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More than half way through the One Room Challenge and our basement overhaul is coming along nicely. This week we paint the cabinets. Continue reading ““Basement Bar Remodel” One Room Challenge – (Week 4) Painting Cabinets”
Welcome to Week 3 of the Spring 2018 edition of The One Room Challenge HERE! I can’t believe we are half way through the event already. This incredible challenge happens twice a year, and is hosted by Linda at “Calling It Home” HERE and media partner “House Beautiful” HERE. Continue reading “Basement Bar Remodel “One Room Challenge” (Week 3) – Sanding and Priming Cabinets”
Welcome to Week 2 of the Spring 2018 edition of The One Room Challenge HERE! Hope you had a chance to check out the featured designers and their projects, I had a hard time choosing a favorite, collectively they bring so much design inspiration to the event. Continue reading ““Basement Bar Remodel” One Room Challenge (Week 2) – Designing the Space”
Welcome to Week 1 of the Spring 2018 edition of The One Room Challenge HERE! A big thank you to Linda from Calling it Home HERE and media partner, House Beautiful HERE, for organizing this fabulous event! Continue reading ““Basement Bar Remodel” One Room Challenge (Week 1)”
Finally, I am getting around to taking on another cabinet painting job in our home, the Butler’s Pantry. Continue reading “Butler’s Pantry Renovation & Remodel Ideas”
It’s been 2 months since we completed our Kitchen remodel for the Fall 2017 Edition of The One Room Challenge. If you missed this exciting event in which we were a guest participant, you can catch up on all the details and the final reveal HERE. Continue reading “Update on Our Modern French Country Kitchen Remodel (One Room Challenge)”
Have you thought about replacing a granite countertop because you don’t love the color? Replacing a granite countertop is a pricy option, what if it were possible to paint it instead? Well, I tried it. Continue reading “Is It Possible to Paint a Granite Surface?”
A “new year resolution” is defined as a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year. Continue reading “Using the Gym to Achieve Fitness Goals for 2018”
If you have been following for a while, you know I am on a painting adventure in our home. If it can be painted…it will be painted. The next victims are these dark brown double doors that open into our office. Continue reading “Modernizing Interior Doors by Painting White”
So far, this Christmas season has been filled with fun and exciting room transformations. I have really enjoyed decorating our house for the holidays! This is the first year I have added Christmas touches to so many rooms, if you missed the kitchen tour, you can check it out HERE. Continue reading ““Modern French Country Christmas” Sunroom Tour and Remodel 2017″
When one of my friends recently asked me for design advice before starting a major kitchen renovation, I was more than happy to lend a helping hand. My friends were planning a complete gut job and overhaul of their kitchen space. The renovation was going to involve all new appliances, new cabinets, new ceiling, new countertops, basically new everything! Continue reading “Stunning Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel”
The time has officially arrived. It’s been a rough 7 weeks for us and our DIY kitchen renovation, but we are so happy the job is finally complete! Continue reading “Modern French Country Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” Final Reveal”
During a typical season of the “One Room Challenge” week 6 is the final reveal. This season is anything but ordinary, the one week extension has benefitted us and taken a bit of pressure off the time constraints.
Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 6) New Lighting”
This Fall season, many participants of the One Room Challenge have had to deal with effects of the recent devastating natural disasters. Participants from Texas, Florida, and California have been affected in many ways leading up to and during the ORC. Because Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 5) Fireplace Surround & New Cabinet Hardware”
How did we get to week 4 already?! Really! I’m not week 4 ready, I’m week 2 ready! Seems like the weeks pass quicker when I’m under the gun. Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 4) Range Hood Transformation”
Welcome to week 3 of our kitchen renovation, and what a busy week it has been. My husband and I have been busy tackling several projects relating to the reno, and so far we are on schedule. For those of you joining for the first time, you can catch up on our progress for the “One Room Challenge” by clicking on the links. Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 3) Painting Island Cabinets & Steam Cleaning Natural Stone”
Only 1 week into the “One Room Challenge” and I’m feeling stressed. Did I really commit to doing a kitchen renovation in 6 weeks? Ummm…yea…I did, how did that happen? Five paint samples in, and close to choosing a color for one of the islands. I originally wanted Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 2) The Design Plan”
Welcome to the Fall 2017 edition of the “One Room Challenge”! Currently in its 12th season, the One Room Challenge™ is a widely anticipated biannual event every April and October. Each round, twenty design bloggers take the challenge and transform a space. Continue reading “Kitchen Renovation “One Room Challenge” (Week 1)”
Building a home gym takes a lot of thought and preparation. It begins with choosing a room in the home that will accommodate your equipment and the way you want to work out. Continue reading “Building “The Ultimate Home Gym” the Rogue Way”
The word “shiplap” has become a common household term, made popular by Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV’s “Fixer Upper”.
Continue reading “Different Ways to Get the “Shiplap Look” and Where to Buy Real “Shiplap””
