Welcome to our home. This has become our DIY playground over the past few years.
Our Dining Room is the heart of our home. The addition of our built in shelves completely customized this room for our family & how we function in a small space.
While we lack a real fireplace, we added some warmth into our space utilizing a vintage mantel & fallen branches from our own backyard.
We also customized our sad louvered doors into a more classic look with panels.
Our table& chairs were a discontinued set picked up from a local closeout buyer.
Our Living Room is the most lived in space of our home. Now regretting our all brown purchases from years ago, we brighten the space by adding our painted chevron drapery panels, Chaing Mai Pillows made from fabric remnants & trellis pillows made from DwellStudio linen napkins.
Our sofa & chaise are both from Rooms To Go.
The rug is discontinued from Pottery Barn.
Our standard media cabinet was also given an upgrade by adding a simple skirt & gallery wall install.
We layered a panel of grasscloth with our bergere chair & a green chest of drawers that was given new life after being abandoned on the side of the road.
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The teeny galley kitchen was improved upon by simply adding a chalkboard feature wall, & some new hardware.
The addition of simple flat L braces from the hardware store give the kitchen a custom campaign feel.
In need of as much counterspace as possible, we upgraded an inexpensive Ikea Cart with some paint & wine crate drawer fronts.
Acting as both kitchen storage & my personal work space, we built this piece out of a custom desk & a roadside hutch that just happened to be the ideal size.
The Master Bedroom is definitely our retreat. It all started with our upholstered headboard.

Our Fur Ottoman added a little glam into the space & is the most comfortable seat in the house.
Chloe's "Big" Girl Room was a labor of pure love. While I was sad to see the crib go, her new Princess Bed was a worthy replacement.

Pulling together her fun Gallery Wall has been one of my favorite projects. It is a child's room. No need to be serious! The glider was a custom piece from a commercial company I used to work in association with. So to one of my most asked questions... There is no source available. Sorry. |
The one little hallway was given a striped wall treatment & layered with a vintage brass quilt rack & some framed fabric art panels.
The deck has been one of our most experimental areas. (& also the only exterior projects we have yet to attempt...there is always next year.)
The cinder block planter bar was created on a whim & something we have enjoyed ever since.
Our version of a DIY Live Edge table was also created out of necessity. And is to this day one of our favorite family projects.



Your photography is incredible.
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Deletewow i love your style. you are very talented!
ReplyDeleteLove you home and your photography! It is gorgeous. I am teaching myself photography as well.
ReplyDeleteOh my gracious. I cant wait to become your newest follower and catch up on all these posts! I'm especially loving your child's closet setup. My daughter has a super shallow closet that's not even deep enough for a clothing rod. You just gave me some major inspiration! Thank you:)
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome- I am so following your blog!
ReplyDeleteI love the gray shade on the wall, what color is it????? Really soothing.
ReplyDeleteI made it... I mixed together old paint we had lying around. Honest.
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ReplyDeletefound you off Remodelaholic....what a fun series! (the "get this look") I am also a designer and love dissecting beautiful rooms etc...I did a post on my top 10 easy design tips.
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Anyway, your home is beautiful and I enjoyed looking through it!
what a beatufiul home! you are really talented and creative! I'm a fan! :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! esp love your headboard and painted dresser!
ReplyDeleteYour home is gorgeous!!! Love all of your color combinations and use of different textures and patterns. Seriously, great.
ReplyDeleteyour home is just so inspiring!! and that green dresser is drool worthy!
ReplyDeleteLove your bedroom! keep the ideas coming, thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove your style and your home! I'm your newest follower!! Come visit me sometime! :)
ReplyDeleteFound you via Pinterest! Love your home. Look forward to following your blog :)
ReplyDeleteSpeechless. Amazing home and incredible photography! All of your projects have blown me away! so glad I just found you:) new follower for sure!
ReplyDeleteJust found your site. Love, love, love the colors of your deck—so happy!
ReplyDeleteYour home is beautiful! Great work!!
ReplyDeleteOMG...your home is fabulous! I just featured a few of your images on my blog Finding Fabulous. Love your affordable decorating ideas!
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Finding Fabulous
www.findingfabulousblog.com
You "hunt"
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new follower. come over and say HI
OH MY GOODNESS! I love your style and color choices! Your blog is definitely going on my must read list! xo Kristin
ReplyDeleteGorgeous home, great style, and I love the DIY, build-it-yourself spirit. Found you today through Finding Fabulous and am very happy to now be following along!
ReplyDeleteWow......I am hitting the follow button now........... Perfection!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in love! That is all!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your home is extraordinary! I love all the little details!! Beautiful!
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You hAve AMAZING TAsTE!! I LOVE eVeryTHinG!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE. it's the kind of space that gets me all giddy inside like when I walk into Anthropologie or this one store you would never have heard of in up north Michigan. trying to make this happen in my own home. thanks for the awesome inspiration! gonna start following ya. can't wait to see what's next.
ReplyDeleteLove love love everything about your home!! Your awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found you through Emily A Clark, and I had to tell you how incredibly gorgeous your home is. Really, it's my dream home. I just love, love your style. Looking forward to following your fabulous new blog : )
ReplyDeleteIt is so refreshing to see BROWN. That color is so underrated in bloggy land :) You are amazingly talented.
ReplyDeleteOMG what a beautifull house you are very very talented,love evry litlle corner.
ReplyDeleteI was inspired by the way you hanged your tv screens.
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Lulu
Gorgeous home-Excellent taste. Loving your blog!
ReplyDeleteYour home is absolutely gorgeous! I thought I loved the stenciling in my hallway, but now I wish I could start all over and do the bold stripes you did in yours! Gorgeous...especially with that gold mirror on top. I'm in love! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful home. You've done a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteYou have the coolest toy storage in your daughters room. Could you please tell me where you got it?
ReplyDeleteYour home is so absolutely gorgeous! I am so envious of your creativity and style.. I feel like my home is so .... undecorated and non stylish. I've perused your entire blog this afternoon and am amazed at your creativity and wish beyond wish I could afford your services. I am going to subscribe by email and look forward to reading further posts from you.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, your DIY skills are really impressive, Kristine! Although I haven’t seen the before photos of your house, still, I think every single area went from very simple to incredibly CHIC! =) I take my hat off to you for doing a remarkable job!
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WOW just found your site whil trying to find SIMPLE tutorials on how to do so! Love your taste :) Gonna try out some of your tutorials ;)
ReplyDeleteYour works is STUNNING, and Gorgeous. It should all be in a magazine. I have had fun drooling this evening. WELL DONE. Hugs, jen
ReplyDeleteGreat Stuff! PROMOTE this blog more. You are good. I just found this today and I am a diy blog junkie. I am addicted to reading these blogs...help.
ReplyDeleteLove your green dresser! I was wondering where that mirror was from?
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Rachel
I am seriously OBSESSED with your home - LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I love a good DIY, and I am SO inspired by yours!
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WOW! says it all. You are soooo talented! Beautiful home!
ReplyDeleteLove your house and your blog! I look forward to reading each morning! (also, thanks for your quick reply to me in regards to the seeing spots fabric a while back.)
ReplyDeleteLove your house and your blog! I look forward to reading each morning! (also, thanks for your quick reply to me in regards to the seeing spots fabric a while back.)
ReplyDeleteSO much love for your house, your style, your blog! Thanks for sharing glimpses into your home & life. Truly inspiring! Love your caption noting your approach to your regrets of brown purchases ... I have similar regrets about my reddish-brown-cinnamon matching sofa & chair set & considered getting linen slipcovers. Swapping accessories from different rooms worked wonders. A few new pillows (found on clearance & they have removable, washable covers!) were the perfect addition because they are a neutral, modern metallic taupe with simple, jewel-toned, Asian embroidery in a small pattern(including the sofa color). They brighten the sofa & chair while drawing together hues throughout the room. I plan to make a couple more pillow covers for the pillows that came with the sofa.
ReplyDeletePardon my run-on sentences ... your style is so similar to mine in that you fuse rich color with neutrals and styles (new & vintage) so beautifully balanced with gorgeous metallic accents. People used to be so stuffy about mixing brass & silver ... yet, they have always been gorgeous together ... like iridescent sea shells. Your mix of grays & golds in the bedroom & kitchen are genius. Your brass right-angles on your kitchen cabinets (remind me of my campaign furniture!) work well coupled with gray backsplash & chalkboard). So exciting ... told ya I am inspired!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my GOSH! SO much inspiration in one place!!! Gahhh!!!! I love it ALL! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG..I am literally in awe. I cannot stop looking. OMG........I LOVE LOVE LOVE every single thing you've done. It's phenomenal. This will forever be my inspiration. Amazing work. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI found the beautiful upholstered headboard you created and it has inspired me!! I have been searching for the perfect folding screen to seperate my small office area from my living room in my small apartment. The ones I find in stores are all the same...but now I am going to upholster one using a sheet of plywood, your wonderful creative idea and numerous nail heads!! Thank you, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYour photography and styling is as impressive as your design!!! I would love to wander through your house in person, seeing all the perfect details!
ReplyDeleteHi, just found your site through "the handmade home"!! I LOVE your style and DIY ideas but I can't seem to subscribe to your blog via Email, FeedBurner says your feed is enabled?
ReplyDeleteHi Lisha! Welcome!! Sorry for the issue. I have checked all the links & they seem to be working properly on my end. Try following this link... If not let me know & I will look further into this issue.
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So stunning. Every single inch. You are so talented. I am in love with all of it, Kristin!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the paint color used in Chloe's room?
ReplyDeleteThe Paint is Sherwin Williams Individual White. Slight lavender tone...
DeleteIs that a disco ball in Chole's room? LOVE it and want one!
ReplyDeleteLiking your design style. It's a great mix, rather than being all one type.
ReplyDeleteI think your house is fabulous! I have to tell you, I just ordered some Waverly Seeing Spots Noir -- I'm in love! I'm going to make some couch pillows - I love them! I love seeing them all over your house ;) Thanks for sharing everything! I want to try and get the same "green" as your chest of drawers -- do you think it's necessary to spray paint first? Is the color of the paint sample you used a "kelly green" color? Could you try and describe the color green you used for the paint? Thanks so much!! You are very inspiring...I look forward to reading your blog ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks! If I were doing the chest again, I would have used a Kelly Green Paint to start (vs. the spray paint) it has held up really well, but I prefer actually painting the pieces with a brush. The sample paint was more of a yellow-y spring green vs the kelly. It just gave some depth to the overall color. Good Luck.
DeleteWhat a beautiful home! I've seen many of your pics on Pinterest, but could never track down your blog. Finally found you through Vintage Revivals! Just subscribed so I don't lose you again!
ReplyDeleteLove your home and all the wonderful things you've done. The brass bowl light, great! Glad I found your blog. Susan@throughmyporchwindow.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeleteI am re-creating your absolutely amazing patio space and I have desperately been searching for decent pillows... Did you make your's yourself or use any specific sites to purchase? I always have trouble mixing and matching the patterns and colors but am really trying and am having trouble purchasing the right types of pillows online or in stores, any help would be greatly appreciated! Amazing work your home is my dream home!
ReplyDeleteLove your deck. Do you have the floor instruction posted?
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late to this party, but I just stumbled across your blog and I'm in love! You are very talented, bold, brave, everything I hope to be. Well done
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