Five years ago, I bought another fixer upper again, I know, lol. It was a 7 level townhouse, yikes! It was in a really great location, AND the price was the lowest price ever, for a townhouse in this sought after neighborhood. It was perfect for my strategy of buying the lowest price properties in…
It’s the One Room Challenge! And I’m back!!!For those of you that are new to the One Room Challenge, its a bi-annual design challenge where designers from around the world completely transform one room in a mere eight weeks! This is my 7th time participating and I’m stoked!!! I think I’m better organized this time…
Approximately 5 years ago, I bought a fixer upper. I needed to find somewhere quickly to live within a certain school district for my two teenagers and myself. I looked at renting and almost found something when my brother found two townhouses for sale in a complex across from one of the schools. I had…
Design trends continue to shift drastically as we move away from the all white interior area and the all gray interior era. We’re seeing bolder colors and apparently the bolder the better! This applies not only to interior paint colors but our furniture as well. We’re seeing very moody rooms in our houses in many…
I try to repurpose furniture whenever so I can save money to put towards other purchases that I can’t DIY, AND its the right thing to do for our environment. So when I was styling this bedroom in my townhouse that I was selling, I wanted to make this a girls room. The other bedroom…
Whether you’re renovating your house to stay and enjoy, or are getting your house ready to sell within the next couple of years, installing new flooring in your home is a sizeable investment. You want to pick something that not only fits with your décor and family’s needs, but something that is going to be…
The kitchen is the hub of the home. It’s where the action is. We spend alot of time in our kitchen and the pandemic changed how we use our kitchen now. We use the kitchen counter and dinner table for homework, to hang out and get caught up at the end of the day. We…
There is ONE room in your house that you should be able to close the door at the end of the day, or even the middle of the day, and be able to cut out the noise of the day, whether it be work, kids or both. This room of course, is your bedroom. It…
Perhaps you have bought an older home and have a two piece bathroom, that is a single sink & toilet in the primary bedroom. You love your house, you don’t want to move, but you would love it even more if it had a three piece bathroom, sink, toilet AND a shower. It would make…
Your fireplace should be without question, the focal point of your room. People should walk into your room and say “wow” because it looks stunning. Does Your Fireplace Look Stunning or Dated? Does it have old stone or brick? Don’t worry if you have a dated or boring fireplace. With a little bit alot of…
Is Your Home Messy Right Now? Be honest! If you’re like most of us, we are NOT visitor ready. i.e. We secretly hope that friends don’t ring the doorbell without notice. And if they call us that they are on their way over, we madly run around the main floor scurrying up clutter stuffing it…
Welcome back to Week 7 of the One Room Challenge! I have been sharing the past few weeks all the ups and downs of doing a kitchen & dining room renovation with supplier and labor shortages. Its been quite a ride but I’m blasting through. I’m tackling my kitchen & dining room doing a MAJOR…