family hangout design board and the blue and white bash

Recently I worked with a fun and active family who is lucky enough to have a big, bright walk-out basement in their beautiful home. But with...

family dinners

My daughter's school has an annual trivia night/auction and this year a Little Black Door design board was up on the auction block. Bett...

a touch of grey: kitchen e-design

Recently I finished an e-design for a great young couple who just bought a fun fixer upper that they're excited to tackle. They asked me...

farmhouse kitchen is famous thanks to kitchen + bath makeovers magazine

Today is thrilling for many reasons. First of all I get to finally share a secret I've been holding on to for close to a year - a big lo...

one room challenge - the bathroom edition week 1

Spring has sprung, flowers are blooming and the One Room Challenge is back! That's damn good news people! Twice a year  Linda rounds u...

2014 goals

The time has come for me to put down my goals for the year on paper, or uh screen, so that I am held accountable come December 31. If I don...

family room design board

Wednesday is a good day for a show and share, don't you think? Me too. I'm working with an awesome family of five who just moved int...

blue and orange library - before and after

There once was a girl who wanted to switch her living room and dining room. She worked hard and made herself a swanky new dining room, but t...

before and after: farmhouse kitchen

Are you there reader? It's me, Margaret Elizabeth. So of course I have to begin with an apology. I tease y'all on Friday and then l...

navy and orange library

I'm working with a dear friend on a living room refresh. She recently switched her dining room and living room and wants to make the new...

buffalo soldier

Do you think Bob Marley had any buffalo check pillows? Where does 'buffalo check' come from anyway? Totally off topic. Moving on... ...