A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to collaborate with the owner of a beautiful home in Westport, Connecticut, to stage it to be put on the market. I knew it would be the perfect kitchen to share for our latest Design Challenge: How to Style Your Kitchen Like a Pro. The owners have relocated to Chicago and took many of their personal items with them, including some furniture and art. The ...
That Pink Door and Other things that are Pink
We used Behr Paint from Home Depot The Color is Angel Kiss P160A I LOVE pink and have been thinking about painting our front door pink for a while now. It just seemed like our house could be one of those houses with a pink door! Everyone loves That Pink Door in Palm Springs so after a trip to see it for myself, we painted our door pink! Spring seemed like the perfect time to do it and while ...
Let’s make terrariums for Mother’s Day!
Terrariums are easy to make! Making terrariums is an easy project that you can do with your kids on Mother's day. You need just a few things that you can buy at a garden shop. But first you need to start with a glass container. We used the Flared Glass Vase from Terrain. Another option from Terrain is the Open Terrarium with Stand or you may have something on hand like the Anchor Hocking ...
A Connecticut cottage inspired by Remodelista
I have known my friend Karen for about 10 years and have never been to her house until last weekend. She used to say, "Maybe when the magnolias bloom." Karen has an incredible eye and her commitment to pared-down living is inspiring. Karen has always been involved in some aspect of the interior design industry. She currently manages the Lillian August Stamford location, which fuels her passion ...
Attic Hangout Space – One Room Challenge Week 2
I can see how this One Room Challenge works so well. You start with six weeks and think, sure, that's doable, and then right after week one, you start feeling behind--or that could be just me! The main thing we wanted to address in our attic was that we had slanted walls that were all painted white. We talked about a few options, including shiplap. We did that in our kitchen and saw how it ...
My One Room Challenge Attic Hang-Out/Guest Space Makeover Begins!
I have always enjoyed seeing the transformations that bloggers have done on their homes for the One Room Challenge. I'm sure you are familiar with ORC, but in the rare chance that you are not, let me try to fill you in. Linda Weinstein started the project back in 2011 as a way of staying focused on one room and finishing it in a set time. She and a few online friends set a goal to finish one ...