Over the years, I have accumulated a number of orange faux pumpkins – the kind you find cheaply at Walmart or the Dollar Store.  My current decorating style tends more to neutrals so the bright oranges aren’t really working for me. I did a quick […]

Last weekend we turned our attention to the outside of the beach house.  We are still finishing up the fence but I thought I would share our progress so far. This is  what we started with: We then painted the house gray and the trim white, […]

When we did the beach house kitchen makeover, I originally had planned to use the Ikea Groland  freestanding island.  The kitchen needed an additional work surface and I liked the industrial vibe of this piece. But along the way, I realized that this modest kitchen […]