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Welcome to my home! Click on a picture or the text to see each full room tour 1913 House Before & After Kitchen – click here to tour Living Room – click here to tour DINING ROOM – click here to tour Sunroom – click here to tour Family Room – click here to tour…
Cue the choir music – yes, I hear angels singing! It’s judgement day! The day of reckoning where I put before you pictures of my basement cleanup. I was finally motivated to get cracking on 16 years worth of “stuff” that’s accumulated in my basement – now onto the big reveal! Here’s the skinny:…
Imagine The Impossibilities Challenge! Turn the knob to go below into my basement and be afraid, very afraid! Join me and five of my bloggy buddies as we each find our “Impossible” and conquer it! We challenged each other to do something we thought we couldn’t do. I will finally accomplish my “Impossible”! What is it,…
Prepare to be wowed! I had the pleasure of getting an early, sneak-peek tour of the Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House and it is over the top amazing! 23 designers unleashed their creativity and the results are stunning. From the tiny “Gimme a Break” room that’s better than any She Shed, to the “Peony…
When I stumbled across this gorgeous DIY plate wreath, I fell in love and knew I had to share it with you! I’ve seen plate wreaths before but they all use heavy duty glue which will ruin your beautiful plates! This method of wreath making will not harm your precious plates! I love the idea of…
Cluttercore is a design trend that embraces organized chaos, and encourages us to fill our homes with an abundance of mismatched but meaningful things that make us happy. Cluttercore is not be confused with clutter or hoarding! It’s not about making a mess or filling a room with piles of stuff straight out of an…
There is something so bleak and dreary about a house once the festive Christmas decorations are packed away. The house feels so empty and so sad! Winter is the perfect time to add a little bit of much needed coziness to the house and I’m sharing my 7 favorite tips on how to decorate for…
They rented a beach house next door for years, and always thought the overgrown set of cottages behind the Oriental Bittersweet and Honeysuckle were so quaint. Built as fishing cabins in the 1940’s, the daughter of the original owners built the artist studio all by herself! When the owners decided to sell, Matt Albiani & Ron Brand…
What started off as a side gig of refinishing furniture in her garage has grown into her becoming the new owner of one of the largest milk paint companies that has been in business since 1974! Sausha, of Sweet Pickins, moved her family from Massachusetts to Utah to build her dream farmhouse and somewhere along the…
Spend a weekend in Washington DC! This walkable town is easy to navigate, is filled with tons of interesting museums and memorials, and has so many amazing restaurants and cocktail bars. There is truly something for everyone in our nation’s capital. Use my weekend in Washington DC itinerary as a jumping off point for an…
Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of 1111 Light Lane takes us into a renovated ranch that is big on modern cottage style. See all of my Eclectic Home Tours HERE I found Beth of 1111 Light Lane on Instagram and fell in love with her California ranch that she’s updated in the best possible way. From…
Calling all color lovers! Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Effortless Style Interiors is bold, bright and fun! This gal knows how to mix color and pattern for a one of a kind home! See All Eclectic Home Tours HERE Camila of Effortless Style Interiors shows no fear when decorating her home and I love…
It was more elusive than Sasquatch and harder to find than the Loch Ness Monster. But my search is finally over and the reward is a finished family room. I’ve been searching high and low for a leather ottoman for this space but could not find anything I loved. That is until I stumbled across…
After my workout the other day, my friends and I went out for coffee (tea for me!) and I mentioned that I had to get home to help my hubby paint. I was surprised when one of them asked, “How do you paint?” Three houses and hundreds of gallons of paint later, I’m sharing everything…
It’s dubbed the Pinterest Farmhouse and it’s definitely Pinterest worthy! Built in 1937, this farmhouse comes complete with barn and sits on 4 1/2 acres in Lake Stevens, WA. This home is part of my Eclectic Home Tour series. If you love peeking inside beautifully decorated homes, make sure to swing back around and browse…
How would you like to hang one frame but be able to switch out the art with a wave of your hand or a swipe on your smart phone? I’ve teamed up with Meural – a cool new digital framed canvas that combines art and technology and the best part is you have access to…
Remember the show The Nanny? Fran was the lady in red while everybody else was wearing tan. Just call me the nanny of decorating because I believe surrounding myself with color makes for a happier home. I’ve teamed up with nine other color loving bloggers to bring you our Color Lovers room makeovers where we each make over a room in…
On a tiny island in the Cotswolds of England lies Filly Island and this charming cottage. This tiny 35 foot x 10 foot structure has lived many lives including it’s original use in the 1750’s when it housed a cart that a horse pulled for the mill up the stream. It later became storage space for apples from the village orchard and…
Today’s post is brought to you by the letter E. E is for ecstatic. That’s how I feel about this amazing reclaimed wood monogram that was custom made for me by Kathryn of Ava Berry Lane. As soon as it arrived on my doorstep, I ripped open the package and carried the monogram all around the house, upstairs & downstairs…
Girls. Specifically teen girls. They want a fun place to hang out with their friends (and escape their lame parents) where they can watch borderline inappropriate movies, paint their nails, braid each other’s hair, commiserate on how hard their lives are … girl stuff. So I turned one of our attic bedrooms into a hangout room….
It’s Saturday and time for another Eclectic Home Tour. Did you know I’ve chosen 150+ of the most amazing homes to feature over the years … with more to come so make sure to pop back and check out the gallery of Eclectic Home Tours when you’re done with this one. I have a girl…
These wall bottle drying rack display ideas are so creative. See how to use unique things to change out the look of your bottle drying rack. I love eclectic style and being able to change the look of my house in an instant. This bottle drying rack means I can hang it once but change…
I was thrilled when Jennifer Rizzo asked me to take part in a fun idea called She Sent Me What? It goes like this: 21 bloggers would each … a) send a thrift shop find under $15 to another blogger and b) transform the thing that was sent to them into something amazing The talented Ashley from The Handmade…
Fun with Color & Pattern
I have a dream. A dream that when I walk into my guest bedroom turned craft room/office/mom cave/great escape, I will be in organized nirvana. The heavens will part … the choirs will sing … and little winged cherubs will descend down upon my space and magically turn it into a “so organized that you…
They’re cluttering up my garage but I’ve come across unique ways to upcycle my old windows. Get creative with some of my favorite window repurposing ideas. Giant window propped against a wall with a wire basket for storage – from Hvitura Lakkris. Blow up your favorite photograph and mount behind an old window for…