Our daughter loves Christmas decorations. Like, REALLY loves them. Around November she starts asking when the decorations will be up in our house, the restaurants we visit, the neighborhoods on our routes. Ah, the neighborhood entrances. We moved into a neighborhood without an HOA about 7 years ago. So, we’ve listened to her for the last 6 years talk about… Read More
Tucker Kitchen Remodel Week 3
It’s week 3 of our kitchen remodel and we had some great things happen this week. If you are just joining us you can catch up by starting HERE, HERE, and HERE. Let the record reflect that 4 weeks without countertops and a dishwasher could be motive for a serious crime. Especially if your husband keeps putting everything (I mean… Read More
Two Tier Kitchen Island Update
There are a few very distinctive design choices that date a home built in the late 1990’s- early 2000’s. One of them is the two-tier kitchen island. I know what the designers and builders were probably thinking…”Let’s build a higher bar around the kitchen island so it will hide any mess that is going on in the kitchen and all… Read More
Bathroom Accessories, Art and Sources- ORC Week 4
A bathroom makeover is expensive. I don’t care who you are. It’s always a challenge to come up with beautiful, functional AND affordable. This is our third (and final) bathroom renovation in this house. I wrote about our Master Bath renovation and our Hall Bath renovation. The smartest thing I did for both bathrooms was to start buying one piece… Read More
One Room Challenge- Basement Bathroom Update- The Plan
Our basement bathroom is kind of embarrassing. We really haven’t done anything in there since we moved in 6 years ago. I know, I know, it’s a basement bathroom. Who’s really going to see it? I’ll tell you who- How about everyone who comes over in the summer to swim in the pool or hang out with us at one… Read More
How I Would Design My Dream Kitchen on a Limited Budget
I have had a lot of time to think about how I would design my dream kitchen. I am in kitchens all over the Nashville area almost every single day of the week. I also spend countless hours a week studying kitchen design and following the nation’s top interior designers and taking note of the elements they are using in… Read More