When we chose to downsize our home, we knew that we would be giving up a rather large and spacious kitchen. The home we purchased last fall has a very small kitchen. It was dark and dated. My husband and I both love to cook and knew that we would need to make some significant […]
Kim Myles is Helping Me Set Up My New Home
We have been super busy prepping our new home and making design and decor changes to our smaller space. Downsizing means less space, but it does not mean less style! In fact style and organization becomes all the more important. Because I have so much going on in my life, I was thrilled to get […]
Anthony Carrino on Spring DIY Remodel and Renovation Ideas
Yesterday, I walked through two Open Houses looking for inspiration. I love touring model homes searching for new ideas and easy decorating tips. These two homes were not model homes, but they were the exact same floor plan as our home. You see, they are right on our street. Both of them are across the […]
How to Organize Your Christmas Decorations
I was recently listening to someone tell me how she organizes all of her Christmas decorations, and I wanted to say, “No! No! No!” You see her way of organization was much like mine used to be. That was before I figured out the system that not only makes clean up easy, but most importantly […]
ORC: The Home Office Guest Room Week 6 – The Reveal
Yes! I have made it to week six, and if all goes well you are reading this post today. Wow, this has been a busy six weeks, and this last week has been the busiest. So while I am calling this the Reveal of my Home Office / Guest Room, you really need to stay […]
ORC: The Home Office Guest Room Week 5 – Painting the Sewing Machine
I did it! After much deliberation, with my husband voting no and my mom giving me the go-ahead, I took the plunge and painted the sewing machine cabinet, passed down to me from my grandmother, white. I love it! As you can tell from the before photos, it was in pretty bad shape to begin […]
ORC: The Home Office Guest Room Week 4 – Carpet and Window Coverings
Life is busy! This last weekend I spend Saturday in San Francisco for the Science March. The crowd was large – tens of thousands of people, men, women, kids, walked the streets of San Francisco carrying some very clever signs – all in support of science. Why am I talking about the Science March? Well, […]
ORC: The Home Office Guest Room Week 3
Progress is being made! Yea! I love the way everything is coming together. This week was about hanging some shelves and adding some decor. My new favorite pillow in our home is this colorful embroidered camel. The camel pillow from Wayfair looks perfect with the other colorful pillows that I picked up at IKEA! A […]
ORC: The Home Office Guest Room Week 2
I am really glad that I have joined the One Room Challenge that is hosted by Calling It Home! Why? Because it is forcing me to finish up a room that I started almost a year ago. I love decorating my home, but it takes time and time is always a bit short in my […]
Quick and Easy Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! I will be doing a bit of running around today after work to pull together a simple and delicious Valentine’s Dinner for my family. Last year I went all out and created a “Trip Down Memory Lane” dinner for my husband. The year before it was all about the kids with […]
