I recently purchased my first original artwork and found the perfect shelf on FB Marketplace to pair with the painting.
Open Kitchen Shelving
My goal was to transform open shelves in our kitchen into a stylish and organized focal point. It wasn’t that they looked bad, it was more that I wanted a change and had some new ideas to try.
Office / Studio
My Studio | Office is one of my favorite rooms in our house. This room does double duty for me. It is where I work and where I create. I keep my art supplies in an antique Hoosier cabinet on one side of the room and on the office side it is all business with … Read More
Antique Coat & Hat Rack
One of my favorite buys at Gold Rush this year was an oak and iron coat/hat rack for the wall. As soon as Marian pointed it out to me, I knew it was coming home with me. It was a bit dirty and the wood was dry, so I wiped it down and put some … Read More
Design
Many moons (and months) have passed since we completed our new kitchen/great room space. The major parts of the remodel: flooring, kitchen cabinets, painted walls were finished early last summer. However, like any major (and sometimes minor) projects here at The Cottage there is usually some leftover details to finish. Sometimes the delay is due … Read More
An empty nest
It happened. Kirk and I joined the ranks of official empty nesters! Official. Not away at college. Official. Off the payroll. On their own. Yes, we are excited. Yes, we absolutely love. love. love. our children. We loved having them at home with us. We also love that they are all now gainfully employed, independent,self-sufficient adults … Read More
Phase I Complete
Baby Girl hosted a girls night at TheCottage Friday night. Mr. D and I agreed to leave for a few hours so the girls could have TheCottage to themselves. So…. Friday we woke up with a LOT of work to do! 1. Queen bed had to be dismantled, moved and set back up. 2. Two … Read More
Temporary Digs
With the flooring in bedroom #2 complete, we are moving on to bedroom #3. The master bedroom. Which means we need to move the master bedroom into the room we first finished. Which means moving everything from bedroom #1 and bedroom #2 into bedroom #2. Here’s how the moving has gone down: Move furniture from Room … Read More
Another room
Mr. D knocked out another room this past week. New flooring and a closet update. A fresh (new) coat of paint on the walls. (SW Aura White on walls) Freshly painted trim. (Behr trim paint -off-the-shelf in satin finish) It feels sooooo fresh and nice in here! Brighter and lighter. We’ve been kickin’ around … Read More
Floor one done.
Back in this post we had just pulled up carpet and Mr. D was ready to get busy installing the new flooring. Before he jumped in laying flooring, he had a little prep work to do. This oscillating tool is awesome for undercutting the trim. Nothing like having the right tool for the job! Mr. D … Read More