Food Friday: Classic Roast Chicken
One of the things we do around Casa Post Grad about as much as (if not more than) renovating and furniture building is cooking. I consider myself very lucky to be dating such a foodie and really encouraging him to finally start that food blog so that I can share that with you all. But in the meantime, I wanted to share some of our favorites. I’m stealing an idea from fellow blogger and interior … Continue reading »
DIY Headboard (aka A Series of Unfortunate Events)
It’s finally finished. So let me tell you the tale of the headboard. First, I removed a board from what was our original tabletop to be the proper width for the headboard. Then, after re-measuring, I reattached the removed board to be the proper width for the headboard. Then, I bought the wrong nails. Nails which were intended for a brad nailer because I can’t read. Nails which I tried to pull apart like staples and hammer in anyway. They … Continue reading »
Just Like New
One of the projects on the list we originally sent to our landlord for approval was to refinish the old vent covers. They were one of the first eye sores I noticed during walk-throughs and conveniently one of the easiest to address. Nothing a fresh coat of paint couldn’t fix up. The other night, looking around the house just wanting a project to feel “finished,” I remembered this little upgrade. I went around and collected all … Continue reading »
Bedroom Window Update
As you saw the other day, we finally replaced those awful vertical blinds we’d been dealing with for the past 3 months. What I didn’t talk about was the little curtain and curtain rod project. Inspiration for this project came from The Lettered Cottage’s recent guest bedroom reveal. I’d recently acquired some new curtains and curtain rods from a friend who has also just recently moved into a condo 2 blocks away. At the time I wasn’t necessarily sure we even need them, but certainly wasn’t about to pass up something free and figured this might help motivate me to actually hang some curtains. The curtain rods were the EXACT same ones I used to have in my bedroom when I was little. You know the ones. The white metal rods with … Continue reading »
Fall
I started to feel it this weekend. I’d come down with a head cold while visiting my parents in Virginia. I was driving back home on a drizzly Sunday afternoon, Miss Aggie in her carrier sleeping peacefully in the passenger seat next to me, a box of tissues wedged between our seats. It was cooler than it had been in months and the recent drought was causing the trees to brown prematurely. Suddenly it felt … Continue reading »
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