Category Archives: Renovations

We have a few items in our house from when we renovated the public spaces/butler’s pantry/laundry room that get a lot of comments, and I think that they are kind of surprising. First up is the light fixtures over the peninsula. My husband really wanted stained glass/Tiffany style pendants. When we purchased all the fixtures,Continue reading “Our Design Choices That Get the Most Comments/Compliments”

I decided to do a gallery wall above our bed because I had found some really great hand colored lithographs of some European cities (on EBTH.com) that had just the right colors in them, but they were WAY too small, so I got them some friends. I added a great oil painting of some cowsContinue reading “Gallery Wall”

I have struggled with my youngest son’s room to get it to look cohesive. So, I started over. Here’s what it looked like in the listing photo: Here was the first iteration: So, I kept the green coverlet, but changed all the rest of the bedding. I bought a new plaid rug–even my husband likesContinue reading “Another Room Refresh”

If you’ve been following along, you know that we are going for and 1930’s English pub kind of vibe in the basement because of the space that we’re working with. One of the things that we decided to do was to add oak beams to the ceiling to add a nod to that look. EarlierContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Massive Beams”