We celebrated a year in the new house in April, shortly after the beginning of pandemic lockdown. We’ve spent the past year just settling into inner loop life. Here’s what we’ve changed since the last update… Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) and From Suburbs to City (Part 2) and From Suburbs to City (Part 3) […]
Home Improvements
From Suburbs to City (Part 3)
Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) and From Suburbs to City (Part 2) And now for the third and final update on our transition from the suburbs to the city! What a busy two months it has been! From our last update two months ago we finally unpacked everything, and we had just accepted […]
From Suburbs to City (Part 2)
Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) Time for an update on our transition from the suburbs to the city! It has been two months since we closed on our new home. Y’all. We’ve been struggling to adjust! The new work commute has been absolute bliss but I’ve grown like a couple dozen new […]
You Spray Painted What? A Chalkboard Paint (DIY)
When preparing our suburban home of 10 years for the market, we walked through the house with our agent and noted everything that needed to be fixed, replaced, updated, and painted. One of those things was our chocolate brown master bathroom cabinets. I turned to Pinterest for easy, affordable, and quick inspiration and actually let […]
From Suburbs to City (Part 1)
After 10+ years out in the burbs, we’re moving back inside the loop (what we Houstonians define as the city). When we told friends and family we were house hunting, I never fully explained why. Well, here’s the why… I bought my house in Pearland, a rapidly growing city just south of Houston, right after […]
From Dead Curtain to Craft Room
It all started one day when I sacrificed a curtain for a costume. Or maybe before that when I couldn’t see the guest bed for the big pile of costumes draped all over it. Whichever, it was time to convert this guest bedroom to a craft room. The conversion took about 6 months to get […]
Doggie Fence Porthole for the Win
Sometimes I impulse shop. Okay, I usually impulse shop, especially on Amazon. I’m not sure if my latest purchase, a half bubble fence window for the dogs, was wine influenced or not, but I regret nothing. This post contains affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Red Shoes. […]
Wine Barrel Bed for a Little Dog in a Big Dog’s Body
On impulse, I bought a quarter wine barrel at Wimberly Winery, a winery in the Texas Hill Country. Sure, most people would plant something in it, but I felt like it was a good size for a dog bed. We already have a wine barrel bistro table that I made from a Becker Vineyards barrel, […]
Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Wine Barrel Bistro Table
My favorite impulse buy during a weekend in the Texas Hill Country was a used wine barrel. I bought it from Becker Vineyards in Fredericksburg for $100, hoisted it into the back of my SUV, and drove that mother home. I knew I wanted to convert it into a bistro table for the breakfast area, […]
The Evolution of a Laundry Room to Butler’s Wine Pantry
This post contains affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Red Shoes. Red Wine. will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Read more about affiliates & disclaimers here. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed […]