AROUND THE HOME

Growing up with very little was a blessing because I was able to see the beauty in the everyday objects that are often overlooked. That's what you do when you don't have much. I discovered that you can make anything special and festive with just a little bit of...

One way to add Christmas cheer (or any season for that matter) to your kitchen is to add wrapping paper to the cupboards. You can line the back of the cupboards, inside the doors if they're glass, or line the inset panels on the front of your doors. Simply cut the...

At one point in our last home, I got tired of not having a crafts space and got an idea to incorporate it into my tiny office nook. It ended up turning into such a bright and happy multi-use space, perfect for crafting and office work. Jenny Doh featured the space in...

I hope you've enjoyed my kitchen tour. I wanted to share some final details and thoughts that I hope you find useful. One small but impactful design element of my cabinets is that I had the cabinets made without any toekicks at the base. I find this to be both...

When we were working with Nancy on the floor plan, the pantry started out quite large, which in my opinion, can't ever be big enough. (I store all our food in the pantry). Growing up, no matter how small our living space, my mom always had a larder and I really loved...

A challenge with my kitchen was the fact that I designed the wall of cabinets, as seen in earlier posts about my kitchen. In doing so, it really made the kitchen lopsided, with the wall of cabinets having a lot of weight, design-wise. What was left to deal with was...

I have an affinity for kitchen islands. When my dad built our first home, we had a huge old chopping block that held center stage in the kitchen and I used it often. It sort of set the need for one in my mind. The island was originally designed to be much larger, but...

A while back, I shared all about what went into planning my kitchen and experienced a huge amount of interest in my cutting board drawer. The drawer post was also shared on lots of other websites where some readers wondered about the possibility of the drawer being...

Many of you journeyed along with my family and me as we built our new home. (If not, you can read all about it here). The whole experience was actually pretty enjoyable. Of all the emails I receive, one of the most requested things I hear is to see my completed...