It seems like not a week can go by that we (mainly meaning John) are doing another project. I mentioned that I needed a little more color in my home office and John said he could paint it himself. The reason that seems doable is that we have 12 foot ceilings and transom windows throughout […]
I’ve mentioned before that our projects are not very well pre-planned or pre-budgeted. And when we need something, we think we need it the minute we think of it. And so it is that we updated some of our window coverings. Several years ago DF Dona ordered (and installed!) woven wood blinds throughout our home […]
My front porch is such a challenge in the summer. It faces southwest and gets to around 1000 degrees, so having anything delicate or alive is out of the question. However, in the winter, itâs the most delightful outdoor space we have. I sit there in the afternoon sun and warm my bones. I donât […]
You may have noticed that our projects are rarely planned out in advance or budgeted. They are more spur-of-the-moment one-of-us- didnât-sleep-the-night-before and had a brilliant idea. In addition to our guest bathroom tub surround remodel and our home office re-do, we recently decided to purchase a hot tub. Just an idea out of the blue. […]
Waaaaay back in December when I took Christmas down, I decorated the table in our entry with mercury glass. I just love that stuff. It goes with my lamps and I thought it would be a pretty transition from winter into spring. Well, spring came and went and somehow my heart was just not into […]
It feels like I went a really long time without purchasing anything that wasnât related to a project we were doing. After all, stores werenât open and I wasnât going anywhere. Now stores are sort of open, but Iâm still not going anywhere. BUT. Yep, I broke down last week. I actually, embarrassingly, got a […]
Our home model had a space for a bar in the great room, but the people who first bought the home opted not to finish it out. Basically, there was an indentation in our great room with a set of upper and lower honey-colored cabinets that looked like a laundry room. It was odd and […]
If you read my last post, you saw the first part of our house featuring lighting updates and upgrades weâve made over the years. Today Iâm sharing the updated flooring throughout our home and including our patio. We are the third owners of our home and it was about ten years old when we purchased […]
Part 1 Over the past 10+ years weâve lived in our home, we have been able to do about one big remodel project per year. Itâs not nearly as fun as a big reveal like everyone gets on HGTV, but it is what our budget would allow. Some projects have way more wow-factor impact than […]
I know I have shared the wonderful job John did tiling our bathtub surround in the guest bath, but I didnât have a rug or countertop dĂ©cor when I posted that. I wanted this room to look polished, but on a budget. Area Rug Our challenge in this bathroom â even for choosing the tile […]