Welcome to THE CITY CRADLE where event planning, design and motherhood collide.
Being inspired by the many great subway art tutorials lately, I wanted to include a version in our home. A movable version and the master bedroom seems to be the perfect spot.
An easy piece to make that can speak volumes with just a few simple words.
To make: We used extra pieces of wood we [...]
I have finally finished the lamp project. However a warning, this really isn’t a D.I.Y- it is more of a D.I.DON”T.
I started with a need for an overhead light in our front room. Since we all know by now that hubby is vehemently against hard-wiring rental homes. We opted to swag the lamp (sounds so [...]
I had planned today to show you the lamp I am making for our front room. However, at the last minute I decided to go in a different direction with it and turned a 20 minute project into something that may take me 300 years! I will let you know when it is done.
In the [...]
Did you know that in a climate where there is rain and moisture plants can actually grow???
I have been pleasantly surprised by this news lately and am so happy to be growing things. I have potted 2 little orange trees to brighten up our dreary front porch…
and set up a happy home for the [...]
In moving the twins room we have had the chance to adapt to their growing toddler needs. One of the obvious room fixes was to create a area were we could sit together and read. We created a spot on the ground that will prevent one baby from crawling right off the chair midway through [...]
One of the more beneficial oddities of our new home is the 3 bedroom to 2 bedroom conversion it underwent some time ago. Because of this renovation our master bedroom is about the size of two normal rooms with two closets and a great little side nook. We decided this would be the perfect place [...]
Every time we move it seems there are always one or two areas that just don’t fit. In this house, the main challenge has been three ginormous and very bare living room windows.
We needed curtains that were not see through since this is our main family living space for evening. I also wanted a [...]
We have a few chairs in our home. Okay, we have a lot of chairs. It has been a running joke- every time we move, all the single guys we know come over to load up and proceed to gasp at the insane number of chairs they are asked to lift and haul into the [...]
The answer to our neighborhood trivia last week was…. The paint chipped beauty of age.
Your comments were so fun for me to read and I certainly agree that I would love the very cool knocker, or the sprite tree to be mine, yum! What I do have instead is a lovely house surrounded by beautiful [...]
I have always wanted a mantle in our home, over a wood burning fireplace, on a wall filled with bricks. Sometimes life just makes you smile and every once in awhile you get exactly what it is you would like.
Our mantel….
I love how warm and homey it makes me feel.
blessings.
PS. The baby stools were [...]
