. Today, I have a great tutorial for you from Brittany at Pretty Handy Girl. Brittany wanted the look of the Studio Wall Shelves from Pottery Barn, but didn’t want to spend $299 to achieve it, so she fashioned her own out of a ladder found at Habitat for Humanity Restore. Brittany is a girl…
A very big thanks to all the ladies who sent in their submission for the HomeGoods ‘Mom Cave’ contest, via email or by linking to the party. Let me tell you, it was excruciating, and I mean painful, trying to narrow it down to five winners, and then choose a top prize. It was such…
Hello hello hello, I’ve got some winners of the two latest giveaways to announce. Modern Bird Studios Winner #562 Carrie of SewVeryCarrie True Value Hardware Winners: #28 Katie at ConsumerKatiesComments "I just bought my first house!!! I have several projects planned: including painting, trim, molding, hardware, etc. Right now I can only afford a few…
Some of you, no, a handful of you have been reading this site since the beginning when I started spray painting all sorts of things on the average of at least once a month and frequently mentioning my affection. I jumped on the spray paint bandwagon several years ago, cracked the whip, and cried "Faster,…
This is a post from a long time ago, but updated as of May 2013, just in case you’ve ever wondered about the colors on our walls . . . ______________________ I’ve received several emails lately inquiring about paint colors in my home. Shelley recently wrote, “Dear Kate, I’m curious if you would mind sharing the paint…
Greetings friends, I’m on my way back from NYC today, but I’m pleased to have another special guest. I’ve been following Cassity at Remodelaholic for awhile now. She always has the best features and together with her husband does incredible DIY. I love a gal who loves power tools. Please welcome Cassity! ______________________ “I am…
Recently, I was sent a lovely text called At Home With Country, written by Christina Strutt, owner of Cabbages and Roses, a company specializing in printed linens for home and clothing. The very first thing to catch my eye was the cover image, depicting the bathroom from Christina’s own ‘Brook Cottage’. I love the the…
Picasso went through his monochromatic blue period ~ clearly, I am going through my own blue phase. I went through my first blue period when I was first married over ten years ago, but it was more of a cobalt blue fixation back then. Then I rejected blue altogether and banished it from my house. …
G’day everyone, I hope you are enjoying the long holiday weekend ~ what a blast we had at our Fourth Party yesterday with friends and family, it was a huge success ! I’m so grateful to the many sponsors that support this blog – it’s time to give my newest partners a big thank you,…
Today I have another designer in the spotlight: New York based interior designer Doryn Wallach, a veteran of several design firms and also a contributor to ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Doryn’s goal in designing for her residential and commercial clients is to create a unique, beautiful and workable interior that improves their quality of…
Heads up all, there’s some home improvement related contests going on right now that I wanted to share with you! First, some creative friends have formed a new blog called the CSI Project: This week’s CSI Project contest is the ‘Hardware Store Challenge’ and I’m the guest judge this week, oh yessss. Your project need…
My friend AnNicole over at Our Suburban Cottage is having a party tomorrow called ‘How I Met My House’. I prefer to be fashionably late to parties, however this time I’m showing up early due to some delays with my latest project. But I brought jalapeño poppers, so I’m sure I’ll be forgiven. :-) So…
Sometimes a girl like me just needs a good kick in the pants to motivate her to finish a remodel project she’s had on the back burner, but has been ignoring for quite some time. Such is the case with my hall bathroom. Our hall bath is your basic contractor style1990s bathroom, with plain honey…
I was slicing lemons and trimming the ends of daffodils yesterday, then I was struck by a mad passion for yellow. Hmm. Strange. I just painted over all the yellow in my kitchen, and today I am fixated. Fickle am I. It must be my serious case of spring fever. Anyway, I got to thinking. …