GALLERY WALL INSPIRATION
If you follow me on Pinterest, you already know about my small obsession with gallery walls. I have pinned and pinned and pinned. I want one, badly. The problem is – I have done nothing. Well,...
View Article#THROWBACK #UPDATE
Who doesn’t love a throw back Thursday? I thought it might be interesting to put my own spin on #TBT! Often times I write a post and then have more to say about the topic after the fact. Whether it...
View ArticleFINISHING TOUCHES
Once again I need your help! I am down to my last finishing touch on my dining room. Over the last 18 months, I have painstakingly created a space that I am proud to call my own. {My husband has...
View ArticleDINING ROOM: SPUTNIK CHANDELIER
After living in our house almost 8 years, I finally replaced the dining room light which I have hated since the moment we moved in. {It was a perfectly nice light, jut not my style.} I have been...
View ArticleA ROOM FOR A FAMILY – DURING
Over a year and half ago, I posted about a possible remodel of our boys’ play room. They had outgrown the need for a dedicated space just for toys. When they have friends over, they love to watch...
View ArticleWALLPAPER LOVE
I recently had lunch at Stateside in Seattle. Yes, the food was delicious but I could not get over the design elements. Color choice, brass detailing, lighting, a mix of old and new, and that wall...
View ArticleA ROOM FOR A FAMILY – BEFORE
When we moved into our home in 2007, the room on the lowest level of the house struck me as really strange. It was long and narrow, with an extremely large brick fireplace/hearth. {When we viewed the...
View ArticleLEATHER HANDLES FOR DOORS AND DRAWERS
Ok, so it all started with the doors of my beat-up entry way closet begging me to give them a face lift. They are bi-folding doors and I plan to paint them black. In searching for something different...
View ArticleSTRIKING CONTRASTS WITH SIMPLY WHITE
{our family room} Last week Benjamin Moore announced the Color of the Year for 2016. And it is white. More specifically, Simply White. It was surprising, since there are like a billion paint...
View Article#THROWBACK #UPDATE
Yep, yep! It’s #TBT, a little throw back Thursday. I am following up on four posts from the past. Often times I write a post and then have more to say about the topic after the fact. Whether it be...
View ArticleA STYLED BOOKSHELF
I have been working over the last few months on the finishing touches in my newly remodeled family room. It surely doesn’t happen over night. One item we needed was shelving to house our cable...
View ArticleADDING INTEREST TO A BEDSIDE TABLE
My bedroom needs some major TLC. The only thing we have purchased for our room in the 10 years we have lived in our home is our mattress and box spring. I hesitate to do much because we know we want...
View ArticleINDEPENDENT SHOP: ONE FORTY THREE
I’m known to fall down a rabbit hole time and again! I want something for my home, or my boys, or my wardrobe and I know that Google will give me the answer. A couple of years ago when we were...
View ArticleGORGEOUS MODERN HOME REMODEL
Disclaimer: This is one of my best friend’s home. It’s still beautiful though! The remodel of this modern home is featured on dwell.com! After moving in, my friends knew they wanted to open up the...
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