RENOVATE – REMODEL – DECORATE
There are so many things I'd love to complain to you about but this is a design and decorating blog and I think you could probably use some peace. We both know what's going on in the world and hopefully you're here because you could use a break from the 24 hour a day news… Continue reading Current Sensibility: Never Panic: Let’s look at pretty images together and smile.
This kitchen surprised me. Some kitchens you just know are going to be an amazing transformation. Anytime you add a window, open up a wall or a ceiling, there's going to be a "Wow." For this space, we didn't need to knock a wall down - it's big eat-in kitchen already. The clients didn't really… Continue reading Before & After: Farmhouse Transitional Kitchen
Welcome to my last "Kitchens of 2018" post! (Oh good, I thought she'd never stop sharing these blurry site photos.) How is your January 2019 experience? My life feels back to "normal" from the nasty December that I had followed by the chaos of the Christmas holiday. I'm really enjoying being a part of this… Continue reading Denver Kitchens: A Year in Review (Part 3)
Happy New Year! I'm writing this on a bitterly cold (but sunny) new day in 2019. I am a reflective person, but I'm not much of a backwards looking person and I think there is a difference. One of my many self-preservation skills is a lack of desire to dwell on the past. I think… Continue reading Denver Kitchens: A Year in Review (Part 1)
I am at the point in my kitchen remodel where I am questioning the entire Interior Design industry and the deceptions that are Pinterest and Instagram. Why do I feel the need to update my kitchen? It worked just fine before. Yes, it was dark and the cabinets were over 60 years old, but it… Continue reading Good Ol’ Days: Heat, A Snorkeling Mask and Plaster – This Old House Part 5
Do you really need ice? The first weekend we tore up the kitchen (read about that here) we moved the refrigerator across the room to let more light into the room. We never hooked the water line up and we were suddenly sans ice. I thought Dave was waiting on moving the water line, but I… Continue reading The Cult of the Porcelain Light Socket: This Old House Part 4
It's been 2 weeks since we took out a wall in our kitchen (if you missed that post, you can read about it here). We have a small, 1930's cottage-style house and taking this wall down only served to let much needed natural light into the kitchen. It did not join it miraculously to the… Continue reading Kitchen Renovation Saga: This Old House Part 2
I never took any before photos of the kitchen in the 1930's house we have now, except for this one corner It's a small, dark kitchen that, according to my mom, feels like a dead end. It's 1960's pine cabinetry with one small window. It's a tile floor that reminds me of an auto parts… Continue reading DIY Home Renovation Project in a Weekend: What NOT to Do
I have some sweet, patient clients who sent me this cartoon recently which summed up their feelings for living in their home during a major remodel. As a designer, I go through one home renovation project after another. The pain for homeowners is on my mind, but I can go weeks without thinking about it… Continue reading 6 Tips for Living Through a Home Renovation
Thank you to everyone who was able to sit down and watch my HGTV debut on Saturday's House Hunters Renovation. If you don't have access to that channel, but you're an Amazon Prime member, you will be able to find the episode in about 3 weeks. I think it's an entertaining episode - there's a… Continue reading Before and After: Rustic Modern Ranch (as Seen on HGTV)
The Colorado Nest 