At Storybook Cottage I have tried to make the most of the small space our pantry/utility room offered by adding storage wherever I could. The wall where our pantry closet is located is a mere 2 feet wide. It seemed perfect for A Pretty Storage Solution for an Iron and Ironing Board. A Pretty Storage Solution for an Iron and Ironing Board None of the ready-made options appealed to me. A quick spin on Pinterest showed attractive ways to hang an ironing board. But what about the ... View the Post
Perfecting the Lived in Look
Recent trends for a majority of design blogs are a look of perfection. Posts feature rooms in which not a chair, rug, or even a small cup out of place. Even though, this is not real life. Perhaps that is why I find myself gravitating more and more to lovely homes that are Perfecting the Lived in Look. Perfecting the Lived in Look I am sure many of you are familiar with the website One Kings Lane. Did you also know that they have a Style Blog? A post on designer Jeffrey Bilhuber’s home ... View the Post
A Slipcover for a Headboard
Happy Memorial Day! Do you have any special plans? Sweet Guy is participating in a cemetery ceremony with the Boy Scouts which promises to be very wet and we are having an indoor picnic since it is raining. In the meantime, I have been creating A Slipcover for a Headboard to match the Anthro Inspired Applique Curtains created for the guest bedroom. When decorating any room a repetition of an element is always a good idea. As you may recall I had cut off a good portion of the curtains so that ... View the Post
Anthropologie Inspired Applique Curtains
I’ve had a love affair going with applique curtains for a while now. Ready-made options were out of my price point so I created my own Anthropologie Inspired Applique Curtains. Anthropologie Inspired Applique Curtains I first saw them of course at Anthropologie. This is just one of the many styles they have had in past seasons. They cost what seemed like a million dollars for the curtains so I had to pass. Then I saw the café curtains that Vicky from the Linen Garden made. The ... View the Post
Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover
The antique chairs I found at Round Top are now back from the upholsterers. It has been so worthwhile Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover. Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover Are you surprised at the color? I know most of you have heard me say a time or two hundred “Neutral furniture is best.” Let’s start at the beginning. 1 million tacks were removed to take off the 100-year-old needlepoint. I made the decision to keep the 100-year-old burlap and horsehair as the support system versus ... View the Post
New Countertops for the Storybook Cottage Kitchen
It’s been somewhat of a symphony of crickets here on the DTA blog. We've been installing New Countertops for the Storybook Cottage Kitchen. New Countertops for the Storybook Cottage Kitchen After making it through finals I knew I had just 2 weeks before my next semester started. So I made a huge “to do” list and have been furiously making my way through it. On the top of the list was addressing the issue of our kitchen countertops. Most experts say that when you first move into a home you ... View the Post
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