Now that we've been living in our home in Minnesota for four years, I thought I would share how some of the rooms have evolved since we moved in. I did an "evolution" series on my last home (you...
feels like home | preorder bonus one | original art download
Now that the release of has been postponed (manufacturing & shipping delays are affecting so many industries including publishing), we are just over 10 weeks away from the launch date! To make...
basement family room makeover | 1800’s chandelier
Nothing quite says "relaxed basement family room" like an 1800's chandelier dripping with crystals. Am I right or am I right? Okay, not really. In fact, when I shared the very meticulous sketch...
four years…
July 24, 2021, was the four-year anniversary of the day we moved into our house in Rochester, Minnesota! It was a whirlwind move that truly was an incredible story (you can read about it HERE.) On...
basement family room makeover | the stairs
After reviewing a lot of your feedback on Monday's post and thinking about it a bit more, I am pretty sure I know the direction I'm going to go with painting the trim in the basement family room. ...
Basement Family Room Makeover | Priming & Painting the Walls
I made some more progress on the basement family room makeover late last week and over the weekend. It's feeling good to see it come together, little by little. The first thing I did is I played...
basement progress | removing & rearranging
Progress in the basement is slow and steady, which is becoming the norm for me when it comes to large projects. I've learned the power of chipping away at something instead of tackling it all in...
organizing | ordinary, everyday makeovers
There are some makeovers that have more to do with how a room looks than how it feels. It feels better; it feels more like "you", but when it comes down to it, the makeover was cosmetic. It was...
design pivot & the entire family room
Let's talk about those moments when design plans don't work. You buy something, order something, you put it in place, and then you realize it's not going to work the way you envisioned. You can...
design plan for the family room
As I've been thinking about the basement family room, I've had this image sitting on my desk. It was on the cover of a I received in the mail and it immediately became my loose inspiration for the...