December greetings! Here we are approaching the end of another year. Despite the mad rush of the holidays I’m still feeling the benefit of taking it slow and keeping things simpler this year. Yesterday I attended a matinee Christmas play then we picked out our tree and sent it into the tent to have it…
Backsplash tile is always on my mind whether it’s a project I’m currently working on or one that’s coming up soon. The look that’s caught my eye lately is the one achieved with zellige tile. Zellige tiles are made with terracotta and they originate in Morocco. Zellige (pronounced zill-eejh) acquires its coloring from the historic…
I mentioned in my last post that after refinishing the floors, I wasn’t bringing anything back into my home that I didn’t absolutely love. This has left me with a few bare walls and corners, one of them the five foot wide space of wall between my family room and dining room. I decided an étagère…
Wow I can’t tell you how happy I am to be waking up each morning to look at at my completely refinished hardwood floors. I’ve had this inspiration image saved on my desktop for a year. It was EXACTLY how I wanted my floors to look in my home. tim barber When we expanded and renovated our…
It’s been quiet around here for the last two weeks, I know. That trip to France distracted me but I decided to soak it all in instead of worrying about blogging. Thanks for your patience with me. I’ve spent the last few days getting caught up, and recovering from a little jet lag. While I…
I’m so very happy to be sharing this powder room makeover with you today! I had a vision of a fresh blue and white coastal inspired space from the beginning and I’m so delighted with the final result! I had a lovely powder room for five years, some might argue it wasn’t in need…
Happy Labor Day weekend friends! So many people I know took off to go somewhere but I’m just relaxing at home, doing little organizing projects around the house and trimming back my overgrown garden. As much as I love an adventure somewhere new, I also relish quite days spent at home just being lost in…
A simple tutorial for cheap & easy DIY shiplap using inexpensive material from a home improvement store. Remember when we were all into the board and batten wall treatment a few years ago? Everyone did it including me, and there were a zillion DIY tutorials published on the web. Fast forward, now the rage…
Hello hello! Hope your August is treating you well! I’m off to Lake Tahoe for the weekend to celebrate a best friend’s birthday then it’s back to school and back to work next week. I made a lot of progress on the house in Vegas this week, mostly little things like meeting with plumbers and…
Weekend hellos! I’m feeling a little sad that my favorite season is coming to an end. I love summer so much, and once those Back to School ads start popping up it’s a reminder that the lazy days are almost over. I’ve had such a great summer so far, combining work with travel and relaxation.…
Hello! I just wrapped up the Haven Conference in Atlanta, I was there for three days mingling with some of our favorite bloggers and attending a few sessions, and I had a wonderful time. I always walk away from a conference inspired but also overwhelmed with all the information I gather, it takes me a few days to come down…
Hello my lovely friends, I hope you enjoyed your weekend! I was looking back through comments on the blog and realized oh no, I never responded to several requests to round up geometric floor tiles as an alternative to the tile I used in my hall bathroom makeover. The geometric tile in that space adds…
Hello everyone! How was your week? Mine was jam packed with activity, I returned from another successful trip to Las Vegas where I’m wrapping up the details on the kitchen and bathroom remodels. I’m headed back there in a few weeks to check on the progress and cannot wait to share these spaces with you…
Hello friends, I do hope you enjoyed your Fourth of July festivities. I’m spending the weekend here in Vegas with friends before I head back to California. I’m also meeting with a few subcontractors at the flip house and making progress on that kitchen, it’s going to be stunning! Favorite links below: I confess I prefer tropical indoor…