Making the house a home without a high end budget. Design, Interiors, DIY and Vintage.
When we bought out house in Alabama the kitchen was probably the worst room in the house. The original 1983 kitchen was still intactIt had a terrible lay out, What looked like do it yourself built cabinets that were musty with sagging particle board shelves and a cheap granite tile…
When we first moved to Germany and were faced with NO CLOSETS I knew we needed more storage space in the master bedroom, so I swapped our nightstands for dressers. I would have loved to buy some beautiful antiques dressers but I could not have giant piles of clothes on…
Our new kitchen in Germany only had two drawers, that’s right only two. so when I found I had enough room to build a banquette I figured I could squeeze in a little more storage. I am a pretty good carpenter but if I can find a few short cuts…
Yesterday I talked about books so I figured today would be the perfect day to talk about bookshelves, more specifically build ins. When we bought our Alabama house we also bought this lovely stone fireplace, and yes I am being very sarcastic when I say lovely. I think it was…