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…
Hiya everyone, thanks so much for all the compliments on the laundry room makeover! It really is such a rewarding redo for me, it feels so fresh, clean and organized in there – I’ve been washing and folding in anticipation of our getaway this weekend. Some questions came, up so here we go ! Can…
There are three reasons I’ve never liked our laundry room. One. The original contractor/builder of our house picked out the cabinets when this honey tone wood was still popular last decade. They’re very good quality cabinets, but I have not been fond of the color for, oh, ever. Two. One of the cabinets in our…
Confession time, I’ve been sprucing up my laundry room this past week. It struck me on Monday afternoon that I’d been avoiding that space for a good reason – it was outdated and not functioning as well as it could. Plus I dread laundry. So I had a compulsive moment and started painting the cabinets…
I am a huge fan of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and I’m always amazed how the team and the hardworking volunteers build a home for a deserving family from scratch in one week ! And the homes are always gorgeous from top to bottom, both inside and out. Don’t you just love that show? …
Greetings friends, I’m delighted to be guest posting over my friend Camila’s blog High Heeled Foot in the Door today. Click on over right here to read my contribution ! Also, please be so kind as to welcome as a new sponsor Style Your Life ! Jennifer is a professional stylist and personal shopper bringing…
We have some great friends named Tony and Mia, and our girls go to kindergarten together. Mia is a busy mother of three who runs her own salon four days a week. By the time she gets home from work, the last thing she wants to do is start a home improvement project. What I…
When it comes to decorating my own home, I’ve always been a traditional gal. I adore French style, but despite my affection, I wasn’t really into decorating with gold. I believe my objections can be traced back to all those bright brass fixtures the late 80s and 90s – they made me fearful to ever…
Did you know I’ve had my little heart set on wainscoting in my living room for like ever ? Have I mentioned this before ? Perhaps I have. So this past weekend was Mother’s Day. My husband asked the obligatory question, “Dear, love of my life, mother of my children and wife extraordinaire, what is…
I get a lot of emails from readers asking for tips and advice on sprucing up their interior spaces or fixing up their thrift store finds, and I’m happy to correspond. One reader posed this question addressing the exterior of her home, so I thought I’d answer it right here ! “Dear Ms. Kate, We…
My little boy has the teensy tiniest bedroom in our house and it doesn’t fit much more than a bed, his dresser and an armoire. Nevertheless I’ve been wanting to find him a little play table for under the window for the longest time, but I wanted to spend very little since he will outgrow…
Well, top of the mornin’ to ya folks, hope your weekend was fabulous ! Mine was exceptionally great, especially since I had the opportunity to go to the Antique Faire here in town, the one I mentioned here that was written up in Country Living a few short months ago. The weather was perfect and…
So I’m knee deep in the middle of sprucing up my son’s room. Poor thing - I never ever really decorated his room when he was born due to 1) exhaustion and 2) ongoing remodel. But don’t feel sorry for the lad, he had some cute plaid linens when he was still in the crib. …
There’s really very little reason for me to stalk the furniture department at the local thrift store since my house is already full of pieces I’ve dragged home and refinished. But I can’t stay away, much to the chagrin of my poor husband. He can’t even park in our garage because of the half dozen…