About the client: 18 year old Scott Robeson… yes, my son! I remember it well. Fresh out of high school, Scott was accepted into the most prestigious drumcore orginazation in the world requiring him to not only move out, but move 1,200 miles and 3 states away from home. We created a game plan starting with online apartment searches. Once securing his place and downloading the floor plan, I got to work on the possible furniture layout. We carefully shopped IKEA with a maximum of 4,000 budget for the project. Scott made detailed notes on what to buy once he arrived in his new home state and ... >> Read More...
Fix It Friday: Traditional Living Room for Today’s Modern Family
Happy Friday Everyone! So this week's Fix it Friday post is dedicated to one of my favorite projects from back in the day. For sake of simplicity, and my newfound love for formatting here on my blog, I'm going to outline this weeks FIF in a new, fun way. Oh and ps, I'm going to link some of the similar items from this room that I found online incase you wanted to try to implement this look in your own home. Ready, set, read! About the clients: The homeowners were professionals with 2 young daughters, eager to move into the home they had just purchased. Only one problem, in its current ... >> Read More...
Fix It Friday: Young Girl Bedroom Makeover
Happy Friday Everyone! Those who are #FIF veterans know I usually focus on master bedrooms or upper scale common area rooms like kitchens and living rooms, but this week were going to dive into the CUTEST little girls room! We remodeled the entire home - which I will cover more in depth later on :) but for their daughters room they wanted a fun, colorful bedroom with a closet and plenty of space for their Abby and her sisters to play and enjoy being girls. Oh and ps, I'm going to link some of the similar items from this room that I found online incase you wanted to try to implement this look ... >> Read More...
Fix it Friday: Modern Bachelor Pad
Happy Friday Everyone! So this weeks project focuses in on a client I had a few years ago. He was a single guy in his 20's who wanted a cool, modern place to call home. He was often traveling the country as a musician, so time at home needed to be restful and clutter free yet visually appealing. He desired to collect iconic investment pieces, beginning with the purchase of the Ludwig Miles van der Rohe Barcelona chair and ottoman. Respectful of budget, I tried to be as resourceful as I could be by selecting less expensive furniture to pair with his investment pieces so we would be under ... >> Read More...
Fix It Friday: The Love Shack
Happy Friday Everyone! This week's #FixItFriday is all about the love shack! Maximizing space and updating their look was our client's top priority during their complete home makeover. However, the couple had one distinct request, pay special attention to the one room they could call their own: the master bedroom. I needed to address some of the apparent challenges to the room, and take them head on. The room had randomly placed windows, a sliding glass door, vaulted ceilings and upper niche cut outs - the combination of these things all contributed to the visual roller coaster one felt when ... >> Read More...
Delicious French Macaron Recipe for Valentine’s Day
Ingredients: 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup fine almond flour (found it on amazon here) 3 large egg whites 1/4 cup baker's sugar 1/4 tsp cream of tartar (found it on amazon here) 1 tsp vanilla extract (find my absolute FAVORITE vanilla here) Food coloring Preheat the oven to 280F Pour the powdered sugar and almond flour into a bowl and mix together. Then add it to a flour sifter and sift the ingredients into another bowl. Add 3 egg whites to a mixer and beat in the sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Beat the egg mixture until stiff peaks form, but be sure to not over ... >> Read More...
#FixItFriday – Kitchen Remodel
Today's #FixItFriday is all about the KITCHEN! I think kitchens are one of the most remodeled rooms in the house - its just one of those rooms that everyone in the family ends up hanging out in! Today I wanted to share one of our kitchen remodels from a project a few years back. This was a traditional tract home that we worked on, and actually remodeled the whole house (I will link the other before and after images from some of the other rooms below as well!) If you're new to #FixItFriday, this is a post that we encourage all of you to give your two cents on what YOU would have done to make ... >> Read More...
HOW TO: DIY Gold Leaf Frames (West Elm HACK!)
Get this look for less! Check out our newest DIY tutorial on HOW TO make these beautiful gold leaf gallery frames! (View the tutorial here!) . . List of Materials for Frames: Frames Gold Leaf Size Paint Brush Gold Spray Paint Imitation Gold Leaf Sheets Gold Leaf Satin Sealer List of Materials for Linen Matting: 1 Yd of Linen 3M 77 Spray Adhesive Scissors ... >> Read More...
#FixItFriday Bathroom Makeover
Happy Friday everyone! This week's #FixItFriday is focused on the bathroom! Who doesn't love remodeling their bathroom? Here we have an average tract home bathroom with LOTS of the same yellowy beige color... and purple carpet. What are the design flaws that stand out to you? Leave them in the comments below! Here is how this master bathroom turned out after I changed a few things: 5 Changes I Made: Removed the existing tile and broke up the solid chunk into varied heights, covered with beautiful limestone of course ;) Added a free standing tub with a glamorous sparkle ... >> Read More...
Super Bowl Football Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
What You Need: Strawberries White chocolate chips Bakers dipping chocolate 1 Microwave safe mug Scissors 1 Piping bag Parchment paper Melt the dipping chocolate in 30 second intervals until the chocolate is almost completely melted.Dip each strawberry into the chocolate, swirling until the entire strawberry is covered.Hold the strawberry above the chocolate for a few seconds until it stops dripping. Place the chocolate covered strawberry on a plate with parchment paper and push it forward to cover up any chocolate puddles that may from at the tip of the strawberry.Melt a ... >> Read More...