I mentioned we were on the hunt for a trestle table and I’ve been looking around for months. After spying this beauty in a shop in Montreal, I’m completely fixated on this style to replace our old traditional table in our dining room. Many of you offered up some suggestions, thanks so much! I’ve…
Last week I shared some favorite images from our two days spent in Québec City, today I’ll share some favorites from Montréal. We had only a day and a half to spend there but oh what a marvelous city! We were equally charmed by our explorations around town on foot. There are wonderful sculptures and…
My stepdaughter is home right now after her few weeks of traveling, but back to college next week and we’ve been busily working on a design plan for her room. After dorm life, she’s settled in a house with friends near campus and has her first single girl room all to herself, so we’re shopping…
I was in search of a petite sofa upholstered in an alluring shade of blue for quite some time, so when I spied one for sale on Joss & Main last month, I snatched it up without hesitation. Often dubbed the “sofette”, these pieces are not as large, long, or bulky as a typical sofa, nor…
It’s not ‘BOTB’ day, but it should be because there were so so many amazing projects linked up to the Summer Pinterest Challenge earlier this week! Over 400 bloggers linked up their DIY talents, and I was blown away by all the creativity out there. I simply couldn’t let the week go by without sharing…
Hello hello, the day has come, it’s time for the Pinterest Challenge friends! We issued this Summer Edition challenge last week and we can’t wait to see what you’ve created! There are link parties galore going on today, hosted by Young House Love, Bower Power, Ten June, and also right here, so it’s time to…
Greetings all, doesn’t it feel so strange that the Fourth of July is on a Wednesday? It’s totally throwing me off but I’m happy for the day off tomorrow. Well as I’ve been hinting at for days, we are really proud to have finished the kitchen at our Alma Project just in time for four…
You regular readers know from time to time I like to interview and feature designers or stylists that inspire me greatly, and the latest addition to my list of favorites is Lauren Muse of Muse Interiors. I stumbled across her portfolio a few months ago and was so impressed with her spaces, I had to…
Just popping in to share that I’ve been writing a lot over at my other blog Centsational Style and have some new articles to share, click on the buttons below to read the latest! I also posted about my favorite apps and my summer pillow picks too, more to come this week. Good news for…
Last week we began this operation window seat project with the idea to build a bench under the window in the playroom as we transform it into a study. I mentioned the idea was to construct a window seat in here so we can pull up a table in front of it for reading, studying,…
Last week I attended the Lowe’s Designer Challenge event in New York City on a gorgeous spring evening and I was so excited to see these spaces designed for a competition with $100,000 going to charity. Each of the three designers worked with furnishings and materials from Lowe’s to create three unique amazing outdoor spaces. …
I get a lot of emails asking for quick tips or advice on DIY projects or design dilemmas and when I get a chance, I like to answer some of them here instead of with an email reply. This latest one is from CC, and she writes, Dear Kate, “I have a 1960’s Thomasville china…
One of the things I’m looking forward to most in summer is lingering outside with friends and family on a warm evening while we sip beverages, barbeque, and enjoy the cool breezes that blow through the yard. I’m sure you feel the same about your summer evenings too! I invited my friend and fellow blogger…
One of my absolute favorite topics on earth is kitchen renovation, and even though we finished our own several years ago, it’s still one subject I never get tired of. Today l’d like to welcome fellow home renovation lover and blogger Liz from It’s Great to Be Home on the subject of choosing kitchen cabinetry…