I'm a sucker for pretty coffee table decor so was thrilled when the ladies from Project Design (Cindy from Rough Luxe Lifestyle, MaryAnn from Classic Casual Home, & Annie from Most Lovely Things) asked me to join them and three other guest hosts (Sherry of Design Indulgence, Kim of Northern California Style, and Pam of Simple Details) to share our favorite coffee table styling tips. If any of you have bare coffee tables in need of a little prettying up, I hope you'll get some ideas and ...
Coffee Table Decor: Ideas & Inspiration
Hidden Kitchen Command Center
The older I get, the more I'm drawn toward decorating and organizing solutions that reduce visual clutter. So when we renovated our kitchen last year (see the "before" and "after" of our kitchen remodel {here} if you missed it), instead of rehanging the large bulletin board we once used for our family command center, I created a hidden command center in one of our kitchen island drawers. While it might look like our kitchen island simply has five large drawers,the two top drawers actually ...
How to Paint a Door: My Best Tips for Painting Interior Doors!
Want to know how paint a door like a pro? Painting interior doors with my simple step by step tips is a breeze and will get you the professional finish you're looking for! The last two houses we've lived in have been older homes with doors that were yellowed and not in great shape so as I make over each space, I also paint the doors. It's pretty amazing what a difference a fresh coat of paint makes, especially if you're changing out the hardware too! Years ago, a professional painter gave me ...
Serena & Lily Wallpaper Favorites + My Foyer Makeover Plans!
When we first moved into our house I had the fun task of taking down a TON of dated wallpaper. And it didn't come down in nice full strips like they show you on HGTV, but instead in annoyingly small bits and pieces. I swore that I'd never use wallpaper again! But here I am 5+ years later having added wallpaper to four rooms in our home with one more to come! The reality is that if you use wallcovering primer before installing wallpaper, when the time comes to remove it, it's not bad at all. And ...
Dining Room Chandeliers: My Ten Favorites!
Sometimes when I'm on the hunt for lighting, a piece of furniture, or a new home accessory, I quickly find what I want, know it's "the one", and buy it. Done! But other times I spend hours searching, labor over which would be the best one, search again, labor over my options again, etc., etc. The more money I'm spending on something, the more likely it is that the decision is going to take me an eternity. Our dining room chandelier is the perfect example. When we bought our house, it was in the ...
My New, Organized Gift Wrapping Station!
Hi everyone! I'm emerging from my it-couldn't-be-any-worse-of-a-mess basement (seriously you guys, it's bad beyond words) to share a favorite organizational solution that came out of the ongoing clean up. In the course of our kitchen remodel, the finished area of our basement got piled high with boxes and bins from our kitchen and things only went south from there after we had some basement flooding. One of my major home goals for 2019 is to reclaim our basement living space so we can start ...
