If you follow me on Facebook, you probably already know about the recent home reno project but, for those of you watching at home, let me bring you up to speed.

My house sucked and it looked like shit.

Ok, now that we’re all caught up…

Like most of the world, I’ve been cooped up in my house with my family since March. Now, I am a stay at home author, so yeah, I’m usually home — no big difference there — except I was forced to give up the sweet AF office where I spent 90% of my day to my homeschooling children. A large loft encased in windows with a crisp white desk & matching snowdrift bookcases dappled with pops of pink and perfect rose gold. Bah!!

Ok, it’s really not that bad, and I didn’t actually mind repurposing the space so my kids have a place to do their work. But it wasn’t until I was forced to spend hours on end in rooms that were, might I say, a little less chic, that I started to realize how unbelievably craptastic my house was. By month five I was starting to resent these rooms BIG TIME. It was time to take action.

My upgrade started off small. New curtains for my family room. You see, I’d purchased two sets of curtains from Bed Bath and Beyond a bunch of years ago and didn’t realize until I got home that it was only ONE panel. So, there I was, with two windows and two panels. I threw them up — one on each window — and told myself I’d go back to Bed Bath and Beyond to buy another set.

I’m a bold-faced liar.