Summer's here — prime time for outdoor home décor projects to DIY or hire out. This year my outdoor home décor projects have been very modest because two long cold winters created so much work in the flowerbeds. But the rotting doors on our shed were replaced. Plus I found an hour to refresh my antique iron porch chair and umbrella stand with spray paint. But I've been busy … [Read more...]
Guest Bath In Disguise
Double doors conceal a shower so this bath in disguise appears to be a powder room. Some ideas are sheer genius, and in this case the bath in disguise idea was the brainchild of Alabama architect Craig Roberts. In the planning stages of our Alabama Stone Cottage, we altered the floor plan so that the main level guest bathroom would become a powder room, and gave the guest … [Read more...]
Interior Barn Doors
Sliding interior barn doors offer clever space-saving solutions in any room. Mention barn doors to anyone not devoted to interior design and they will assume you are speaking of doors on real barns. Mounted on hardware placed outside the door frame, sliding indoor barn door versions offer a decorative and functional alternative to standard swing and pocket doors. A country … [Read more...]
Checkerboard Floor Kitchen
We'd like votes on this checkerboard floor: does it make the kitchen or is it a distraction? Mixing colors on the cabinet and island is a popular way to bring variety into a kitchen. Dark brown wood on an island with white stone on top, and teal perimeter cabinets covered by black counters -- inset with a white farm sink -- have a nice, warm country/cottage feeling. That mixes … [Read more...]
Wall Mount Kitchen Sink
A seductive cousin to a farm sink, the wall mount kitchen sink works in a laundry, utility or mudroom, too. Meet a wall mount kitchen sink that's so attractive and versatile it can work in almost any room. Kohler's Gilford sink is a unique one-piece farm style sink with a plus -- the integral backsplash that attaches it to the wall. Technically this is a vitreous china utility … [Read more...]