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We are finally back in our kitchen and I am so thankful. It’s so fun! You know how people say the kitchen is the heart of the home? Well, it may be cheesy but it is SO TRUE. We are always gathering in this space. Thankfully, we’re back in business for the approaching holiday season and plan to have both of our parents here for our first Thanksgiving in our new kitchen.

I can't stop staring at our countertops from Polycor Natural Stone! The veining, the depth and beauty of Natural Stone—it cannot be matched! We chose ALBERENE SOAPSTONE™ for the perimeter and GEORGIA MARBLE™ – PEARL GREY with a honed finish for the Island. Now that the kitchen is functional (and beautiful!), I can’t wait to make family meals and bake treats on the weekends.

During our 1970s home renovation, we upgraded the facade of our home with an addition to our porch. As expected, this required some patching of shingles. There was one glaring problem that even caught my attention from the street! The patched area was literally all I could see!!

Wow wow wow! I am finally able to share my beautiful new (and incredibly low-maintenance) siding and trim! We have hit so many delays on this project but it is now installed AND painted! I spent a lot of time researching vertical siding for this remodel and after lots of thorough research I landed on this TruExterior nickel gap siding and I LOVE it!

When we moved in, we had a list 10 miles long of must-do projects. This one was close to the top! We debated getting new doors, but decided to re-imagine the existing doors. Turned out to be a good call.

We’re back to the barn to show you this cutie little bathroom! Like the kitchen, this bathroom brings both style and functionality to this barn-turned-guest space. I chose 12 x 24 tiles and asked the tile installer to cut them down to a smaller size. It’s amazing the difference a detail like this makes. If you’re always looking for the paint color like me, I gotchu. The custom vanity is none other than…….Revere Pewter and it’s beautiful!

Don’t let this first photo fool you. There were a lot of unexpected twists and turns along the way until we finally ended up with this Pinterest-worthy white oak ceiling in our dining room. Remember, we’re updating a 1970s home for our family of 5 with all of its charm and some of its quirks in tact.

Ta Da!!! We are ALMOST finished with our back foyer and I cannot believe it! We still have to put the final coat on the hardwood floors. It’s so hard to get to our own floors when we’re doing everyone else’s every day, but we’re hoping Tom can find a little time to squeeze our own house in soon.

This project was for a returning client that I have worked with on a few projects over the years. This time, they wanted to turn the upstairs of the existing barn on their property into a guest house for out of town visitors. And though it was technically not a remodel, it still came with some challenges.

Here we are near the finish line and it feels so good! It’s been a minute since we talked about our plans for the front exterior of our home renovation project, so I thought I’d share a little overview of the 903 day journey.

Our Rockford Estate Blend® thin stone veneer in INDIANA LIMESTONE – FULL COLOR BLEND™ from Polycor Hardscapes and Masonry is showing off! I love this stone so much and every time I show it I’m asked about it. So, without further ado here’s a full blog post dedicated to this beautiful, natural limestone!

Drumroll, please! It’s time to unveil our primary bath and show off this stone look tile from Atlas Concorde USA! We are so, so happy with this porcelain tile in our primary bath! It has the look of of natural stone, with all of the gorgeous texture and veining, but a price point that doesn’t break the bank.

I am so excited to have a laundry room/mudroom again! And this stone look tile from Atlas Concorde USA absolutely steals the show! I wanted a tile that looks as close to natural stone as I could get and I found it!

Our primary bath has come a long way, baby. When we moved in, it was the pinnacle of the 1990s spa experience. Build with Ferguson helped us bring it up to date with craftsmanship + beauty that can’t be beat. We are so thankful for their partnership during our primary bath renovation. Build with Ferguson has so many great options for all things home and they are always my first go to for my own home as well as client projects.

It’s time to choose our exterior color! We’re looking for the perfect warm gray that complements the new limestone and white oak as well as our new dark bronze windows. What do you think? Do you have a favorite?

When designing a kitchen, intentionality while choosing a cabinet style is often overlooked. Many homeowners simply don’t realize there are three major styles to choose from and each style brings its own, unique aesthetic to the overall design. Learning about these styles and arming yourself with questions when meeting with your cabinet maker will result in a kitchen you’ll be happy with for years. Any major investment when remodeling is worth the extra effort on the front end. Trust us on that one and read on.

Kitchen remodels are no joke. We’re all about sharing lessons we’ve learned along the way during our remodeling journey, so this blog post is all about the 12 things you don’t want in your next kitchen. Working with an interior designer and cabinet professional when designing your kitchen is our most important piece of advice. As you work on your design, here are 12 things you might want to avoid.

They say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. This kitchen needed an overhaul to become the heart of our home. We envisioned not just a kitchen that’s more in keeping with our design style, but one that’s more functional and spacious.

We immediately removed the carpet before we even moved in but then it sat like that for months while we worked on the upstairs. We threw a couple of swivel chairs and a beanbag in it and the kids used it as a hangout room for a while. Sometimes, I want to wiggle my nose and it all be done, but where’s the fun in that? I’d miss the joy in the journey and the creative process of making someone else’s house OUR HOME.

Like many secondary bedroom closets of the 1970s era, Cline’s closet was basically filled at the bottom with an HVAC box and had an ordinary rod for hanging clothes. Not cute and definitely not the best use of space. We knew this closet had unmet potential and we set out to find it.