Archive for February 2012
Project Basement Has Begun!
We picked our contractor, we signed our contract, permits are being pulled and things are moving forward. I am so excited I had to stop myself from buying bins at Target this morning. Yes, the project has not even begun and I’m already organizing and decorating it. Welcome to my life! The whole project should…
Read MoreThis closet is getting clothing.
My boys closet got stripped of it doors a while back to make room for the Ikea Expedit I put inside. I haven’t regretted this move one bit. It has freed up the rest of the room to fit in two twin beds as well as plenty of play space. It stays organized and all…
Read MoreUnusual accents – Part One
I have a strange way of shopping for accent pieces for my home. Any normal person would head to the kitchen department when looking for something to hold their kitchen sponges. Where do I end up? The garden section, of course, with a porcelain flower pot. A search for some sort of container for my…
Read More{recycled} crib drawer
As I sat on my sons floor taking the crib apart the other day I had an idea. They needed some more toy storage and sitting in front of me was this huge drawer from the bottom of the crib. The boys have identical beds except that one already has built in drawers underneath. The…
Read MoreWindow treatments for a bay window.
My living room has one large window. It is a beautiful window with multiple panes of glass. It floods the light into my living room the entire day. There are some problems though. 1. It is huge. 2. It is a bay window. 3. The bay incorporates the floor but not the ceiling. 4. There…
Read MoreHow to apply your inspiration photo
About three years ago I came across an image on Design Sponge of a boys bedroom. It became my inspiration for my boys room which I showed you yesterday. Design Sponge I fell in love with the combination of the gray-blue walls and the red accents. I loved the clean uncluttered look of it. It…
Read MoreMy boys room
My two boys, ages five and two, share a bedroom. It is a wild and crazy room activity-wise. The decor is a little calmer to balance all that out! I love the blue of the walls. It is Benjamin Moore Beacon Gray. Not gray at all. It is a very soothing blue. Not childish which…
Read MoreThe story of my mantle
Our home has a good sized living room. It has a huge bay window in the front and great flow from both the foyer and dining room. It is a long room with a fireplace at one end of it. My sofa is situated in front of the window, and the unit with our television…
Read MoreWall to wall window treatments
Two years ago I was reading my latest issue of Renovation Style and came across this picture. I loved those curtains. It’s hard to see from this picture I took, but the curtain runs from side wall to side wall instead of mounted above the window. I knew I was going to do this somewhere,…
Read MoreTesting your design style
The other day I got an email from Better Homes and Gardens asking me to take a quiz to help me figure out what my design style is. I figured it couldn’t hurt. So I answered the questions and was told my style was polished casual. Better Homes and Gardens They described it as follows. …
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