Lamp shopping for your living room decor, or really any room of the house, can be frustrating. There are hundreds of lights in dozens of stores to choose from…but where is the lamp for you? Like many other home decorating details, finding the right light can take considerable time and patience. (Are you working through […]
Subway tiles are a design classic. I’m pretty sure that practically every interior designer out there has installed them somewhere at some point. And why not? Subway tiles are a super simple, often inexpensive way to finish off almost any space in your home. Kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms…they all have great potential for subway tile […]
As renovations move along you might find yourself asking…is this ever going to end? Thankfully, one of those “light at the end of the tunnel” moments that we’ve been longing for, finally came around this week. It feels great to finally make decisions on some of the finishing touches! One of those details that I’ve […]
We just can’t seem to get enough of this modern farmhouse style trend. It’s everywhere these days, reaching to the far corners of the interior design world. Whether it’s on magazine covers or HGTV…my personal network obsession… Fixer Upper type shows are on the rise. Throughout our renovation process, it’s been interesting to see my […]
For most of us lucky enough to have an ensuite bathroom, we long for them to be relaxing, restful sanctuaries. They are the space in our homes where we start and end our day, so they need to be functional as well as beautiful. When we were redesigning our ensuite prior to beginning our renovation, […]
It was another busy weekend of renos, renos and more renos. Happily, we made some more great progress on a few different projects. Our built-ins for the living room are coming along nicely. Plus we made great headway on our canopy range hood for the kitchen. I think the cherry on top of it all […]
Renovations come with big wins, little wins and plenty of frustrations along the way. Admittedly we’ve had some big wins… our flooring and carpet is installed, the painting is done, our cabinets are underway. Unfortunately we’ve also faced our fair share of frustrations the last few weeks…cabinet delays and installation issues are at the top […]
The kitchen is often referred to as the heart of the home, and with good reason. We spend a lot of time in our kitchens cooking, prepping and entertaining. During our kitchen renovation planning, we really wanted to improve the function of our kitchen for our family. We added things like a large built-in table […]
Anyone who’s lived through a renovation project knows that they are a lot of work. A lot of mess, a lot of money and a lot of work! Sometimes once you are knees deep in the chaos and debris, you can lose your sense of excitement. It’s easy to get lost, feeling overwhelmed and disheartened. […]
It’s renovation crunch time around here! This week we are packing up and moving out for a few weeks while most of the serious renovations get underway. (Check out our Renovation Planning Guide here). Ceilings are being re-textured first and by the end of next week, the kitchen will be out. We are not messing […]
