Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you’re right at the beginning of a day of delicious food and fulfilling family time. We’re in Italy right now celebrating the holiday with some Americans and the Italians who live in Certaldo (the town in Tuscany we’re visiting). We’re 5-8 hours ahead of the States, so depending on where you’re reading this from we might already be done eating!
Read moreUpdate: Clawfoot Tub Shower Curtain Liner Idea
Hi there! Today I’m sharing an update on our clawfoot tub shower curtain liner idea. If you’ve been following along for a while now you know that we have a clawfoot tub as our primary shower. So, I’ve written several posts chronicling how we’re making that work. One of the first ones I did was about our shower curtain liner.
Read moreSmall Kitchen Remodel: Budget and Design Update
Kitchen Design Idea - Plan View
Hi Guys! I’ve got another kitchen update for you. Last time I posted about it we were pretty sure of the design direction we were going in, but that was about it. Since then we’ve been pricing out materials, figuring out colors and combinations, and going to look at things in person. We’ve gotten quotes from Ikea and Lowes for our cabinets and counter tops and even took a trip to Ikea (which is 2 hours away from us). During that process we made slight tweaks to the last design I showed you. Nothing major, just little changes based on cabinet sizes and things like that. You can see we swapped the position of the tall pantry cabinet so we wouldn’t have so many changes in depth along the upper cabinets. We also mirrored the base cabinet and countertop layout around the stove.
Read moreHow To: Change an Outlet Receptacle or Light Switch
Today I’m sharing how to easily switch out that old outlet or light switch. You know the one I’m talking about. It looks old and yellowed when in fact it’s just “almond.” A color that really shouldn’t be in existence any more. Or maybe it has paint on it because it wasn’t protected during the last redesign, or perhaps it’s chipped, or the plate doesn’t even really fit and it wiggles threatening to fall off with each plug and unplug. Whatever the reason – just replace it. I’m telling you, you won’t believe the difference it makes. And it feels that much better knowing you did it yourself. So, I’m sharing the how-to instructions and of course if you’re still not comfortable your local handyman should be able to do it in snap.
Read moreClawfoot Tub Shower Combo: DIY Storage for Toiletries
Hi friends, today I’m sharing another DIY for your clawfoot tub. Did you know that my posts about our clawfoot tub are some of my most popular? I think everyone who has to use them for showering is just as confused about where to start as I was! So if you’re one of those people, this one’s for you! And you’re going to love it because it’s so simple - I’m not exaggerating at all when I say that. (Plus, you might want to check out this one, this one, and this one.)
Read moreA Wall Mounted Bathroom Towel Hook Idea
Happy Monday, Friends! Today I have another update on our upstairs bathroom. It’s getting so close to being finished I can’t even wait!So, there was a little drama with these hooks before they even arrived. You see I accidentally ordered them to my old address. IN SAN FRANCISCO. After lots of phone calls and emails to friends in the city, a message to our old landlord, and an awesome customer service experience our old order was cancelled and refunded and we reordered the hooks to the correct address. Moral of the story? Anthropologie stores a default address for your online orders. Be sure that it’s the right one (it doesn’t matter if you’ve ordered things to your new address before, you know, say, the night before 🙈).
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