Most of us have this: a room in our homes that “has a lot of potential”, that we use all the time, but isn’t really done at all. Isn’t really functioning at its best. Isn’t really reflective of your tastes or what you REALLY want it to look like. There is stuff in in that room you dislike, and you’ve …
Powder Room Reveal-Part 2
There are times in my life where I am making a decision about something, and there is this teeny-tiny voice in my head that tries to be heard, but it gets completely ignored. In this case, in starting the bathroom makeover, this voice told me it would take longer than two weeks (my initial time frame), to get a finished …
Our Powder Room Makeover-Part 1
We have lived in our house for almost 8 years, and the one room that has suffered the most neglect is our Powder Room. I have been itching to take a design risk…so why not do it in my own house?
Zen Principal Bedroom and Ensuite Project Reveal
The Importance of Texture in a Neutral Room The Principal bedroom is often one of the last rooms in the home that clients decorate. Why? There are lots of reasons I have heard over time: because it isn’t seen, because I want to focus more on the main floor, because we ran out of money, because it isn’t a big …
Backyard Makeover Plans
There are many things I love about our home but the one thing I have really struggled with in this house is the backyard. It is small as the garage takes up at least 1/3 of the space. No adult areas to relax or even sit. The wasps and bees make it almost impossible to eat outside which was a …
The Beauty of Painted Furniture
I am a really big fan of painted furniture…I love wood and all, but there is something inside me that just gets excited when I see COLOR on a piece of furniture (and yes, even white is a color that excites me too!) I have painted several pieces of furniture for myself, and it all started when I was just …