Welcome to my favorite Blogger Tour of the year! I’ve joined up with some incredible blogging friends to give all our readers a peek inside our favorite Summer spaces. If you’re coming over from Styled With Lace “Welcome!” I’m glad you’re here! Come and take a tour of our weekend getaway cottage. It’s the perfect little retreat when we […] Read more…
Lake House Decor The best part about living in Upstate New York is being close to water, specifically the Great Lakes and it’s neighboring glacier made Finger Lakes. Just South of Rochester is Honeoye Lake where we have a sweet little colorful summer home. I’m so happy to be taking you on a tour and […] Read more…
Let’s face it Summer flies by faster than any of the other seasons. Saturday and Sunday should invite Friday to be part of the weekend then we could enjoy the beautiful weather and festivities a bit more. As soon as Memorial Day hits my family and I run for the Lake where every weekend is filled with […] Read more…
Oh my! I can’t get over how many of you loved this rustic farmhouse inspired lake house. I thought that I share more of this 900 square foot little slice of Heaven that looks over one of Upstate New York’s coveted Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake. This farmhouse inspired cottage is taking inspiration from the talented […] Read more…
Summers for my family are mostly spent outdoors at the Lake but if you’re a HGTV junkie like me you’re probably glued to Fixer Upper on Tuesday nights. Whether a new episode or rerun I still can’t get enough of Joanna and Chip Gaines’s casual farmhouse style of neutral decor, reclaimed woods, organic color palettes, and ALL that rusty […] Read more…
This week my good friend from college and her daughter are coming to visit the cottage for the first time. I wanted to make their short stay as comfortable as possible. The weather forecast is a good one and we’re sure to spend most the time outside on the water or inside the screened in […] Read more…
Labor Of Love It’s hard to believe that just over 9 months ago we started on this remodeling rollercoaster! And although the cottage is so small the project ride never seemed to end. The great room was one of the reason why we bought this cottage. It’s open space and vaulted ceiling gives the illusion that the space is so […] Read more…
Ohio To Honeoye As some of you may know last spring I worked on a new restaurant in downtown Rochester that was built from scratch in a warehouse factory. The owners had purchased reclaimed wood floors to be put into the restaurant that came from an old Ohio mitten factory. After all the reclaimed wood floors were installed, […] Read more…