There are SO many options out there for kitchen pendants. As we were redoing our historic kitchen, we knew we wanted something classic yet refined and simple. The range wall was designed to be a feature piece, and we didn’t want the island pendants to distract from that. Visual Comfort has been my go-to brand…
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Statement Lights for a Home Office
My home office sits tucked away in a room of our primary bedroom – which unfortunately means it’s been a low priority on our renovation list. But, when the light in the old builder-grade ceiling fan circa 1980 finally gave out this week, we decided that rather than swapping the bulb, it was time to…
Vintage-Look Chandeliers For the Bathroom (Budget-Friendly)
Phase two of the renovation of our 1915 boarding house is underway, which means I have a lot of light fixtures to order. At the top of my list is finding a vintage-look chandelier to go over our original clawfoot bathtub that is being refinished. Finding a vintage-look chandelier on a budget has been a…
Refreshing Old Grout: Before and Afters
Our 1915 historic home has seen a lot of love – and a lot of wear and tear – over the last 100 years. The bathrooms were all redone at some point, but the once-white grout is starting to show it’s age. The tiles in what we call the white bathroom were in pretty good…
Mood Board for our Budget Bathroom Renovation
Our 1915 historic home was originally built as a boarding house. Three of the bedrooms and a now-enclosed sleeping porch are off a common staircase and main landing with two full baths. Our original plans for the house were to gut both bathrooms immediately upon moving in, however as we started deep cleaning each, we…
Our Old Home Renovation Plan
Life has been moving at a crazy pace lately! In just a few short weeks, we’ve bought a new house, started prepping our current home for sale, had a baby, and started some major renovations at the new house. Our goal is to have the home ready to move in within just six weeks of…
Life update: We bought a new (very old) house!
I feel like the blog has really been in background mode for a while as we navigated on two really big life changes. We had a new baby! And we bought a new (very old) house! We have loved the last seven years in our little craftsman cottage on Beacon. Unfortunately, three kids + the…
Designing a Custom Disney Patch Jacket
We just booked our first trip with E to Disney World and are beyond excited! The trip is just after Christmas, so I’ve been busy brainstorming up gift ideas for Christmas that can double for all the things we’ll need for the trip. As soon as I saw the first custom Disney patch jacket pop…
Look for Less: The Studio McGee Entryway
Ever since Dream Home Makeover started airing on Netflix, I have been obsessed with the Studio McGee style and how to create the Studio McGee look for less. I pulled together a round up a few months ago of more budget-friendly options to recreate one of my favorite spaces from the show. Today we’re diving…
Vintage Brass Bathroom Hardware
Since moving into our historic house five years ago, we have renovated two bathrooms and added on another. Only one half bath has remained untouched so far, and its days are numbered. When deciding on what style to go with, we knew we had to stay consistent with that of our craftsman home, but also…
Our Wall Mounted Bathroom Faucets
I am this close to sharing our entire bathroom renovation. It’s beautiful. I’m obsessed – but we have a few decor pieces to arrive before we share the whole thing. Today, we’re talking about these wall mounted faucets. Read more: Our Vintage Bathroom Renovation Inspiration The wall mounted faucets weren’t in the original design. But,…
Rejuvenation Drum Pendant Look Alike
Let’s talk about my latest decor obsession. This Rejuvenation conical drum pendant. Little by little we’ve been updating our tiny eat-in kitchen and this pendant would be the perfect fit. Butttt at nearly $700 – before taxes and shipping – I just can’t. Before we get to the Rejuvenation conical drum pendant dupes, can we…