My bedroom is the last room in the house to get any kind of decorating attention. With my husband being on night shift, I don’t have a whole lot of time to be in there doing things because while I’m getting up for the day, he’s getting ready to go to sleep. So over the […]
Concrete countertops allow you to express your own creativity. By refinishing ours, we gave our kitchen a fresh and subtle new look.
When we originally designed our house, the plan was to recess the refrigerator into the mudroom to give the kitchen more space. Just before framing started, I made a quick decision to add a pocket door. It completely eliminated the ability to recess the fridge. For almost three years, the fridge hung out into the […]
I admittedly have a hard time making design decisions. Building a new house and designing the ENTIRE thing was a little exhausting. My range hood, for example, has undergone a few transformations since I built it. To be honest, there was nothing hanging above my oven for over six months. When I finally decided what […]
Bi-fold doors have never been my favorite. When we built our house, I didn’t want them installed anywhere! When I realized how cheap they are and how easy it is to give them a makeover, I had a change of heart. They also fit in the back of an SUV, which is a major plus […]
Step by step instructions on how to build a basement ledge to cover a concrete wall.
As we were finishing our basement, we roughed in an oversized opening for the door to the utility room. I never wanted to be in a situation where we needed to install something like a new furnace, only to find out the door was too small to get it in the mechanical room. Instead of […]
When we were building our home, I picked my favorite gray paint (SW mindful gray) and painted almost every common area of my home that color. The mudroom was on the list of spaces that got painted Mindful Gray. Unfortunately, it ended up being just a little too dark for such a small space. It […]
The landing of my stairs going into the basement has 9-foot tall ceilings. I envisioned a wooden box lantern light pendant hanging there to welcome you into the “entertainment zone” of my home. I began price comparing and just couldn’t convince myself to spend over $100 on something I knew I could make myself. I […]
I have to be honest, my bedroom is the last thing I think about when I feel like I want to do some decorating. It has become a dumping ground for hand-me-down furniture I’ve collected since college. The day finally came when my husband and I bought a new bed, and with that I decided […]