Matt and I have been discussing the idea of constructing a rustic table for a few months now and we have a local salvage yard nearby that offers different kinds of reclaimed wood for just such a project. We’ve gone back and forth on whether we want to build one for the outdoors or a…
I love looking at baby nurseries, and I think they’re one of the most fun spaces to design. My own children are babies no more, they’re in elementary school, but back in the day I did enjoy making their nursery special. The only baby in my life right now is little Gigi, and she’s the…
Greetings everyone and happy weekend! Today I’m so excited to have a special guest sharing some simple techniques for decorative gilding with an inspiring Easter craft. Please welcome Matthew Mead, the stylist and photographer behind Holiday with Matthew Mead, and author of his most recent publication: Flea Market Finds. I …
Hey all! I spent the afternoon pulling together the design plan for the kids room for the Alma Project with Cristin of Simplified Bee, we’re so excited about the space taking shape and all the volunteers and vendors that have stepped forward to donate their time and products, thank you so much! I’m so excited…
Most of the time, I’m in charge of my weekend, but not this last one – it was in charge of me. I had high hopes of spending my Saturday gardening after I spent $60 at a local nursery on new plants and annuals, but the rain kept me from my plans, and I was…
I discover new blogs in all sorts of ways and recently a reader left a very kind comment so I hopped over to visit her blog. I was delighted to discover Jen of Migonis Home who together with her husband AJ and young son Drew, is renovating a Cape Cod style cottage in Massachusetts. I…
It seems it’s “tips” week here at CG and today we’re talking about some general suggestions for selling your home. When I say “we” I mean I’ve invited Matt to share some tips with you since he’s the guy with all the knowledge on this subject – he’s a real estate appraiser and broker (yep…
Hello everyone, today we’re bringing you another round of DIY favorites in our continuing Best of the Blogosphere series, and Amanda is back – we team up every two weeks to combine our most favorite projects from around the web, here they are! You must see the Before and After shots of this master bathroom…
One of the comments I received last week was to write about ideas for small space living, so today let’s talk about work spaces and home offices. So much of what we do now is online compared to 20 or even 10 years ago, it seems having a little place to set your laptop or…
Hello everyone, I’m in between projects today with a few different things going on so here’s a list of random thoughts and miscellaneous updates. But first if anyone is seeing a old gray header on the site up above from 2009, please just hit Control + F5 to refresh your screen. 1. I’m a pinning…
There’s been an ongoing debate in our home for over a year about painting some dark wood cabinets in our casa. We have dark wood cabinets in our master bathroom and dining room, dark wood countertops in our kitchen and dark wood treads on our staircase too – all of them I love and would…
For a while now I’ve had my eye on Ashley Goforth, a talented interior designer from Houston, Texas. I spied some images from her portfolio online last year and was immediately drawn to her style – so simple and livable, timeless and elegant. Ashley blends textures, periods, and patinas so successfully – her rooms are…
Hello everyone, time again for another round of great projects in our continuing ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ series. Amanda and I teamed up to bring you our favorite links we’ve collected from the past two weeks, enjoy! Upholster a piped box cushion for a coffee table turned ottoman with some fantastic instructions from Amanda at…
The home office has felt a little chaotic for the past month and I’ve been desperate for some smarter storage in here. Enter the famous and affordable IKEA Expedit shelving unit! Two as matter of fact, one on each side of the credenza. I’ve always liked this unit for its universal appeal, clean lines, and…