Today is the day!! It’s finally time to reveal our Modern French Country kitchen. You have waited patiently long enough. I took ideas from our home in Franklin and used them when designing this new kitchen. It's different in many ways but in some ways the same. Ok, are you ready? There are before and after pictures so be sure to take your time. I will be sharing more about the sources in up coming posts. If you have a question about anything before those posts go live, please leave me …
Inspired To Restore
My Big Announcement
So my big news is that I'm going to have a space inside Rooster's Antiques and Home Decor in Lafayette! I thought about opening a new shop in Youngsville, but I'm just not ready for that. I met with Angie, one of the owners and she was so nice and helpful. I can't wait to set up shop there. I'll be moving in September 1st so please be sure to come visit my space there. These are the owners Angie and Chico Vega. I can't wait to work with them! Thanks to all of you who have been …
Built In Bunk Beds
When thinking about doing a bunk room with built in bunk beds there are a few things to consider. The main thing is your space. With this project I was able to plan for it in the building stages of the house. We planned enough room in the space to put two sets of full size bunk beds and two sets of steps. If you are trying this in an existing space, you must first measure your space and plan the size and placement of the beds from there. Then hit Pinterest. Find inspiration pictures for …
Simple Powder Room Design
We finally have one room complete! It's actually the smallest room in the house, so it was the easiest to finish. It's a very simple design. I don't have links for the art we used because these are all older pieces that I had at our house in Franklin. Using what we have is how I started this room. I knew I wanted a white and gold palette. To that I added blue and green accents. Starting with the Art. Vitoria Marble was used for the countertop. We used sconces with a French look, gold …
Using Paint to Create a Cast Stone Look on Pots
Today I'm going to show you how I transformed these terra cotta pots using paint to create a cast stone look. These pots were at our house in Franklin and while they went great with The Old St. Louis Bricks, I wanted an up to date look for our new house which is painted white bricks. These pots are old and they do have some damage on them. But I still like the shape and want to reuse what I have for now. The first step was to paint them a solid coat of gray. I used the exterior …