Packing for a big move
How to avoid the top five moving mistakes
Moving is an exercise in controlled chaos. Anything can go wrong without careful planning. Learn about the top five moving mistakes that you can make and how to avoid them.
Rental property at sunset.
Your home can be a vacation rental. Here’s how to make it a success!
With so many people turning to vacation homes these days rather than hotels, it’s no wonder that more and more homeowners are considering renting out their property when it’s in a prime location.
Two-tone yellow and white kitchen with butcher block countertops and a french farmhouse decor
My first video! Come visit my kitchen.
Come visit my kitchen. I'll be your personal tour guide as I show you around in my very first video.
Pouring a cup of tea for someone you love.
When you’re pulled in 100 directions
Ever felt overwhelmed? I certainly do! Sheesh. I feel like I'm being pulled in a hundred different directions! Let me share my last three months. First, there was Thanksgiving. Then Christmas, which this year, we had the whole family at our house.…
Professional Range
A major upgrade for my yellow kitchen
Anyone who knows me, knows I love my yellow kitchen. I love the color. I love the butcher block countertops. Recently, my yellow kitchen got a major upgrade when I got a new professional style stove. Needless to say, but I'll say…
Feeling at home and enjoying the deck
I'm sitting out on our back deck with my cup of coffee and a book. Obviously, I'm not reading my book, since I'm writing to you. But I've been neglecting my friendship with you, so here I am enjoying my back deck with…
How French doors will look in my sitting room
I have wanted to put French doors in our sitting room even before we ever closed on our house, and my husband has always said it would be nice. But I know unless he sees it, he won't get excited about the…
Easy ideas I used to transform our ho-hum bedroom
I transformed our ho-hum bedroom into a cozy retreat, and I didn't need to spend thousands for a complete makeover. I'm sharing some simple inexpensive ideas I did in my own bedroom that anyone can do to up the cozy factor of…
Looking from the living room.
Painted all the doors black and they look so elegant
Well, they're mostly finished. I still have to paint the closet doors in Jim's office. I'm thrilled with how they all look, and I'm loving our bathroom barn door. So much better. Everything looks so much more elegant with a touch of…
Dining room with antique china cabinet
Painting interior doors a dramatic black
I finally started painting our interior doors. It has been on my list of things to do since before we moved in, and I really wish I would have done it sooner, like before we moved in! Better late than never, they…
