Designing via Online shops

OK, you can call me old-fashioned but I prefer to shop for home goods (fabrics, furniture, accessories, candles, draperies, etc.) when I can see them, feel them, measure them all in person.   Shopping online up to now, has been mostly a source of inspiration for me and my client’s projects.  But with my current client, [...]

Additional Info for the “New” Kitchen

Some people out there, those who consider themselves “readers, not just picture-lookers”, might be interested in more info about our “new” kitchen.  The sort of  ”what’s that?” stuff kind of explanations.  This post is for you!  (You’re not required to read this ya know.  This isn’t school. You will not be tested on the material. [...]

And here it is…the “NEW” Kitchen!

Some of you have been waiting for these photos so here they are!  Some typical before, during and after shots that I hope will give you something fun to take a peek at I didn’t get a true “before” shot because we’d actually started and then I said, “Oh shoot!  I forgot!” Which is fairly [...]

Our Kitchen is Done….Almost!

Our kitchen is done….almost!  For all practical purposes (including cooking….LOL!) it IS done.  All that’s left is to paint the floor.   You might say I’m stalling but I just can’t do the “process” I have with this crazy weather we’ve been having! When I paint the floor (yup, it’s been done several times before) [...]

Picking the “Perfect White” paint….again!

If you’ve read my previous posts, you’ll know I was in a terrible quandary over the “exact, perfect, best-of-the best off-white paint” color(s) for my kitchen that’s scheduled to be repainted as soon as the weather allows. We’re finally getting nice spring-time weather but we want to take the doors and drawers of the cabinets [...]

Out of town shopping fun!

Hi Readers, OK, I admit, I’m a simple, most of the time easy-to-please, ordinary person. I might even have to admit to being a bit of a “hick”.  But I gotta say I was like a kid in a candy store when we were in Nebraska visiting family.  I got to go shopping at  Pottery [...]