A few months before our baby was born I was putting finishing touches on his room. Unfortunately, however, the wall space above his crib still lay glaringly blank. I am not a big fan of making a room too theme-y but I did have a subtle theme of ocean/exploring going on displayed by a picture of a boat, …
Love Your Kitchen Series- Adding Fabrics
Bringing fabrics into your kitchen is an excellent, inexpensive avenue to making your kitchen more beautiful and custom. There are a bountiful of ways to carry fabrics and patterns into your kitchen. Lets start with the most obvious, window treatments. Window treatments are often used for privacy and temperature control but they can also be an important catalyst in exuding personality and …
Installing Beadboard Wallpaper Horizontally
Our local Pottery Barn Kids store has a weekly story time for young children. My kids love going and so do I. As they get immersed into the stories my eyes are busy soaking up all the decorating inspiration that’s around me. When I was pregnant last year I was specifically searching for nursery ideas. …
Love your Kitchen Series-Botanicals
We’ve covered some of the weightier aspects of a kitchen update lets take a break today and talk about something less intense, like accessorizing. This change might take less work but is just as important to creating a beautiful, custom kitchen. Lets discuss Botanicals. Years ago I use to be appalled by the idea of having indoor plants, fake or …
25 Stylish, Budget-Friendly Chairs
It used to be that a family room was made up of a sofa, a loveseat, and a BIG comfy chair. I’ve noticed that there are a lot more recliners and oversized chairs on Craigslist these days and an abundance of smaller, matching, streamlined accent chairs in the magazines. A strange coincidence or a sign of the times? …
Love your Kitchen Series-IKEA Countertops
Countertops get a lot of attention these days. The hype is all about quartz and granite. They can be very beautiful but also come with a hefty price tag. The average cost of a granite countertop including installation is around $3500. In my dreams I would love these countertops! SO pretty! Erin Hoopes via …
Deals Alert ;-)
Lowes has this pretty 12×12 mosaic tile on sale for only $2.99 a sq. ft.! Ikea carries this infamous Ficus Plant for only $12.99 (they have other plants at good prices too) This classy fabric is on sale for only $7.49 a yd.
Favorite Paint Brand-I’ll Share Mine If you Share Yours
When a new pottery barn magazine comes in the mail I get giddy. I save it for when the kids go to bed and then I get comfortable on the couch and savor each page. I know that I won’t probably buy anything since it’s out of my budget but that doesn’t matter I enjoy …
Design 101- Layers
Once upon a time I only knew of the term layers as a really cute way women get their hair done. source Since, I’ve discovered layers to be a very important design element in creating a beautiful, eye-pleasing, inviting roomscape (haha spellcheck thought I meant to write rooms ape, because that makes much SO more sense …