I realized that I just left you all hanging as to how the design of my foyer was working out… I had several ideas, one of which I sketched out. However, even though I had stencils, I just couldn’t get the hang of those things and gave it [...]
I know I haven’t posted in ages… It seems I have so many projects and things to do that all of my best intentions get waylaid. I do take tons of pictures and am absolutely planning to post about some of my latest accomplishments. The biggest one right now is my son’s room. I designed [...]
I’m totally in love with color so how could I not adore the King of Color, Jamie Drake? Of course I do! And if you follow this blog, you’ll know I’ve already written about him in the past. This post, however is about moi. Well, at least the landing on our first [...]
I’m all for making a grand entrance. Our foyer is going to purr “Hello Darling, here’s a little taste of what you’re going to find in the rest of the house.” I’ll introduce the color scheme through a huge hand-painted panel that will hang on the wall – actually the panel will only show the [...]
Here’s the truth about renovating your home: It’s going to take a lot longer and end up more more expensive than you planned. Sorry, that’s just how it is. Even though my husband is an architect and does project management on a daily basis, our home definitely went over budget and (I hate to say [...]
Kitchens have been evolving as an extension of the family room for some years now and the trend is really starting to take off here in Europe. We’re right in there with it, which is why we tore out a supporting wall and made our first floor into one gigantic room. But it makes choosing [...]
If you’re looking to put a little sizzle in your house but find when you look it your wallet it blows you a raspberry, then I’ve got your solution: Wall Murals – of course, don’t take me too literally here. You can put them anywhere you want, from your floor to your ceiling. They’re cheap, [...]
Right now our house is just a bare bones structure and April 1, no joke, is Moving Day. As scary as that sounds, I’m actually not all that worried. I think the major stuff will be done. It will be livable as long as you define livable as “living in a construction zone”.
The biggest [...]
I don’t know how it is where you are, but here in Munich it’s ice cold and snowy, which make me wish we were already sitting next to our stoked fireplace. Ah well, I guess for now I’ll just have to keep warm planning our hearth and chimney design.
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