Nomad at Home | a new collaborative course
One of the best things about the online community is having the opportunity to find your people no matter where in the country or the world they live. One of those people I found was Daune of Cottage in the Oaks. We connected years ago over our love of paint and had the chance to […]
1970 kitchen renovation | little finishing touches
We still have a few more finishing touches to do in the kitchen (touch-up paint, building a shelf by the side door, and building a cover for the doorbell), but I wanted to share a few details I added over the past couple of weeks. I think it’s taking longer to get all of the […]
vintage brass “turtle” grater & a button fern
As I’ve been visiting second-hand stores in the area with my mom I’ve, of course, been looking for some fun pieces for my kitchen. Admittedly, I didn’t really “need” anything, but it’s been fun to hunt for things that are special. I did get a little overenthusiastic, but I have tempered myself now. I did […]
stainless steel trim for the range hood & range
I kept showing the range and range hood with a little asterisk. *It’s not quite finished, yet! We will be adding some stainless steel trim to the back of the range and around the underside of the hood. Well, that was finally installed last week and it was just the perfect finishing touch. For you […]
reviving an antique wood hutch
I’m not sure if you were aware, but we do have rooms in our house other than the kitchen! We’ve been talking so much about the kitchen lately, I’ve still been doing a little bit of this and that in other rooms and, as the kitchen renovation is coming to a conclusion, I’m already excited […]
a bouquet of dish brushes
When I shared this picture of the light from the new kitchen window falling on my bouquet of dish brushes by the sink, I received a comment that made me smile. I’m paraphrasing, but it said something like, “Why do you use dish brushes? And why do you have so many?” The answer to the […]
vintage green-handled flatware
When I hit some antique and second-hand stores with my mom a few weeks ago, I found a lovely set of vintage flatware. It was petite in scale and had green handles and forks with three tines. If you’ve been hanging around here for a while, then you might know that flatware is a weakness […]
1970 kitchen renovation | the new/old sconces
We are creeping towards the finish line of our 1970 kitchen renovation! I feel like I’ve said that before (and I probably have), but it really feels like we’re very nearly there. Last week, I painted the window trim (and repainted the rest of the trim that was looking a little too yellow-cream) and we […]