One of the first blogs I read each day is color expert Maria Killam's. When I saw the makeover she gave her kitchen, my jaw dropped. Take a look at how open and bright the once dark and dated room looks now... I went ahhhh when I ... Keep Reading
Before & After
Updating a 1950s Beach House in North Carolina
A reader named Allison wrote me about the (kinda sad, very brown) 1950s duplex that she and her family recently renovated in Kure Beach, North Carolina. After 10 months of working on weekends, they transformed it into a colorful ... Keep Reading
Rescuing a Classic Greek Revival from the 1830s
A reader named Nancy wrote me about Saxton Hall, her wonderful old house in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It's a Greek Revival dating back to the 1830s, and they were determined to restore it to its original beauty. When she and her ... Keep Reading




