If you remember from a couple of previous posts, we’ve been turning an open third floor bonus room into a functional space for our growing kids. Since moving in, we walled in a bedroom and closet, painted the walls, changed out the lighting, updated the trim… Continue Reading…Reveal day! The kids’ third floor casual hangout space
At long last, we have new carpet, trim and paint on the second and third floors. This was a big project we were hoping to do before we moved in last fall … but you know how things go … sometimes plans change. Our closing… Continue Reading…Remodeling the upstairs with new carpet, paint + trim
Today I’m joining a group of talented bloggers on a Cozy Spring Home Tour hosted by Rachel from Shades of Blue Interiors + Country Living Magazine and sponsored by HomeGoods. Country Living wrote a great roundup article with 22 ways to decorate for spring pulling from… Continue Reading…Cozy Spring Home Tour | the new studio all prettied up
The drawers in the studio finally have hardware. It took forever to put them on and here’s why: I’m terrible at it. Seriously, terrible. I put the cabinet/drawer hardware on in the kitchen and pretty much every one is crooked. How is that possible when… Continue Reading…How to get the brass-look drawer hardware for (much) less
As we are beginning to meet people in our new town, we’re finding that when they drop by, we end up chatting in the entry. The problem is, the entry is not the best representation of our style and what we’re doing in the rest… Continue Reading…Updating the Entry: painting the doors, trim + staircase
Since the studio desk situation was hurting my creative brain, I moved on to coming up with a design plan for the hangout space up on the third floor. This house is just one big project and even though it would be great to go… Continue Reading…The third floor hangout room | a cozy, casual design plan
I set up a temporary desk in the studio last week and have loved working in this new space. The light is so good, it is quiet, big and open and the perfect backdrop for creative work. Spending more time up there made me extra excited… Continue Reading…Studio progress: there is an unexpected hiccup in the design plan
In our last house, the living room was open to the kitchen. It was our main hang-out space for hosting parties, hanging out with the kids and watching tv. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you’ll likely remember the shingled fireplace and tufted… Continue Reading…The Family Room Sectional was our best choice yet
Now that the shell of the studio is complete, it’s time to get to work on a design plan for how to best use the space. You would think that I would have had this all planned out for months, but nope. This is probably due… Continue Reading…A classic + modern design plan for the studio (I’m so excited!)
Our original plan for our kitchen was to live with it the way it was for a year or two before we did a full remodel. But on our first night in the new house, we just couldn’t help ourselves and a mini kitchen remodel began. We… Continue Reading…Kitchen Mini Makeover REVEAL
One of the things that made us fall in love with this house (beside the property, the location, the front porch, our instant vision for updates), was the unfinished space above the garage. Since both Ryan and I work from home, having a dedicated office space… Continue Reading…The finished studio!
I hope you had a lovely Christmas! We have spent the past two days doing absolutely nothing and it feels amazing. Especially after the weeks of non-stop work on the house to get it ready for hosting. Whew! It was a marathon that turned into… Continue Reading…A little peek at our house this Christmas
Our home, like most that were built in the early 1990’s, has oak doors and trim throughout the house. The kind of doors and trim that are very orangy in real life. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. The doors are great quality,… Continue Reading…Painting over orangy-wood trim + doors
One of the things that made us fall in love with our new house was the third floor. From the listing photos, we just figured the third floor was a tiny, sloped room that was more attic than usable space. We were so pleasantly surprised… Continue Reading…Remodeling the third floor
We didn’t mean to do a kitchen makeover. Really, we didn’t. But on the first night, while I was in another room, I heard Ryan’s drill and I knew: those cabinets were coming down. Let me back up for a minute and remind you of… Continue Reading…Kitchen Mini Makeover | Design Direction + Progress
