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Staircase MakeOver
My front curved staircase is the first thing you see when entering my home. The staircase was the reason I fell in love with my house initially but keeping carpeted stairs cleaned and vacuumed was a giant frustration. After looking into replacing with wood, I decided on tile. A hardwood replacement would have been far more expensive and required additional tools. I wanted to create a statement look and love Spanish tile detail. There are a lot of options for tile, but in the end I didn’t want to spend thousands of dollars on high end tile for the stairs. I ended up buying my black and white tiles from…
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MasterBath Vanity Update
As we head into our 4th week of being at home, here’s my best attempt to distract myself and feel productive. This is the second post on our master bath update, check out master bath tub upgrade for the initial post. Because of the detail on the tub, I felt the vanity needed to be simple, clean and modern. Here is the before pic: Step 1 Remove the mirror – this was a delicate step because we didn’t want to break the mirror. This 12 foot long mirror would be saved for the master closet update, hopefully completed in the next few weeks. We used a long metal…
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Budget Bathroom Makeover with a Wow factor
I hope all of your are staying safe at home and finding productive and positive ways to spend your days during this very difficult and scary time. For my family, that means spending some of our time getting those projects done that we haven’t had time for between the usual day to day chaos. I’m really excited about this particular project, because I think it’s something that alot of people can do from a skills perspective, doesn’t require many tools and it’s quite affordable. Our master bathroom was dated and boring, built 16+ years ago, it was badly in need of some modern charm and character. You can see…
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Creating the Perfect Kitchen Nook with plenty of Seating and Style
Creating the perfect kitchen nook takes some serious thought and planning. How much seating is needed, storage, lighting and style? Seating~ I really love built-in benches, but I was not sure I wanted to commit because it’s not going anywhere after it’s installed. So instead of built-in benches, we made free standing benches that went in the corner and extend to the end of the table. This way we could move or replace without a renovation effort. What we used: 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch wood planks, cut to length with support cross boards every foot on the under side of the bench. …
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Old Mirror turned Statement Piece
Every time I walk down a beach, I can’t resist collecting shells that catch my eye…. which led to a big collection of shells over time. Combine them with an old mirror I had been meaning to update and my idea was starting to take shape… In case you are not a shell collector like me, you can purchase a wide variety online or in a craft store. My old mirror: Step 1 – Cover mirror with tape and paper. I put the tape as close to the frame as possible but I had to really work to get it off in the end, I think leaving an 1/8…
