OUR BRIGHT BASEMENT PLAY ROOM There is a huge part of our house that we haven’t really used to its full potential. Rather than being a family space to play, explore, and spend time together it has been used as a carpeted storage space. What is the space? The basement family room and playroom. Having…
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Replacing Entry Doors – Entrance Door Reveal
This is part 4 of a 6 part series of replacing the exterior doors in my home. Be sure to read all the other door posts as well as posts on renovating our home. Entry Door Laundry Room This tiny room is small yet mighty. It is the entrance from our garage into our home as well…
Design Tips For Kitchen Remodeling
Renovating and remodeling can be an exciting project where you can update and change all of the quirks and frustrations of your current situation. It can also be stressful because there are so many styles, options, price ranges and tough decisions to make. I have worked with home owners while renovating existing kitchens as well…
How To Install A Vinyl Plank Floor
Flooring In A Basement Last week you read all my basement saga and just how difficult it is to remove thinset from concrete. To summarize, its a whole lotta work. Once we had bare floors I just wanted to do snow angel like movements on those floors. I was ready and excited for the next…
Our Basement – How To Remove Tile From Concrete
The Basement Before I feel like our basement has such a story to tell. Houses typically come with a blank slate of concrete floors, framed and insulated exterior walls, and endless possibilities. Our basement came partially finished – I will let the pictures give you more detail on what I mean. There was carpet and tile…
Christmas Home Tour
Hey friends! Welcome to my Christmas home tour. Christmas decorating time has arrived in full force everywhere. Our house has hit it about 70% because this summer we decided we have outgrown this house and need to move. I love moving, I love change, and am all excited about it. So excited that I rented…
Debbie’s In Progress E-design Reveal
Isn’t is nice when you move into a new house and all the changes you want to make happen right away and it looks just like you imagined? Yeah, sometimes that doesn’t happen. With this home we have had a few unexpected hiccups along the way. This is the living room that I originally planned….
Grey Gold Living Room Edesign – Client Update
I just got some finished photos from a clients house, and am so excited to share them with you! Its funny because for the most part, I feel like my strengths are in putting together finishes for a building a new house. I guess that is what I did for so long, when I…
Designing Timeless Kids Rooms – antique chic girls room
As a mom of boys I loved the idea of designing a bedroom for a little girl. There seems to be a big difference in styled kids rooms in magazine and what people actually do in their own homes. I find most people tend to decorate kids rooms with bold colors and very child centered decor….