I have a sitting room attached to my bedroom that we use as an office. There is no door between it and my bedroom, so when the bedroom gets a refresh, it kind of goes without saying that the office will follow. However, mostly what I changed in the office was the color, as I… Read More
Lighting over Kitchen Islands
I thought I would write about another thing that I am asked about a lot: lighting over a kitchen island. There are so many different directions you can go with this apart from traditional pendant lighting, so let’s explore! But first, Take a look at two graphics from Claire Bella Studio that help in… Read More
Stripping. Hmmm.
I have learned a few more things about stripping: The hard stuff works so much faster. Laying it on thick really works. Kinda sounds like I’m referring to a night out clubbing, doesn’t it? But I assure you, nothing doing up in the club for this gal, I’ve been spending my time in the far… Read More
A Mystery on the Blog today!
It was dark when I got home, and being lazy I was walking through the foyer and up the stairs without turning on the lights, so I almost tripped over something on the floor! When I questioned my husband about it, he said it had been left on our porch without a note…Hmmmm…. So what… Read More
Gray & Yellow Bedroom Round Up
Hi there! As I shared in the last post, we successfully convinced my younger daughter that a bedroom re-do was in order. I have happily begun the planning process! Since at one point, my gal mentioned yellow and some of the accessories I already have a re gray, those two colors (at least right now)… Read More
One Man’s Trash…
You are familiar the saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, I am sure. My friend Jill and I live by this mantra, and have an awful lot of fun doing it! I wish I had a before pic, but alas, I do not. So I will just share the end result of some junk… Read More
Dressing things up!
I have a great husband. On the way home from a family event, fully dressed in a suit and tie (& me in a dress & heels), I made him trash pick a dresser that I thought would be perfect for our navy & gray guest room. We had a white dresser in the room,… Read More
A place to set your drink down!
My wonderful husband has been at it again! I must say, he has been incredibly accommodating about my constant requests for projects, and I am so happy with this one! In any living space it is very important to be able to set a drink down easily wherever you are sitting. (Thus my dislike of… Read More
A bar cart is a gift for everyone!
Are you having the gang over for Super Bowl? Then maybe you need a bar cart!I was on a consult at my friend Abbie’s home and she had a bar cart set up in her foyer. She was quick to explain that this was just here for the holidays, but it was on wheels and… Read More
Happy February!
Hello! Happy new year to you all! I decided to take all of January off from blogging, which was a tough choice for me. I had finally gotten some consistency and then “blew it” because my life got a little chaotic…However, I’ve decided for the new year I am going to try and give up… Read More