Learn how to paint brick, including which types of paint to use. Painting a brick fireplace is an inexpensive and easy way to brighten a room. Brick fireplaces can be a beautiful accent in a home. I love aged brick — especially in old farm kitchens or peeking out from crumbling plaster. However, sometimes brick …
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Documenting the renovation of a modern cottage style home. Located in Kentucky, our modern cottage is undergoing a wall to wall remodel. We are quickly approaching the 1-year anniversary of purchasing our cottage style home. It’s come a long way over the last 12 months, and today I’m taking you on a tour! Modern Cottage …
Embrace green cabinets in your home. Dark green, olive, sage, and kelly green cabinets have been popping up in kitchens, laundry rooms, bathrooms, and more! The Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Country Living claims that “green is the new neutral.” They must have consulted me (yeah, right) because I’ve been saying that for years! Still, I chose …
Learn how to spray paint indoors with a DIY Indoor Spray Paint Booth. No need to depend on weather with an indoor spray tent and indoor paint booth. Our DIY indoor spray paint booth has changed my furniture-painting strategy. Because, confession, I’ve never liked spray painting. It’s just been too complicated – and honestly, too …
Take a tour of this beautiful vintage laundry room with dark green cabinets. It’s packed full of storage with vintage laundry room decor that is functional, stylish, and practical! Well, we’ve lived here nearly a year and I finally have a completed room to show you! Granted, it’s a small laundry room, but I’m still …
Have a small laundry room? Try these inexpensive, small laundry room storage ideas! It’s easy to organize a small laundry room with clever laundry hacks and tips! Have you been blessed with a small laundry room — a tiny laundry room, even? Our laundry room was a closet, in a small hallway. Now it’s a laundry …
Take a tour of a small mudroom and laundry room with navy cabinets. This mudroom laundry combo was completed on a budget, is stylish, and packed with storage! Stuck with a small laundry room closet in a hallway, it took some creativity to carve out a mudroom laundry room layout. But, it worked, and with …
Dealing with a small closet? Have you ever considered which is best – a Wardrobe vs Dresser? The BEST small closet solutions might be found outside the closet: floor to ceiling wardrobes. What are the BEST small closet solutions? The answer to that question might actually be found outside the closet. What?! Yes! I can speak …
Take a Christmas Home Tour of our Modern Cottage. This Cottage Christmas Tour is filled with simple Christmas Decorating Ideas that are perfectly suited to the modern home. Does anyone else love Christmas decor but dread the work it takes to pull it off? That’s totally me. When I polled readers back in October, nearly half …
Utilitarian items can be beautiful, too. Don’t settle for any old paper towel holder, buy a gorgeous (and timeless!) marble paper towel holder. Perfect for classic and modern kitchens, these marble towel holders are stunning! Last month I shared our DIY Paper Towel Holder. The Marble Paper Towel Holder turned out beautifully, and is holding up …
Learn how to make an easy, modern, DIY paper towel holder! This Brass and Marble Paper Towel Holder looks so stylish, and it’s incredibly simple to make. Before we sold our last home, we broke our paper towel holder. In lieu of replacing, we glued it back together until we moved. Not knowing what our new kitchen would …
10 Home Exteriors with Board and Batten Siding – What is board and batten and why should you choose it for your exterior remodeling project? If you recall, we are renovating a cottage style home and true fixer-upper. Our goal is to transform our home into a modern cottage, exuding both a cozy warmth and a …
How do you style open kitchen shelves? Can open shelves be organized and practical? Yes! Learn how to style open shelving in a kitchen in 3 easy steps. Do you love the idea of open shelving in a kitchen, yet feel intimidated by the execution? It’s understandable. After all, we often have a less-than-attractive hoard of …
Add one of these modern fire pits to your backyard, and your family will love spending cooler evenings outdoors. This list includes the 15 best fire pits that won’t break the bank, all priced at less than $200! Dreaming of cool evenings with the family, gathered around a fire pit? We built a fire pit …
Remodeling your kitchen on a budget? Learn how to install a Faux Brick Backsplash. This budget-friendly DIY project will transform your kitchen without breaking the bank. Are you remodeling a kitchen on a budget? Does your backsplash need a cheap refresh without renovating the whole kitchen? In either case, a faux brick backsplash is a stylish, …