This week we had to choose the floor stain which I thought would be my favorite since I already had an idea of what I liked. I wanted to match the porch ceiling wood and the exterior corbels with the wood on our floors. Little did I know pine (the ceiling) stains differently than red oak (floors) and differently than… Read More
The Sherwin Williams Color Visualizer saved me so much time on our new home. Picking the right home color is exhausting if you are as indecisive as us. We chose a few gray paint colors in the beginning , but after seeing our brick, we decided the colors did not contrast enough. Our home feels very English Tudor so I wanted… Read More
If you have not noticed, I LOVE grey! I remember being 14 years old, and my friends thinking my room looked like a jail cell because it was grey. I love the neutrality of grey and how it can go with almost anything. As a decorator, I have noticed there are certain shades of grey that don’t feel “homey” to… Read More
Picking out our bathroom and kitchen cabinet door styles … was probably one of our easier projects. I can’t say the same for the hardware part because I overthink was too much. Cabinets bring the room together while adding storage. You can change the feel of a room just by a simple door style. There are a few things you… Read More
New home building can really test a marriage… luckily my husband knows his role not only in our relationship but in this house building game He is way more concerned with the HVAC and roofing . I am more involved in picking out lighting, paint colors, and decor. I do ask him before making decisions…. Read More
Today – after some wonderful tips from our builders and friends – we nailed down our decisions on electrical outlets and lighting. We also signed off on the tile so thank God that is over!! I wanted to see what the floor plan would look like. This is not exact but it gives us a really good idea of how our… Read More