Dorie's 1916 bungalow in Mesa, Arizona, was kind of a mess after a series of remuddles that former owners had inflicted on it over the years. She set out to fix that, though, and boy, did she! Take a look at how it looks now... One ... Keep Reading
Mary Kay Andrews’ Breeze Inn on Tybee Island
When this month's Better Homes & Gardens arrived in my mailbox, I was excited to find photos of novelist Mary Kay Andrews' charming "Breeze Inn" inside. When Mary Kay and her husband Tom bought the Tybee Island cottage, it was ... Keep Reading
Fig Tree Cottage: English Country Style in Australia
Welcome to Fig Tree Cottage. This charming little home, with its white picket fence and diamond-pane windows, looks like something out of a fairy tale, doesn't it? When a reader named Alison sent me these photos of her house, I assumed ... Keep Reading
The “Bewitched” Movie: Nicole Kidman’s Cottage
Last week we took a look at Samantha's house on the classic 1960s sitcom Bewitched, so I thought it would be fun to feature the charming California cottage in the 2005 movie remake, too. Nicole Kidman plays Isabel Bigelow, a real witch ... Keep Reading
Hooked on a Cottage in Carmel
Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, when I share things I love. Here's what got my heart pounding a little harder today: this sweet cottage in Carmel, California. It was built in the 1920s as a caretaker's cottage. It's on the market ... Keep Reading