When we moved in these cabinets were a dark brown, not my favorite. We knew that there weren't many options for cabinet placement so we opted to just have the existing cabinets refaced and new doors put on. The reason for refacing rather than painting was the style needed to be updated. New molding, larger doors etc. What we did not do and should have done when we remodeled the kitchen was paint the inside of the cabinets. 3 years later it still felt unfinished. So for my Mother's Day gift to myself I started with one cabinet and bought all of the organizing things to really maximize this ... Read More
Front Exterior Reveal with new Cedar Impressions
So exited to show you the reveal of our new white cedar impression siding! Finally a FULL exterior shot! We still have a few things to do around the back and a new fence, I will share later. We LOVE how it all turned out. And really love the cedar impressions. They look like real painted cedar! Very happy every time we drive up to our home. It feels like us. If you missed it I shared all the details on the cedar impressions along with pricing on THIS blog post. Let's first look at the BEFORE (what it looked like when we moved in)- We opted for no shutters. This was ... Read More
Painted Front Door Tips and our new PINK Door
I got an itch or a craving to paint our front door pink! Well actually it has been itching for a long time. But just recently we got new siding and the question came up if we wanted our black shutters put back up on our house. This might not seem like it relates to the front door but it does. I PERSONALLY like the front door and shutters to be the same color. We once had a navy door and navy shutters. Well, if I back up to the start when we bought this house the front door was hunter green with hunter green shutters. We painted the front door the navy and spray painted the shutters. Then ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Deck String Lights and Summer Essentials
Friday Favorites is a siding update along with some other favorite things! We have been busy putting things back together after our new Cedar Impressions were installed! The big question was if we should put our black vinyl shutters back up. Funny thing is I had not even thought about it until the installers asked me, rather than just putting it all back how it was. It is ALWAYS good to question (that coming from a born "Questioner"). So then I thought hmmmm, maybe I shouldn't! After much deliberation and help from a lot of you, we went with no shutters in the back! I will share tomorrow what ... Read More
How to Get the Curb Appeal of Five Different Homes
This post is sponsored by James Hardie. When we moved into our home 3 years ago, it was lacking curb appeal. Our home was built in the 1950's and not much was done to update the exterior and the interior for that matter. We quickly learned how a few simple changes can give some life and major curb appeal to the front of your home, which is probably what the majority of people in your community will ever see. I love the look of James Hardie Shingle Siding. I compiled 5 different ways to "Get the Look" of actual homes that used James Hardie. Tell me what look is your ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- 800 Square Foot- A-Frame Home
I think that this little A-Fram from Insieme House was one of the first "Small Spaces" I found on Instagram. I was was happy to have found someone sharing ideas for Small Space Living and with MAJOR style. I love how Astrid maximizes their outdoor space during all the seasons, key to making Small Spaces and entertaining mix! I also love her answers to the rapid fire questions at the end, talking about how living in a smaller space forces you to be pretty tidy all the time. I have to say I have noticed that too- everything has a place and the family all knows where that place is. I hope ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with New Rug
We finally did it. I hate to admit how many hours I probably spend scrolling thru different rug options. You know, the jute rug, the "throw-up rug" poor Finn got sick on it and I ruined it trying to clean it. I was just going to order the same rug again but Kevin informed me the jute rug wasn't his favorite (WHAT??) and wanted one with "more color". Honestly I really like that he said that. I think it't cute that he likes the color in our home and cares about his surroundings. He really liked the one we had in here originally (the navy one) but I didn't love the navy right off of the black ... Read More
15 Examples Instead of using Lattice under the Deck
You know that book "If you give a mouse a cookie"? Well if you give a girl new siding, she wants a new deck. I mean not a full new deck. I have looked at our deck before but once you elevate one thing it makes the other shabby things looking...well, shabby! We have lattice underneath our deck and just don't love the look (for us) and mixed with our new Cedar Shingles. Too busy. A lot of you have the same thoughts about the lattice under your deck too and were looking for ideas! Thankfully the homes in our area are full of ideas to replace the lattice work. We live close to the beach and the ... Read More
Target Outdoor Sale and Outdoor Patio Design Plan
Target is having another Outdoor Sale! All of these sale items are an additional 10% off with code MOMSDAY. Hurry....they will go quick! I did a quick design plan for our really good friends. It helps SO much to do a design board before you order anything. You can see how to create a design board via desktop HERE or by phone HERE. A lot of the pieces I chose for them are linked on sale below. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. These are some of my favorites on the MOMSDAY Sale.... (Click on an image below to ... Read More
Plans for our Exterior- New Siding- Cedar Impressions
We are SO excited to finally be doing something we have had on our wish list for awhile now! Kevin is actually the one who pushed for this project. New Siding in Cedar Impressions! Our home is a 1950's cape in Connecticut and 1100 square feet. The vinyl siding was fine, but it had some areas that were damaged. One damaged spot by the deck that the BBQ had melted! We came from Utah with a stucco home and never had to think twice about the siding melting! It melted the first time we used the BBQ. Not good! Our neighbors updated their wood shake shingles to Cedar Impressions last year. They ... Read More
