those parts of a house you simply had to live with. It got you from the street to the garage, gave the car somewhere to sit, and that was about it. Then I started paying attention to the entrances of homes I passed on walks and … Read more
There’s something about fall that makes me want to make everything around me feel a little cosier. Even my phone. A few years ago, I remember changing my wallpaper on a random October evening because my usual bright background suddenly felt completely wrong. I wanted something warmer. Something that looked like chunky sweaters, cinnamon, old … Read more
Every year, I tell myself I’m going to keep fall decorating simple. And every year, I somehow end up standing on my porch with a basket of faux pumpkins, a bundle of dried leaves, two different wreaths, and absolutely no idea where I’m going to put everything. There’s just something about decorating the front door … Read more
The family of a Texas woman who died during pregnancy has filed a lawsuit accusing the state’s restrictive abortion laws of contributing to her death. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Antonio, names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Medical Board, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and several doctors … Read more
The first year I decorated my window boxes for fall, I honestly had no idea what I was doing. I remember standing outside with a couple of tired-looking mums, a few mini pumpkins, and a bag of potting soil, wondering how people managed to make their window boxes look so effortlessly beautiful. Mine looked more … Read more
Every year, I tell myself I’m going to keep my fall porch simple. Then I see a basket of mums. Then a few tiny pumpkins. Then some dried leaves at the garden center that I absolutely did not need. And somehow, a quick trip for “just one plant” turns into me standing on the porch … Read more