I recently had the pleasure of working with some of my dear friends on an interior design project. They purchased a home in Branson, MO with the intension of making it a short term rental. I had worked with them in the past on their personal home design and knew what their style and budget was like, and they told me they wanted this house to be a board game/video game theme. My goal with this home was to make it feel comfortable and fun, with the game theme obvious but not corny.
We recently completed a bathroom renovation featuring a brand new large walk-in marble shower.
This bathroom has a very small footprint at only 67 square feet and it originally had a very small walk-in shower, a soaker tub, and double vanity. We opted to move the shower into the tub space and not include a tub in the new space.
Before my son was born, we moved our daughter to her big girl room and had such fun decorating it. She wanted to add some fun new things to her room, and more color.
Way back in 2013, when we started working on this kitchen of ours, we knew we wanted open shelving for our most used dishes. And this spot right above the dishwasher was perfect, not only aesthetically, but functionally as well.
When I started redesigning our laundry room, I knew I wanted a wood countertop. But when I started looking for butcher block, it was out of the price range I wanted to stay within. So I started googling DIY Wood Countertop and DIY Butcherblock Counter.
If you've been on Instagram or Pinterest recently, you've probably seen people making beautiful accent walls using just some paint and a simple kitchen sponge.
Our laundry room has gone through a few changes over the last 8 years we've lived here, but I finally gave this room a big facelift and I am loving it so much.
We have a fairly modest sized dining room, but it's a great space that's a combination of dedicated dining room and open concept. We've made a number of changes over the years and really love eating all our meals as a family in this room.
A few weeks ago, I shared our nursery when our daughter was a baby. Well, a few years later, our son came along and we moved our daughter up to her big girl room and we switched up this room for our little guy.
Back in 2014, when we renovated our kitchen, we had LG HI-MACS solid surface countertops installed in our kitchen. When we were originally shopping for these, 6 years ago, we couldn't find much information or reviews on this specific product, so hopefully this will help you, if you're thinking of having these installed yourself.
When I was pregnant with my daughter, people would always ask me what the theme of her nursery was going to be. I think they always wanted to hear something like unicorns, or monkeys or something, but I just wanted a sweet little girl's room, and it turned out exactly the way I wanted it.
Our laundry room has gone through many different stages based on the needs of our family. We recently removed a utility sink and cabinet to build out a mini mudroom, and it has made a huge difference in getting our kids out the door in the morning, and storing coats and hats and shoes, etc.
We took our kitchen renovation nice and slow over 3.5 years so we could pay in cash for each step: refinishing the cabinets, replacing the counters and appliances, updating the floors, backsplash, etc.
The one thing I want when people come to our house, either for dinner, or overnight, is to feel comfortable. I want them to feel at home. So I came up with a plans for our guest room and transformed the room in about a week.
In November, I decided to give our guest room a makeover before we had family arrive for Thanksgiving. I am constantly perusing Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration (aren't we all?), and I started to see my ideas come together to create a mood board.
Back in 2012, when we purchased our house, the fireplace tile was basic and boring. After we made the barn door, and painted the mantel and moulding white, the next project was to update the tile.
Our home was built in 2000 and we purchased it in 2012. And most everything in the house was builder grade when we moved in. Including all of our cabinets...builder grade oak.
Before we had kids, the second full bath upstairs was our guest bathroom. Back in 2014, we gave it a simple makeover that we loved.
I have a love/hate relationship with tile flooring. Do I think it's beautiful? Yes. Do I think it's freezing in the winter? Yes. So, when it came time to update the flooring in a few of our bathrooms and the laundry room, we went with vinyl. It's not only warmer and very durable, but it's also inexpensive and easy peasy to install. But we did want them to look a bit nicer than your typical vinyl peel and stick tile, so we decided to grout this tile.
When we were putting the finishing touches on our kitchen renovation, one thing that stumped me was what to do for a window treatment. I took a chance and it was one of the easiest projects I've ever done.
