Welcome to another day of holiday decor! Our Holiday Home Tour continues today (see yesterday's post for all the direct links here) but today we were invited by our friend Tammy at Pink Peppermint Design to join in her holiday kitchen tour. So we're breaking from the tour today so I can … [Read more...]
Holiday Kitchen Tour (Amy’s New Kitchen & Breakfast Room)
November 28, 2018 by 9 Comments
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New Paint in Our Kitchen (Finally!)
November 15, 2018 by 44 Comments
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This post is sponsored by HomeRight. All opinions are my own. One of the things that's been on my to-do list at the MCC House for at least a year is painting the kitchen. The reason that it's been on the list for so long is that the paint in the kitchen really isn't that bad, so other … [Read more...]
Fall Tablescape with Copper & Gold
October 8, 2018 by 3 Comments
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I have a fall tablescape to share today. I am not sure it's perfectly normal to design a whole table around these copper wine glasses, but in this situation, that is exactly what I did. I created a simple but elegant fall tablescape that would be perfect for Thanksgiving or fall … [Read more...]
Our New Kitchen Breakfast Room in Our New House
August 30, 2018 by 5 Comments
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The Home Depot provided this table to me at no cost, my opinions about it are as always my own. I am back today with another space in our new home. Now that the kids are back in school I have not only had a chance to photograph some of our new spaces but also found the time to write … [Read more...]
Amy’s New House Progress & Teen Boy Room Decor Inspiration
August 5, 2018 by 1 Comment
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Hi everyone, we're back from vacation and gearing up for the start of school in about 10 days {insert sad face!}, I am definitely not ready to see summer end this year. Since we've been home we've been hard at work getting more settled in our new house. With all the summer … [Read more...]
Our Spring Kitchen
March 31, 2018 by 8 Comments
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If you visited my home tour a few weeks ago (see it here), then you saw a few shots of my kitchen. It's definitely compact, which makes it hard to photograph, but it's been nicely updated with new cabinets and granite countertops. Yes, I have to store a bunch of my cooking implements … [Read more...]
The Do’s & Don’ts of Painting Kitchen Cabinets
February 12, 2018 by 3 Comments
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This post is sponsored by HomeRight, my opinion of their fantastic and useful DIY tools is my own. The most common questions I got in my last house was about the kitchen cabinets. Did I paint them? (Yes!) Was it hard? (No!) Am I glad I did it? (Heck yes!) Will I paint (the … [Read more...]
The Kitchens of 11 Magnolia Lane
January 16, 2018 by 6 Comments
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That almost sounds like a book title, but there's no literary symbolism here--I'm just going to show you the kitchens Amy and I have designed and lived in at our various (many!) houses. Seeing this builder image of her soon-to-be new house's kitchen got me thinking that we really have cooked in a … [Read more...]
The Kitchen at the MCC House
June 20, 2017 by 6 Comments
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Today I thought I'd share a few of the "outtake" photos of the kitchen from my home tour last week, so you can get a better sense of the space. It's pretty small; we have about a fourth of the cabinets that we had in our old kitchen, but I haven't missed any of our cooking gear yet. It's summer, … [Read more...]
The Other Side of my Kitchen
April 30, 2017 by 4 Comments
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Hi everyone, I hope you are having a relaxing Sunday! I am popping in really quickly today to show you a part of my house that I haven't really posted pictures of before--the other side of my kitchen. The reason I haven't shared these pictures previously is that while we did a full … [Read more...]
Freshening Up the Kitchen
January 5, 2017 by 2 Comments
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I've just gotten all of my Christmas decorations packed away. Isn't it funny how it feels SO good to do that? I love pulling them out and decorating for Christmas every year, but then I also love putting them away and going back to a less-is-more look. The kitchen has been stripped of all its … [Read more...]
Bringing Home the Bacon {in the Kitchen}
January 21, 2016 by 7 Comments
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This post (and the pig print) are courtesy of Photos.com; all opinions are mine. All of my Christmas decorations have been packed away, and suddenly the house felt empty, especially the open shelving I added above the bar area in our kitchen. Clearly, they were pretty "done up" for the … [Read more...]
