We had the most gorgeous weekend here in Indiana! If only it could have been extended by another day or two... ...
How to Transform a Small Closet into a “Built-In” Bookshelf
As you probably read in our post back in December, Aly and I recently became homeowners. For the first time in our lives, we can finally start doing all of those DIY home improvement projects we have discussed since we first started living with one another without fear of a landlord getting upset ...
Currently
I apologize for how quiet it's been here at Beard + Bloom the past couple of weeks. Life has been pretty full lately with the usual stuff, some unexpected, not-so-usual stuff, and peppered in between, there have been a few of those I’m-not-getting-out-of-bed-let-alone-being-productive days spent ...
Simmering Potpourri
A few months ago, during the holiday season, I discovered the wonders of stovetop potpourri. It became a kind of weekend ritual, before cleaning our home or diving into the day's work, to get one started and let it go well into the afternoon. It's also nice to have a few "recipes" at-the-ready so ...
We’re Homeowners!
Jeremy and I are so excited to announce that we are now HOMEOWNERS!!! ...
Push-Pin Travel Map DIY
I feel lucky to have so many cherished memories at this point in my life. Some of them are documented in some way - through photos, videos, journals, even media coverage. Some of them live only in my memory, or the accounts of others who were there. ...