We're moving right along with our master closet. TJ has most of the custom cabinets and shelves built and installed. If you're new to the blog, you may want to go back and review my first post to see some before pictures and understand how we took unused space from our master bedroom to design … [Read more...]
MASTER CLOSET (PART 2) DESIGN DILEMMA – HOW WE HID OUR CLOSET FROM THE ROAD
PROGRESS UPDATE ON OUR MASTER CLOSET We're excited about the progress we've made on our master closet. The design alone was time consuming! But I would venture to say the design of a closet is just as important as the build. Even though it felt like we were wasting time while we were … [Read more...]
Amazing Master Closet
Amazing master closet. Don't those three words just make you smile?! I don't know about you, but I prefer all my clothes in the same place, whether hanging or on shelves, or in drawers. No bedroom dresser please! We are going to reallocate currently unused space to build an amazing master … [Read more...]
Easy way to raise the height of a floor lamp
Sometimes we just need an easy fix. And I needed one to raise the height of a floor lamp I wanted to use. We completed our DIY renovation, converting our formerly unused dining room into a regularly used keeping room. You can go back and find out details on the renovation and the full reveal … [Read more...]
Source List and Decor Ideas from the Keeping Room Renovation
In this post I'm going to cover the source list and decor ideas from the keeping room renovation we've completed. If you haven't been following, we converted a dining room that we never used into a keeping room that we use all the time. You can get details on the DIY renovation and the full … [Read more...]
DIY Renovation: converting Dining Room to a Keeping Room – Full Reveal
Hello from Atlanta! Our beautiful weather comes and goes this week, but overall the temps are cooling off slightly, the sun peeks out here and there with a slight breeze as well. It is feeling like Fall! And this morning I enjoyed looking out from one of my favorite spots, my window seat! This … [Read more...]
So, what the heck is a Keeping Room?
A keeping room is a secondary living room that connects to the kitchen area. I read that Keeping Rooms are coming back into vogue and I just happen to have one after our main floor renovation! Of course, we all know that with a careful Internet search we can find confirmation of pretty much … [Read more...]
DIY Renovation of the Foyer | Part 1
We've been sharing the DIY major renovation of our Atlanta home and now we're ready to start sharing some pictures and details of our DIY renovation of the foyer. It felt so good when we got to this point because even though it's not the last room on this floor, when we got to this point we … [Read more...]
DIY Renovation of a Family Room
To get you caught up on the progress of our major renovation - our next project was the DIY renovation of our family room and keeping room. If you've been following my blog you know that because of the original layout of our home, we started a major renovation that included moving the kitchen into … [Read more...]
DIY Renovation of a Dining Room
The next room in the major renovation of our Atlanta home is the renovation of a dining room. We converted our former kitchen into a beautiful dining room, perfect for entertaining. Before starting on this dining room renovation, we renovated the former family room into our new kitchen. It's … [Read more...]