After much waiting... (okay, only a very little amount of waiting)... the new art work for the mantle has arrived (sound the trumpets!). I saw the huge box sitting outside my front door while pulling into the driveway from an IKEA run and ran, ran, ran to the door to...
After taking down all my Christmas mantle gear, I realized that my mantle was naked! This was all I had left (I kept the Christmas tree because I thought it could pass for winter and not Christmas... maybe...maybe not). My mantel needed some love so I headed over to...
Now that our family room is almost complete (still need light in there!), we're moving on to the breakfast area. The breakfast area is adjacent to the family room so it seemed like an obvious choice for the next room to do. Here is a before picture: And here is a...
Finding items on Craigslist for far below retail can be exciting and an affordable way to furnish a home. I hate paying retail for something that I know I can get at a discount and also I like the idea of reusing something that would otherwise be considered "trash."...
Our family room is coming along and a big piece of that was replacing the yucky carpet that was in the house when we moved in. Here is a before picture: We decided to replace the carpet with hardwood which was a hard decision because my husband likes carpet since...
I’m Sandra and I’ve renovated 7 houses over the last 20 years. I’m an attorney by trade but home renovation is my real passion. Thanks for following along as I renovate yet another space. I hope you get some ideas and inspiration!