Want to redesign your space but not sure how to choose your colors? For a lot of people, this is the most daunting part of the project. Color selection fear (whiteonlyaphobia?) is real for many. The questions in this blog will take the fear and mystery out of this part of the design process leaving you with greater color confidence.

My own home project is the subject of today’s blog. To be more specific, it’s two home projects – a laundry room and nearby powder room refresh. I’ll share some tips on what you can do too when you’re DIYing duties double.

When considering backsplash for a kitchen or bath redesign, don’t look past the new design buzzword — countersplash. Here’s what to consider between countersplash and tile backsplash.

A front yard redesign is an easy way to create a warm, welcoming social space. Personalize your porch, patio, or other outdoor space with these front yard redesign tips.

Is your home stuck, in part or entirely, in a decade past? In this project I helped a client love to where she lives by bringing her house out of the 70s. You might want to apply the same steps that we took and apply them to any house and any decade it needs to escape. And even if you like your home’s decade-ness, I think you’ll enjoy this blog with its fun before and after pics.

If your house is anything like mine, the new year means more than just personal resolutions. It means planning new house projects! Some projects are needed for maintenance. Yawn, not fun. But the non-maintenance ones? Well, scoop out a big heaping helping of Happy New Year to me! I hope your 2023 finances allow you to pursue at least a few fun home projects. In this blog, we’ll address the what, when, and how of completing that seemingly endless list of home projects, plus the not-fun inevitable budget and time constraints.

Happy holidays! La-la-la-la! Luckily, you only have to read me singing instead of hearing me sing. Also lucky for you, I’m much better at crafting than singing. So, without further a-doo-wop, read on for three more DIY holiday projects you can complete with very little time or money.

When facing Grinch-like prices around the holidays, we all look for ways to stretch our money so we can be as happy as the “Whos” down in “Who-ville”. And one of the best ways I have found to stretch the dough is to make homemade holiday decorations. Read on for a fun, super simple holiday project!

Today’s blog continues my holiday tradition of trying to make the holidays easier and sweeter for you. Everyone is very busy at this time of year and budgets are stretched, so my gift to you are these super simple recipes that are fairly inexpensive to make. Placed in colored cellophane, tied up with pretty ribbon or placed in a cute little basket lined with festive fabric or tissue paper, and you’ll have wonderful homemade holiday gifts for everyone from teachers to neighbors.

With the holidays fast approaching, our thoughts often turn to our home and whether or not things are as good as they can be to welcome our friends and family in. Maybe you have a couple of smaller projects that you have on your to-do list to make that happen. Maybe you feel you don’t have the time or energy to tackle these things before the holidays. Things can get so crazy at this time of year, and if you’re anything like me, your mind might be spinning on how and what to try and accomplish to have you and your home feel “holiday-ready”. Well, my advice is to take a step back, clear your head, and think about what “home” is really all about.

Every year around this time, I post a blog like this one. Why? Because I’ve been caught in that position of having a houseful of people arriving in 24 hours and realizing I have 72 hours of work to do! If you’ve been there before, you know the following sequence: dread, denial, anger, apathy, wine, and finally…acceptance. Given what we’ve all been through over the past few years, this year for some folks, may be the first time they are really welcoming guests back into their home. Use the checklist below to help you take some of the stress out of preparing for your visitors this holiday season.

You might have the perfect space in your kitchen, dining room, or family space to hang pendant lights or a chandelier. Congratulations, you’ve accomplished the easy part! The tricky part is actually finding and selecting the perfect lighting. My job it to help you defeat tricky by arming you with easy. Without further ado, allow me to, ahem, shine a little light on this subject.