Latest Blog Posts for It's So Suburban

• Mood Board + Weekly Links
  on Nov 4, 2011 in Uncategorized
  This weekend I’ll be wrapping up Holly Becker’s Blogging Your Way course, and I’m sad to see it end! Above is a mood board I created for this blog as part of the class. There’s a whole pool of ‘em on Flickr if you’...
• Straight from the Homeowners Association Newsletter
  on Nov 2, 2011 in Exterior
  “Many complaints were made regarding a house color that was inconsistent with other homes in the neighborhood and roof colors not being in compliance with the covenants. At the present time Article VIII section 8 states that roof colors should...
• Pinterest Challenge: Alien Zipper Face Costume
  on Nov 2, 2011 in Uncategorized
  You might recall me boo-hooing on Halloween about not having time to participate in the latest Pinterest Challenge. But guess what? It turns out I was working on a Pinterest project without even realizing it! Sure, it’s not a home decor project...
• Happy Halloween
  on Oct 31, 2011 in Uncategorized
  Happy Halloween! Trick-or-treaters that dare to visit my home this evening will encounter paint chips leading up the steps from where I scraped the railing this weekend, trim with one thin coat of gray paint on it and a doorbell hanging halfway off t...
• Five Things I Could Have Spent $72 On Besides a Gallon of Paint
  on Oct 28, 2011 in Exterior
  As you may know, I’m in the process of a mini exterior makeover. And right now I’m in the somewhat unexpected and completely unexciting phase called Repainting All the Trim. It’s awesome. Here’s where I am on things — sl...
• The Ghost In My House
  on Oct 26, 2011 in Uncategorized
  I know it sounds crazy, but every week there is at least one new unexplained phenomenon in my house, and no one ever has a clue how it happened. Just last night, I discovered this mysterious cut in the drum shade that hangs above the front entry. And...
• Not Afraid
  on Oct 25, 2011 in Exterior
  See that picture? I took it from the top of our extension ladder. And not moments before my death like some sort of Blair Witch Home Improvement Project scenario. That’s right, I am no longer afraid of the ladder. In fact, it is my bitch. But i...
• Weekend Warrior Time
  on Oct 21, 2011 in Uncategorized
  Have a great weekend, everyone! I’ll see you again on Monday, assuming this weekend’s ladder climbing festivities aren’t too exciting. In the meantime, here are a few of my finds this week from around the web: It was lovely to wake...
• Chicken.
  on Oct 18, 2011 in Exterior
  No, that’s not the before picture. That’s the right now picture. Friday night, John informed me that under no circumstances would he help set up the extension ladder on Saturday so I could paint the window trim and surrounding areas. Beca...
• Mum’s the Gourd
  on Oct 16, 2011 in Exterior
  During a painting break Saturday afternoon, Calvin and I headed to the local nursery to give the house a shot of fall color. They had every kind of pumpkin and gourd imaginable, some new to me and all new to Calvin (“Banana?”). These thre...

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