Andrea Cooley Creative Services

We have done a good job of filling our house with the furniture we already had (along with some IKEA purchases). But there was a void in our office/kitchen area that was begging to be filled. I told Adam I wanted to get something at Goodwill or a garage sale or on Craigslist. I don’t [...]

Every month I can’t wait to turn the page of the calendar to see what design I’ll be looking at for the month. August may be one of my favorites yet. Adam has gotten me this letterpress calendar by Snow & Graham twice now and I think it will have to become a tradition. I’ve [...]

It was a busy weekend on Allison Ave. Saturday morning I helped our neighborhood association plant flowers on some street corners. I’ll be honest, I just did what I was told, so I hope my row of flowers blooms in a few weeks!
Then we had the Sear’s man come fix our oven. I have never [...]

This weekend Adam and I went to the mecca for homeowners that is IKEA. Our primary reason for going there was the above kitchen table and chairs (it will have a 4th chair, but if you’ve ever constructed IKEA furniture, you know it takes awhile and we (and by we I mean mostly Adam) was [...]

The minute I laid eyes on this bouquet at the farmer’s market last weekend I knew I had to have it. And at $5 (and more than 20 blooms) I definitely couldn’t resist! It was one of the first booths we walked by but I didn’t care. I carried this cheerful bouquet around with me [...]