Architectural detail on the wall adds an additional layer of definition to any space, I’ve always been a fan. The white shiplaped wall has taken over the world in the past few years, it seems every home tour has it somewhere. I’m a fan of planked walls, I too have done my own DIY white…
Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing a local tile maker and witnessing how he turns clay into handmade works of art. Forrest Lesch-Middelton is an artist and educator who has a studio in my hometown – he discovered pottery at 14 and a few years ago started making architectural tile for private homes and…
Every now and then I experiment with a new medium to create art. I find it so therapeutic to swirl paint colors around. A few weeks ago I stumbled across the world of resin art on Etsy and YouTube and became entranced with the idea of trying it out for myself. As a California girl…
In addition to my own remodel projects, I started offering design consulting last year. I received an email from Kassie who found me through the blog, it turned out she lives in my hometown and she was wondering if I could help her with her kitchen. Our first meeting took place in November in her 1980s…
Hello sweet friends, happy summer weekend. I’ve been a keeping myself occupied with various things this past week, squeezing in extra fitness classes, trying a new art project, assembling cabinets for my DIY desk idea, and photographing a client’s kitchen that I helped shape as her design consultant. I’ll have that space to share with you…
I’m finally building that window desk as a place for my teens to do homework, and I’m starting with these IKEA cabinets as bases. I have a great idea for how I plan to make the 10 foot wide DIY desktop that I can’t wait to try. I’m not ready for the words “back to school”…
I feel like I’ve been kicked in the gut. For the past 11 days, I have traveled back and forth to the hospital checking in on my dear best friend. Nine months ago, she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. She’s had rounds of chemo and surgery but today she received word that there…
Weekend hellos! Thank you so much for your comments on this week’s article on sameness in design, I read every one and so appreciate your insight and observations. Again I’m off on another trip, this one is family focused, I’ll be in Boise and Twin Falls, Idaho for Matt’s family reunion. His cousins are hosting…
I’m spending my last few days of my vacay in Prague before heading back home on Friday, it’s been an amazing experience so far! Today I’m happy to share a few new fabric and wallpaper prints I designed and are now available in my Spoonflower shop. The first pattern I designed is Blown Sand, it was inspired…
Summer hellos friends! Today I’ve just arrived in Belgium and I’ll be spending the next few days exploring this exquisite country for the first time. I’m traveling with one of my best travel buddies and we’re having a blast! As you know from time to time I feature inspiring designers. When I discovered Taylor Jacobson …
This week my family is once again in Las Vegas, enjoying some sun and fun but there was also work to be done on the investment properties. The flip house was just listed for sale and I’m happy to announce it had multiple offers right away. It’s a strong seller’s market, and the home has been beautifully remodeled, but…
For ages I’ve hated the ugly linoleum floor in my laundry room. I covered it up with a rug for a long time but that solution was slippery so I was living with an ugly floor I hated. Call me cheap and lazy, but I didn’t want to go through the effort of replacing the…
I’ve decided to replace some of the plain hollow core sliding closet doors in my house. The door frames are the standard 72 x 80” and I thought about reframing the closets with a new set of custom doors that open and shut, but that’s really costly, so instead I decided to swap out the…
I’m halfway done updating my laundry room. I swapped out the old window shade for woven wood and also the old round chrome pulls for matte brass (the same I used in this kitchen remodel). Soon I’ll be building some new wood shelves, repainting, and redoing the floor too. The newest upgrade is this matte black and brass…