Category: Before and After

A Beach House Facelift

A Beach House Facelift

We are working on this 1960s ranch style house at the Jersey shore to give the exterior a  facelift and add a whole lot of curb appeal. Currently, the shingled-style siding is tan and all the trim is brown … it looks a bit drab […]

Furniture Befores and Afters

Furniture Befores and Afters

With the Hope Christmas Show and all our own Christmas preparations behind us,  we thought we’d share  some of the furniture pieces we made over for the show. I found this chair at a yard sale this summer. What caught my eye was the concentric […]

Upcycled Picture Frame Trays

Upcycled Picture Frame Trays

Elizabeth and I are busy, busy, busy  getting ready for the Hope Christmas Craft Market held each year in Hope, NJ, during the first weekend in December. One of my projects has been to upcycle old metal frames into trays and chalkboards.  I  picked several […]

DIY:  Painted House Numbers and Doormat

DIY: Painted House Numbers and Doormat

Recently I did a mini makeover of the back entrance to our home.  This entrance is used by almost everyone because our driveway brings you to the back of the house.   I can’t believe we’ve been here ten years and I never thought to […]

A Risky Mudroom Makeover

A Risky Mudroom Makeover

I just finished a makeover of our mudroom. This 6 x 10 space is a high traffic area with 4 doors leading to the kitchen, a bathroom, the garage and the exterior.  Because our driveway brings you to the back of the house, our guests […]

Mudroom Makeover

Mudroom Makeover

Here’s a Mudroom/Laundry room makeover that Debra and I worked on a while back.  This room really gets a workout.  It’s the family’s primary entrance into the home since it connects the home with the garage.  This is where the family comes in, takes off […]

Manor House Updates

Manor House Updates

Here’s a few new updates since our last post on the Manor House: Debra and I found this beautiful table at The Nest, one of our favorite local shops.  We love the  detail in the pedestal base. This is what we previously had placed in […]

The Manor House Before and After

The Manor House Before and After

We’re so excited to be able to reveal some before and after pictures to you of the Manor House of Tuscarora Inn and Conference Center.  We were called in to get it spruced up for a new women’s wellness retreat which will be held April […]

A Very Special Makeover

A Very Special Makeover

We have been working on staging a very special house over the past 6 weeks.  The home was built in the 1960’s and is a combination European castle-chalet style dwelling.  It has amazing architectural details  – like stone walls, huge beamed ceilings and hand carved […]

Room  Makeovers

Room Makeovers

Debra and I have been doing room makeovers for almost five years now. Our very first makeover, I waddled around six months pregnant with my youngest child, putting in my two cents but not being much help. We have found over the last few years […]