Whimsical Additions
Rose Embellished Mirror
Obviously I have been needing a mirror above my dressing table. A friend gave me a gorgeous antique one that had belonged to her mother. It was incredibly heavy, but I planned the whole corner of the room around it,…
Silvery Bathroom Cabinet
I’ve been wanting a small cabinet with doors for the bathroom so I can keep my toothbrush and mouthguard hidden away and the room looks pretty when visitors come over. A couple of weeks ago, my sister and I were…
Bedroom Canopy Details
After painting my bedroom ceiling black, I wanted to soften the way that the black met the peach walls. Because the ceiling is so high, I liked the idea of it being like a canopy or a circus big top,…
Swan Queen
I knew I wanted a statement piece to be visible as soon as you stepped into my cottage. As you enter the turret through the front door, you face an open doorway into the great room. Something amazing needed to…
Turret Window Ledge
The window in my turret is rounded on top, so I knew I wanted to trim it differently than my other windows. Toward the beginning of the pandemic lockdown I was looking for projects and decided to make a fancy…
Kitchen Peg Rails
I recently saw a picture of some beautiful under cabinet peg rails in a decorating book and wanted to make something similar. Because my tiles run up the wall to the bottom of the cabinets, I knew I’d have to…
Bee Backsplash
I wanted something fun for the backsplash in my kitchen. I love the look of the subway tiles in my parents’ kitchen, but just like with the floor, rectangles didn’t feel right in my octagonal room. So I found some…
Mermaid Bathroom Vanity: Part Three
I’m excited to have finally finished the bathroom vanity. While I liked the ruffled lace curtain I had made for the front, what I really wanted was doors that I could embellish with mermaid details. Uncle Cabinet Maker to the…
Starry Yellow Side Table
I needed a little table to hold things in my turret entry, so I started with this side table that belonged to my great aunt. It is solid and has both a shelf and a drawer for storage, but isn’t…
Cabinet Decorations
I had so much fun decorating my cabinet doors! I knew that I wanted them to be detailed but still understated, so I stuck with just the one paint color, Always Almond from Glidden, but I had fun with the…
