Why do we always put ourselves and the spaces we occupy most last? Must be a mom thing. Well this time, I’m not leaving my bedroom as the last space in my house that gets decorated. I’m taking on this room for the One Room Challenge, which just the motivation I need! This will be […]
One Room Challenge – Week 3 Progress, or Lack Thereof
Well this is just awful… guys, we are on week 3 of the One Room Challenge, and beyond painting, I have nothing to report. Like, I could just stop typing right now and you could just stop reading right now. The room is THE SAME AS LAST WEEK. 🙁 But in my defense, it isn’t […]
ORC Dining Room Color – Week 2
Guys, today is suppose to be our report for week two of the One Room Challenge. Yo. I’ve been just a little bit like a chicken with my head cut off. I can’t even begin to tell you how nuts this week has been, and how many things went comically wrong. I should maybe star […]
ORC Week 1: Small Dining Rm Before
Wow, the summer has flown by and it’s already time for another One Room Challenge. Yup, tons of bloggers and designers from all over the blogosphere join in a 6 week design challenge hosted by Linda of Calling It Home to transform a single space. I wasn’t sure I would join in this season, especially after […]
Front Door Makeover Tips
*This post was made possible by our friends at Schlage! There are 3 things that always instantly transforms an entry, both from the interior and exterior… The front entry on the guest cottage left much to be desired, both the interior and the exterior. The living room is looking great, the kitchen is stunning, one of […]
Cottage Kitchen – Floored by Progress
*Ahoy! Affiliate links below! Guys, how is that we are in the 4th week of the One Room Challenge already?? Agh! I’m just not ready for this…progress is SO slow ya’all. On the bright side, I got a whole slew of beautiful things for the kitchen! Some I found during my cottage kitchen shopping spree, and […]
Small Cottage Kitchen Remodel – The Plumbing Is In!
*This post is fantastically sponsored by Moen! Awesome sauce! Woo hoo! We have plumbing!!!! Okay, so that may not seem quite as exciting to you as it does to us, but hey, you try living without a sink and running water during a kitchen remodel. 😀 Hey, you try living without a sink and running water […]
Cottage Kitchen Remodel – Cabinets & Countertops
Woohoo! Week 2 of the awesome One Room Challenge hosted by Calling It Home, and I’m already starting to see a huge difference in my guest cottage kitchen remodel! I admit, I had a very basic idea of what I wanted to see in my small cottage kitchen, enough to order cabinets and granite, but […]
Painting the Sitting Room/Office
C’mon Carmona, you can do it… just choose a color. It’s just paint…choose. [left] …After a month of vacillating…once I get the paint on the entire wall, I hate it!! WHAT?? Why does this happen to me? [/left] [right]I say this to myself about 30 times a day while trying to decide on paint colors. […]
Installing a Light Fixture – My Laundry Room Lightup
I have one final project to brighten up my newly updated laundry room, and it is installing the beautiful new light fixture I just got from Westside Wholesale! Isn’t she a beaut? Replacing the lighting in a room can be a quick and easy update that makes a big difference! So today I’m sharing how to […]
New Cabinet Pulls Are On!
Uuuuuuhhhgg. Nothing is worst than reaching a hand out to open a cabinet and pulling it away sticky. Well, it’s one of the unavoidable messes of having kids…sticky pulls, and dirty fingerprint smudges along wall edges. Clorox wipes are a constant staple in this house for wiping up walls and cabinets knobs & pulls. That […]
My Rather Alluring Floors
Whooohoo! Happy birthday to me! I just scored 3 boxes of Traffic Master Allure Ultra in Aegean Travertine at $58 a box, down from the regular $78 per box. I walked into Home Depot (my 2nd home), and there they were…right in the middle of the aisle with a big sign that might as well […]
The Two-Day Powder Room
We like to believe that it is our biggest rooms that have the greatest impact when it comes to decorating, but I find that it’s the small spaces that I love to makeover the most. First off, who says a small space can’t have a big impact? And then there is the benefit of completing […]
Recessed Bathroom Storage
I hate wasted space, so the idea of using the wall space behind the shower as recessed storage I find brilliant! The application of my particular space, not so brilliant. I’m afraid this space needed a little de-uglify-ing, and a quite bit of organization. What do you think? While I was initially happy to have […]
Creating An Ideal Coat Closet Layout
Well, my coat closet is officially underway! I can’t wait to start decorating and organizing it…but ok, let me not jump the gun. I should probably start by getting the closet layout complete, and maybe get a paint job in. This closet has got to work for me baby! I want our exodus from the […]
