From the category archives:

Projects and How-To

Before: My Sister’s Bedroom Renovation

October 9, 2011
Thumbnail image for Before: My Sister’s Bedroom Renovation

This post could actually be titled, “How a small plastic water hose bursting in a powder room can create an avalanche of renovations in one house”. Or Updating a 90′s bedroom.  Take your pick! Here’s how things went down. My sister and her hubby, Bruce, were out of the house one Saturday a few weeks [...]

Read the full article →

Shooting a Pilot TV Show with The Lettered Cottage

September 20, 2011
Thumbnail image for Shooting a Pilot TV Show with The Lettered Cottage

My friends, Layla and Kevin, were shooting a pilot for a TV show last week over in Suwanee, GA for HGTV!  This was my first time behind the scenes of the makings of a TV show and WOW, was it interesting, exhausting, and busy.  My hat is off to the folks who tirelessly do these [...]

Read the full article →

Get Your Craft On With Martha Stewart & Michaels

September 1, 2011
Thumbnail image for Get Your Craft On With Martha Stewart & Michaels

If you are a fan of Martha Stewart, you will want to listen up to this one.  Martha has a new line of craft supplies out at Michael’s and I had the opportunity to try out:  Martha Stewart Decorative Paint Line by Plaid! She has some rockin’ products in this line and my niece, Lauren, [...]

Read the full article →

Apartment Guide Blogger’s Challenge: DIY Framing & $50 Target Giveaway

August 11, 2011
Thumbnail image for Apartment Guide Blogger’s Challenge: DIY Framing & $50 Target Giveaway

I love to take shortcuts on framing whenever I can.  I do love the idea of custom framing and have had the opportunity to do that several times along the way, but if I can save money, I’ll do it myself.  None of this is mind-blowing stuff, but in case you haven’t thought about how [...]

Read the full article →

Mirror Mate $200 Giveaway

August 4, 2011
Thumbnail image for Mirror Mate $200 Giveaway

{Giveaway is Closed} Just a couple of weeks ago, I showed off the new and improved bathroom, that ugly no more 70′s bathroom and told you that I’d come back and revisit the mirror frame that you all saw in the newly done space. So, today I’m going to show you the wonderful company behind [...]

Read the full article →

A Coastal Inspired Lamp: Before & After

August 3, 2011
Thumbnail image for A Coastal Inspired Lamp: Before & After

It’s so fun watching something as lowly as a thriftstore lamp get a makeover.  From the before pics to the afters, it’s a transformation that is worthy of the effort.  This $5 wooden lamp was found in Port St. Joe when me and my longtime friend, Vicki, were down there a few months ago.  She [...]

Read the full article →

Day 2: High Point, NC Design Challenge

July 26, 2011
Thumbnail image for Day 2: High Point, NC Design Challenge

Day 2 in our design challenge week in NC, we left the Biltmore Inn right after a wonderful breakfast and hopped on a bus headed to High Point. We knew we were going to a photography studio of some kind, but had no idea what we were in for. On the way out of the [...]

Read the full article →

Updating a 70′s Bath: Avocado & Aqua

July 12, 2011
Thumbnail image for Updating a 70′s Bath: Avocado & Aqua

Who would think that avocado and aqua could co-exist peacefully? I wouldn’t have thought it possible if it hadn’t happened so easily, with the help of some inspiration linens.  From Homegoods, one of my favorite places to shop. If you find yourself a fabric or in this cases towels and washcloths that tie it all [...]

Read the full article →

Allure Vinyl Plank Wood Floor

July 7, 2011
Thumbnail image for Allure Vinyl Plank Wood Floor

The bathroom is almost done!  And wow, does it look great.  I can’t wait to show it all to you, but I’ve still got one more little thing to do in there and that is frame out the mirror.  That will be another post too!  So, while we’re waiting for that, I thought I’d walk [...]

Read the full article →

That Wonderful Beadboard Wallpaper

July 5, 2011
Thumbnail image for That Wonderful Beadboard Wallpaper

Oh yeah, I’ve been at it again with the beadboard wallpaper and have totally transformed that blah 70′s bath into a beautiful coastal inspired space.  I had avocado tiles and an aqua laminate countertop to work with, so adding beadboard wallpaper to the space gave it a much more interesting architectural feel and at a [...]

Read the full article →

Why NOT to Put Carpet in a Bathroom?

June 21, 2011
Thumbnail image for Why NOT to Put Carpet in a Bathroom?

Whoever thought putting carpet in a bathroom was a good idea, should have their head examined (even if it was my dad!)   Moisture, lots of moisture and carpet around a toilet just don’t mix.  Yuck!  Nevertheless, when this old house of ours was built in 1972 or so, carpet was put down in the [...]

Read the full article →

Coffee Table Revamp & Kilz Primer Giveaway

May 26, 2011
Thumbnail image for Coffee Table Revamp & Kilz Primer Giveaway

{Giveaway is Closed} I’ve been helping my friend, Vicki, with a few updates around her house and first up is that coffee table that we found down in Port St. Joe for the sweet price of $22.  I noted that it was a solid wood table and would look great painted creamy white, so Vicki [...]

Read the full article →

From Ugly to Beautiful: Porch Reveal

May 25, 2011
Thumbnail image for From Ugly to Beautiful: Porch Reveal

It has sure been a lot of fun fixing up that old covered porch.  I think I managed to make it completely livable and comfortable to be in, as well as pretty and functional too.  We had to keep the function of this porch, that was a must. Strategic storage pieces were definitely the answer.  [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →