This is kitchen renovation #2 completed in partnership with the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), a local non-profit that services homeless people in my community. This home is used as a transitional home for our veterans. (I featured the first home’s kitchen makeover and family room in January.) This galley kitchen was challenging in its design…
Hello! I’m back in the States after a 9 day trip to Australia, what an incredible country! I had such an amazing time. I’m happy to be home but still wiped out from the journey, so I spent the last 24 hours reconnecting with my children and catching up on sleep. It’s back to work…
Hello friends! Yesterday we made progress on the kitchen renovation for my local non-profit, I’m excited to share that transformation with you soon! Tomorrow I’m off to Vegas for a few days to visit with family and do some work on the flip house. I finally have a kitchen cabinet plan and hopefully I’ll have…
Weekend hellos! The rainstorms continue here in California, which means there will be plenty of snow (and water) for our state this year. Next weekend, I’m headed up to the mountains and beautiful Lake Tahoe with some friends to play in the snow, I haven’t been there in a few years so I’m looking forward…
I’m so happy to be sharing this kitchen makeover today! Several months ago I toured this house before a crew came in to give it a makeover. This is another transitional house managed by my local Committee on the Shelterless and this one is for veterans. I shared the family room last week, and today…
Christmas and Hanukkah greetings! I love when both holidays occur at the same time, it feels extra special when they do. I hope you are feeling the love with all your family and friends this weekend! I wanted to share a few links from the creativity from the season, below are a few of my favorites…
Hello friends! What a crazy weekend it was with parties and events galore, I had to take Monday off just to chill and get my groove back :) I’ve just a few little things to pick up before Christmas arrives and I still have to wrap all my gifts but I’m feeling pretty prepared so…
Weekend greetings! Today I’m joining in a welcome home tour and front porch feature hosted by Chris from Just A Girl. She invited several bloggers to showcase their front entries and porches and I was delighted to join up too. I’m into the copper and rose gold tones this year. I love to mix metallics and in years…
I wrote an article for Glidden on trending green paint colors and wouldn’t you know the very same day it was published, Pantone announced ‘Greenery’ as Color of the Year. I had a feeling it would be green! I confess I’m not a fan of the yellowish and very vivid hue they named (I prefer gray greens and…
Greetings! I have a few things to take care of on Saturday and then I’m flying back to Las Vegas for a week. I’ll be in town with my extended family for the Thanksgiving holiday and I’ll also be working on the flip house, tiling a fireplace and a bathroom floor. I’m excited to start those home…
I’m painting my master bedroom this week and changing the color on the walls to the palest gray just so I can hang my new velvet curtains. (The new paint color is BM Classic Gray if you’re curious). Reason is, I found some beautiful lightweight pewter cotton velvet window panels at HomeGoods that I wanted to hang in…
Happy Halloween weekend! I’ve finished up all the details on the costumes around here, they all needed hemming for proper fit but we’re ready for the next few days of fun! I’ll be taking Monday off to enjoy the Halloween festivities with friends and family. Favorite links from the past week below! How cool are these…
This morning, cup of coffee in hand, I disappeared down a rabbit hole of inspiration in search of images of leather sofas styled in modern ways. I got asked the question by a friend in spin class about her leather sofa, how she could make it feel less frumpy and more contemporary. I thought I’d tackle the…
Is there a more versatile piece of furniture than a bench? I think not. I added one to our dining room recently (see my last post) knowing if I ever wanted to go back to the old seating arrangement I could find a spot for the bench elsewhere. A bench makes the perfect accent at…