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…
Renovation
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…
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,…
Vintage Bathroom Renovation: Inspiration
One lesson we’ll be taking from 2020 is to never stop transforming your home into a place you love. The main bathroom in our house has always been “acceptable” – updated by the previous owners but using cheap materials that didn’t match our style or the style of our house. We’ve been setting aside money…
Our $40 Bedroom Lighting Upgrade
One of the joys of living in a historic home is you can never count on having electric run to the places you want or need it – and trying to drop new wiring is a huge hassle (not to mention $$$). Our bedroom is one of those places. We have a ceiling fan (which…
Stunning Ceiling Fans to Instantly Elevate Any Room
When you live in Texas, giving up your ceiling fan just isn’t an option. Even our dining room had a ceiling fan in it when we bought our home (don’t worry – that one we did replace). Opting for a ceiling fan doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice in style, though. We’re in the process…
5 DIY Patio Tables We Love
Earlier this year, we made the decision to begin another round of projects to make our 100 year old house a place we can happily live for at least the next five years (Backstory: When I purchased this house as a single gal, my plan was to be here about 5 years. That was 5…