Nothing quite says "relaxed basement family room" like an 1800's chandelier dripping with crystals. Am I right or am I right? Okay, not really. In fact, when I shared the very meticulous sketch...
July 24, 2021, was the four-year anniversary of the day we moved into our house in Rochester, Minnesota! It was a whirlwind move that truly was an incredible story (you can read about it HERE.) On...
After reviewing a lot of your feedback on Monday's post and thinking about it a bit more, I am pretty sure I know the direction I'm going to go with painting the trim in the basement family room. ...
I made some more progress on the basement family room makeover late last week and over the weekend. It's feeling good to see it come together, little by little. The first thing I did is I played...
Progress in the basement is slow and steady, which is becoming the norm for me when it comes to large projects. I've learned the power of chipping away at something instead of tackling it all in...
There are some makeovers that have more to do with how a room looks than how it feels. It feels better; it feels more like "you", but when it comes down to it, the makeover was cosmetic. It was...
Let's talk about those moments when design plans don't work. You buy something, order something, you put it in place, and then you realize it's not going to work the way you envisioned. You can...
As I've been thinking about the basement family room, I've had this image sitting on my desk. It was on the cover of a Serena & Lily catalog I received in the mail and it immediately became my...
Well, it's time! This summer is the summer I'm going to start working on the basement family room. Well, we're going to do some work on all the basement, including the playroom and the bathroom. ...
There are some projects that are completed, shared here on the blog, and then I don't get asked about them again. Then, there are others that surface over and over. The Montauk blue slate tile...
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