Dreamy Window Seat Inspiration Photos I have a friend, named Claire, who is an interior design genius. She would beg to differ, but honestly she is brilliant when it comes to design decisions. This friend was the visionary who created our kitchen floor plan for us. She was also … [Read more...]
What No One Will Tell You About Farmhouse Sinks
When we bought our farmhouse sink, I naively thought I wanted one because they looked so beautiful in photos of farmhouse style kitchens. Now that we've had our farmhouse sink for three years, I want to tell you What No One Will Tell You About Farmhouse Sinks, especially cast … [Read more...]
Holiday Home Tour – Kitchen
One of my favorite rooms to decorate is our kitchen. There is something about the combination of aqua with green that makes me happy. Welcome to the next room on my Holiday Home Tour, the kitchen!Updating the window seat with aqua and snowflake pillows is the first thing … [Read more...]
The Reality Is…
The reality is that what you see on TV and magazines isn't real life. We all know this, but do we tend to forget after a while?I was watching one of those popular HGTV reality shows the other day. This one happened to be filmed in our neighborhood, so I was very familiar with … [Read more...]
Vintage Farm Weekly Meal Planner {Free Printable}
Last week as I was showing you our new Family Organization Center Door, you probably saw this cute Vintage Farm Weekly Meal Planner:I created this re-useable meal planner with some beautiful vintage graphics from The Graphics Fairy. She has an entire library of vintage … [Read more...]
Family Organization Center Door
It's hard to stay organized when you are a DIY blogger, Mom, wife, cook, cleaner, taxi driver, and a student (taking evening classes for the general contractor exam.) I'll be the first to admit that I've dropped a few balls in this massive juggling act. But, I strive to improve … [Read more...]
Quick Kitchen Cart Makeover with BB Frösch Chalk Powder
It seems I have a penchant for painting my late grandmother's old furniture. You may remember the coffee table I wrote on of her's. This kitchen cart was Grandma's, but it had seen better days. It has been hanging out in my Dad's kitchen for years now. My sister Caitlin decided … [Read more...]
12 DIY Storage Projects to Organize Your Home
It's January and you know what that means! Time to clean and purge the house of all the excess stuff. Last year I was too busy with projects to purge, so this year I'm taking advantage of some warmer days to clean out our home. I hope you'll excuse me while I'm in clutter busting … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Replace Water Lines with Braided Metal Hoses
Welcome to Day 9 of my 31 Days of Handy Home Fixes. Would you believe that a burst water line can cause tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to your home? It's true! If one of your water supply lines is not braided metal, you could be putting your home in danger of a … [Read more...]
Beef Up Door and Window Casing with Back Band
Want an easy way to add more architectural interest to your standard colonial door and window framing? Adding an extra piece of moulding, called back band, can add that extra boost of architectural interest.And the good news is that you can do this to your existing trim … [Read more...]
Our Cork Floors – One Year Report
A year has flown by since I laid our Globus Cork glue down tiles in our kitchen. I wanted to check back in and let you know how they are holding up. I must say this is one of my favorite (if not THE favorite) fixture in our kitchen. I had some minor doubts because some people … [Read more...]
How to Faux Finish Weathered Wood Grain
Do you love the Restoration Hardware tables that have that beautiful gray (driftwood-like) weathered wood? Me too. But, I can't justify spending thousands of dollars on their furniture. Instead, I found a Craig's List pedestal table that had the right shape and size for our … [Read more...]
The Kitchen Renovation of 2013 – 1 Leak. 1 Year. 1 Woman.
2013 Could be called the year of the kitchen renovation in our house. Or the year that nearly killed me. Or the luckiest year of our lives. I'm still debating the title. What I do know is that, I decided to take on my biggest DIY project to date. I re-built my own kitchen from … [Read more...]
How to Install Shelves (using Corbels) on a Tile Wall
After painstakingly tiling my backsplash, I was more than a bit hesitant to drill holes into the tiles to hang the corbels and open shelving. But, I convinced myself to stop being a wussy procrastinating and just do it.I'm so pleased with how they turned out and I didn't chip … [Read more...]
DIY Aged Chippy Paint Technique
This is another one of those tutorials that I've been dying to share with you! Like sitting on my hands and anxiously waiting to type it out. But after taking 2 weeks off from blogging, I'm back and ready to give you this fabulous tutorial for achieving the aged chippy paint look … [Read more...]
How to Clean INSIDE Your Oven Door
Okay, it's a New Year and many of us are cleaning up after the holidays and the baking frenzy. Do you have some random drips that somehow made their way inside your oven door?That impossible to reach location sandwiched between the glass. How does that happen?! Well, I'm … [Read more...]