Moving on to a Flush Mount after Breaking Up with your Boob Lights: A How-To and Round Up
The dreaded boob light. You know what I’m talking about… Our house was full of them, and I made it my mission to replace every single one. To this date, there is only one remaining in our entryway. I’m coming for you boob light straggler! There are SO many beautiful, inexpensive flush mount or semi-flush […]
Kitchen Sconce Obsession and a Roundup
When most people think of sconces, they typically picture them surrounding built-in bookcases, hanging above bedside tables, or illuminating a bathroom vanity. A trend that I’m absolutely loving right now is sconces in the kitchen! It’s a bit unconventional, but they can add loads of charm to any kitchen. I’ve seen them highlighting open shelves, hugging a kitchen […]
January Highlights
We’ve made it to the end of the first month of the year. The story of how time flies never goes away, and this month was no exception. I wanted to highlight a few products that have captured my attention this past month and graciously pass them on to you! This post contains affiliate links […]
Choosing Quartz Countertops: A Review and Options
Your countertop is the crown jewel of your kitchen. It’s not necessarily something you want to skimp on if you can. It’s also not something you want to choose on looks alone. It takes the most wear of any other surface in your kitchen, so you also need it to incredibly durable. When choosing our […]
IKEA SEKTION Kitchen Installation – 7 Lessons Learned
If you have assembled IKEA furniture before, then you are well acquainted with the ‘Swedish emojis’ used in lieu of any written instructions and the SEKTION line follows suit. Oh, and this guy is your friend too! This post is a not a step-by-step ‘how to’ post for all things IKEA SEKTION cabinets but a […]
Patching a Slapbrush Ceiling Tutorial
One of the joys of living in a home built in the early 80s is having a slapbrush ceiling. It’s the kind of ceiling that you can see different images in every time you look at it. Mostly flowers. Sometimes a man’s face. I grew up in a house with this type of ceiling, so […]
For the Love of Open Shelves
Open shelves are not a new concept. They’ve been around in kitchen design for years, but I think it’s safe to say that Joanna Gaines popularized this design feature again and launched it to a whole new level. Fixer Upper When designing our kitchen, I knew I wanted to include open shelves somewhere in my […]
2 Quick Strategies for Organizing Your IKEA Kitchen Delivery
Our kitchen above appears to be simple and easily put together, but little do you know that Diana and I were totally not prepared for the day XPO Logistics delivered the 156 specific boxes, which was our entire kitchen, to our house. But it doesn’t sound like we are alone here either considering that ‘Item #2′ […]
4 Tips to Consider When Designing Your Kitchen
Our kitchen was the first and only one that I have designed so far. I had viewed many kitchens, created mood boards and Pinterest boards, but didn’t necessarily consider a few small things that would make my kitchen function well and not just look pretty. This is a “learn from Diana’s mistakes” post. I should […]
White Kitchen Inspirations
A little kitchen insight White kitchens fall under the category of “hot topics” for Patrick and me. I have always swooned over them, while Patrick, on-the-other-hand, has been more skeptical. He would raise the debate of white kitchens being a fad. I stood my ground and would always disagree with his argument. If you go […]