Often at the beginning of a job I began with an inspiration picture, artwork or piece of furniture that I use that as the diving board for the rest of my design. Last year, I came across these super fun Lakeside Swivel Chairs ( yes I said swivel! Click on the link for all the great […] Read more…
Hello friends. As most of you know from past posts we’ve been feverishly trying to get our Itsy-Bitsy cottage renovated for summer. When we purchased this fixer-upper Labor Day of 2014 we knew that the renovations needed to make this place our own could not be done by the end of the year. The previous […] Read more…
The Bathroom Comes First I’m so happy to be sharing the first room finished at the Itsy-Bitsy Cottage! This 9 x 9 square bathroom is quite large considering that the entire cottage including the front porch is only 744 ft.² In addition to the toilet, sink vanity cabinet, and shower it houses a stacked washer and […] Read more…
Are you getting itching for Spring? Need to add some color to your gray Winter days? I have a sweet and simple front door Spring makeover. A few months back I had noticed that my neighbor was prepping her front door for a fresh coat of paint. It was previously painted a dark green color […] Read more…
I have always been drawn to striped rooms. Fourteen years ago I decided to tackle painting stripes in my daughters nursery. It was a nightmare! It took me over two days to complete and wasn’t even a large room. Since then in my career I have painted over 100 striped room. Not only has my painting […] Read more…
My daughter Chloe isn’t really a chocolate/candy kind of teen so every year when Valentine’s Day comes around I try to think of something creative to do for her. Like every other teen. she asks for gifts cards (and scratch off lottery tickets) but putting them in a card just wasn’t good enough for me. Getting Crafty […] Read more…
Last night I was lucky enough to celebrate one of my best friends husband’s 40th birthday! Stacey, her husband Tom and their two children lives in a builder home built in the 70’s but it is anything but ordinary. Stacey has a wonderful ability to transform the mundane into the magnificant. Her neutral decor can translate […] Read more…