Back in 2000, I chose a blue gingham tile for my daughter’s bathroom in our Athens, Greece condo – and I haven’t regretted it for one second. I instantly fell in love with this tile and although I was originally planning on using it to cover the entire bathroom, or maybe the walls around the bathtub, I… Continue Reading
I was looking for a very special way to hang this very special pair of oil-on-canvas paintings painted by my mother. Because of their theme, their natural place is the kitchen – although not necessarily! I found the perfect spot for them above the little built-in desk, right off the kitchen. Framing them was the obvious… Continue Reading
There was one last thing left that would complete the new vanity desk in my daughter’s room, and that was adding some wall art. I already had a frame that could work for this space; it’s a rectangular, modern, white frame with a mat for two inserts, that I often use for seasonal decor. I intentionally had placed the new… Continue Reading
I love, love, love this new wall clock that I put together in a few minutes for the wall just above my daughter’s new vanity desk. This was a final sale item from Crate & Barrel that I bought two moves ago, and last time I saw it it was in perfect shape, properly stored in the garage. I don’t… Continue Reading
You don’t need to master the art of calligraphy, nor go back to third grade to ace the cursive writing in order to make a pretty handwritten quote to frame! I came up with an easy way to write on paper just about everything, whether it’s just a word or a whole quote, and make it look… Continue Reading
If you don’t have at least one hanging in your house, I’m sure you ‘ll find one somewhere in your basement or maybe forgotten in the garage. I actually have not only one, but two of them. Two identical plastic, inexpensive, green clocks that don’t look good with the rest of the decor anymore. One is hanging in the… Continue Reading
Our little entryway has been much more functional since I made a couple of small additions to the space: I added a cute étagère that I found online (for free!) and a mirror that made this small and darker part of the house feel more open and bright (check out all the updates, here). In that same entryway, there is one more wall, and… Continue Reading
The house we’re renting is lacking a mudroom. As you enter the house from the garage, the laundry room is to the left and the guest room is right across. If I were to place some furniture, it would have to be 8 inches wide because that’s exactly the space between the side of the laundry… Continue Reading
We’ve been in Greece for the last couple of weeks spending time with our family, friends, enjoying the beautiful weather, the beaches and, of course, amazing food. But before leaving our home in the San Francisco Bay Area, I spent some time making sure that I would leave the house tidy. When putting away the… Continue Reading
Even though I’m in Greece right now and I’ll be spending the next few weeks visiting family, friends and maybe a few of our favorite places, I really wanted to show you a couple of projects that are already finished in our San Francisco Bay Area home, which I didn’t have the time to post. While I was putting away the school work… Continue Reading
