Category: Kitchen

Red, White and Blue Styling Using What You Have!

Red, White and Blue Styling Using What You Have!

Red, white and blue isn’t just for the Fourth of July. It really adds a nice vibe for the entire summer season. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, it’s fun to add a little patriotic color to your decor! Recently, J Thomas Home Goods invited […]

How to make a pleated fabric lampshade

How to make a pleated fabric lampshade

Have you seen all the cute pleated fabric lampshades lately? I love them for the English cottage vibe that they add. But they are pricey. I decided to try to make them for the old wall sconces that are in my kitchen. I’m pleased with […]

Galley Kitchen Reveal – One Room Challenge Week #8

Galley Kitchen Reveal – One Room Challenge Week #8

Hello everyone! This is Reveal Week of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! […]

Cabinet Knob Template Hack – One Room Challenge Week #7

Cabinet Knob Template Hack – One Room Challenge Week #7

Hello everyone! This is week 7 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]

5 Tips for Easy Shelf Styling – One Room Challenge Week #6

5 Tips for Easy Shelf Styling – One Room Challenge Week #6

Hello everyone! This is week 6 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]

Shiplap & Tile for our Galley Kitchen Reno – One Room Challenge Week #4

Shiplap & Tile for our Galley Kitchen Reno – One Room Challenge Week #4

Hello everyone! This is week 4 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]

Demo and Reconstruction of a Galley Kitchen – One Room Challenge Week #3

Demo and Reconstruction of a Galley Kitchen – One Room Challenge Week #3

Hello everyone! This is week 3 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]

Cabinet, Counter and Flooring Selections for a Coastal Cottage Kitchen – One Room Challenge Week #2

Cabinet, Counter and Flooring Selections for a Coastal Cottage Kitchen – One Room Challenge Week #2

Hello everyone! This is week 2 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]

Galley Kitchen Makeover – One Room Challenge Week 1

Galley Kitchen Makeover – One Room Challenge Week 1

After living in our home for a year, we’ve learned what works and doesn’t work for our family in the dated galley style kitchen. This home was built in the 1940s and went through a significant remodel in the 1990s. Fast forward 30 years to […]

6 Things I Learned About Designing a Banquette

6 Things I Learned About Designing a Banquette

I love a banquette. It gives me all the cozy feels — like sipping coffee in the corner booth of an old diner and having an intimate conversation. In our last home, we added a banquette not just for the coziness factor but primarily to […]