I recently hosted a friend’s birthday party.  Instead of a meal I opted for a grazing table (example pictured above), basically a variety of food that goes well together combined with a lot of flowers and herbs and canRead more about Try a Grazing Table at your next party – Beautiful, delicious and Easy![…]

I had put off painting my main living area for 15 years because of the 19 foot ceilings.  I consider myself pretty brave when it comes to DIY (hello concrete countertops!) but the thought of renting scaffolding and painting that high for that long was daunting.  I am happy to report, it was NOT NEARLYRead more about Painting vaulted ceilings[…]

I have a serious color palette problem, it’s brown and it’s everywhere in my house.  For example, my recent dining room table project.  In my living room, there was a giant armoire and shelving set that needed to go.  Behind the armoire, was a decent sized cut in by the fireplace.  I had always thought about addingRead more about Create Modern Built-In’s for your Living Room[…]

I never realized how much brown furniture I had collected over the last 20 years.  This included my dining room table.  Here is the original: I started by attempting to use a non-toxic stripper on the top of the table.  This barely affected the top laquer of the original finish.  It was thick and wouldRead more about Dining Table MakeOver – from boring brown to WOW in a few hours![…]

My back patio was in need of a makeover.  I had originally stained it but in high traffic areas, the color had worn off and the concrete had mildew stains.  After a little research, I decided on adding slate tile to the patio.  Slate tiles are very affordable @ 53 cents a tile and weRead more about Slate Patio Makeover[…]