adding layers to the living room
As I mentioned in my post about painting the stairwell walls, I decided to change the color of the living room from Wickham Gray to Stonington Gray. It’s a very subtle change, but it will ultimately flow better with the rest of the first floor. Wickham Gray was looking a little green in comparison and, […]
faux boxwood topiaries
I have been a fan of topiaries for years and am always drawn to buy them, even when history tells me I won’t be able to keep them alive for more than a few months. In our new house, my studio is a sunroom, so it is a sanctuary for plants during the winter and […]
new kitchen sink
The measurements were taken for our new counters last week and they are currently being fabricated. I am just about bursting to see them installed. I know it’s going to make a big difference in the look of our kitchen and it’ll be exciting to see such a large piece of my design plan finally […]
dining room | new arrangement & plans
This squared-shaped dining room has been a little tricky to figure out, but I think I’m getting a little closer. The primitive blue hutch has felt wrong from the beginning, but it’s what I had and I needed time to live in the space and think about it before I bought anything new or made […]
rugs & quilts & other things dreams are made of
As my business has grown and hit milestones over the years, I’ve learned that things seem to come in waves. There will be a lull just before another swell. Right now is a swell. My first fabric line officially launched just a few weeks ago and in April we launched a new MMS Milk Paint […]
farmhouse table reveal & sealing chippy paint tutorial
The farmhouse table is finished and I’m so happy with how it turned out! If you remember, it was painted brown. I could see some original green paint showing through and I was hoping to reveal that through some chippy Farmhouse White MMS Milk Paint and that is exactly what happened. If you missed the […]
painting the stairway wall
A couple of weeks ago, I finally started painting the wall and trim in the back stairway. It had been bugging me for a while, but the idea of painting those spindles and taping off the carpet seemed like an annoying, tedious project and I kept putting it off. I knew that once I pinned […]
distressing the farmhouse table | all about the “chippy look”
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Jeff was on a backpacking trip, so I busied myself with the boys and doing some work around the house. The combination of warmer weather and creative inspiration from Junk Bonanza has me excited and motivated to cross things off the to-do list and start to add some […]