

i've become a bit obsessed now with making a larger proper pillow cushion out of crochet squares. after picking out the colors yesterday i started on the squares today and have about 1/4 of them done.
in general, i've so many ideas of little improvements to make around the apartment to make it feel more homey considering there's no chance of us moving anytime soon. i've been making a mental list of things and thinking 2010 will be the year i start on more home projects. such as:
- find a new desk! (i'm so terribly sick of this big clunky thing)
- reupholster the sofa (talked tonight with the boy about this and may have come up with a cheap option)
- reupholster and paint the old blue chairs (i already have most supplies for this)
- refinish the coffee table (need to bug my friend about an electric sander he's got)
smaller details:
- finish painting the kitchen panels above the cabinets
- reorganize framed pictures
- try to find another cheap light colored rug for the living room (sick of living in a cave and lighter furnishings will help greatly)
so there's the list. i don't think it's impossible to get all of that accomplished, but we'll see how things go.
lastly, i was recently asked to be featured for a kitchen spotlight on
The Kitchn by the lovely emily ho. i felt this to be a great honor and was completely blown away by the kind things emily wrote.
here is the feature. it really actually made me cry i was so awed.