We’ve heard from people around town that our house used to be the happenin’ place (in fact, some of the stories we’ve heard have been quite ahem, interesting to say the least) – and the proof was found today.  David pulled up the tile in the pantry (another episode in the relocating the air return to [...]

Sometimes, the journey from ugly to pretty involves making a really BIG mess.  That’s where we are right now… You recall last week, that giant cast iron pipe was smack in the middle of the wall I wanted down.  Well, as of yesterday, that pipe is now gone (relocated across the ceiling and down the [...]

So I mentioned that the remodel was finally getting underway…  and when I came home around lunchtime it looked like this… Still ugly, but I see progress and that, to me is beautiful. The electricians showed up (to my surprise) yesterday morning at 8:30.  I wasn’t expecting them until Friday.  I now have can lights [...]

Want a really quick, inexpensive update?  Changing out the fabric on your chairs is an amazingly fast, easy, cheap update that completely changes  and refreshes the look of your room.  All you need is a staple gun, a fun trip to the fabric store, and a drill.  Our breakfast room (like every room) is still a work [...]

So, I told you the other week about my “project.”  You’ve seen sneak peeks of my grandmother’s dining furniture many times before.  It’s a beautiful solid cherry dining table, buffet, and china cabinet (quite frankly, they just don’t make things like it anymore).  I really wanted to use it in the new “formal” dining room but let’s face [...]

The tiny details pull it all together and yet set it apart from all the rest.

So many of you send me notes asking about this lamp.  You could often see it in my videos because I kept it in the den.  Well, it came from anthropologie and was a rare find because I happened upon it on sale one day and grabbed it up.  I think I’ve found it a [...]

From popcorn ceilings and a touch of paneling from the 70's to wallpaper borders from the 80's to a bad tile job from the 90's and I'm thinking the really bad kitchen "remodel" may have been done this century.

spending more time each day than I probably should dreaming about my kitchen makeover...