Behold our first attempt at home improvement. Or at least the first attempt that involves more than me schlepping furniture around the living room while D is out of town. We got the itch to do something a few months ago and I had always admired white-washed entry ways via Pinterest. There are a lot of all-white things that I admire, but few that I think would go well with the beige vibe that came with our house. Essentially, it was easier to convince D to let me paint the entry way white than to paint all our naturally stained kitchen cabinets.

Also, let’s chat about how much I adore wainscoting. Exhibit A. We spent some time perusing a few home improvement blogs and landed on a style that we both felt was sufficiently challenging, but not overly ambitious. Not to sell ourselves short, but I think we were both a little surprised at how well it turned out. It’s especially perfect if you squint slightly while standing at least six feet away…