If I hadn't just found our new home, I'd have to go have a look at this one that just listed a 10% reduction off what was already an...

Credit: Streeteasy.com Our offer on an apartment today was accepted! It' s a 2 BR in Jackson Heights, where I think Ross an...

When I decided to sell my home, I did a FSBO. Unemployed at the time, I had been subletting since I'd moved in with Mr. Renov8or. My exp...

I painted quite a bit when I was a kid. My dad always had a home renovation project going on, and we kids were his assistants. One of...

The cottage is really shaping up, thanks in no small part to the design eye of proprietor Lori at White Flower Farmhouse, a littl...

Cottage Kitchen After Photo The kitchen at our beach cottage had last been remodeled sometime in the mid to late '80s, judging fr...

Robin's Egg Blue with Brown Stripe, by Flor When we walled off the old front room of the cottage to add a bedroom, it created a...

Sunbrella cushions -  Restoration Hardware sale Once I realized the custom cushions were out of my budget, I started to scour the we...

Custom cushions were out of my price range - but this cute little tote was not! The first place I went to price custom cushions for...

Choosing paint color for the beach cottage hallway was challenging. The porch and hallway are where visitors form their first impressions...

One of the more dramatic changes that we made to this cottage was turning the screened porch into a sun room.  The old porch required ...

Painting the bedroom turned out to be more complicated than painting the bathroom! The bead board in this room is the original tongu...

Dan finished laying the hardwood floors, and it's the most dramatic change we've made to the cottage yet. The hardwood floor ...

Bathroom with bead board and hardwood floors installed If you've never bought a house that needed every room painting, you c...

I am seeing some amazing vintage sinks on craigslist for just $50! Look at this vintage peg-leg sink - swoon! These old sinks make ...

Cottage After - With Bead Board Our cottage was built in 1925, so it's pretty astounding that it had an indoor bathroom. One of th...

Corner Cabinet = Cottage Style As you can see, the mauve tiles are gone and the bead board is up. We actually did not even remove ...

Great Room - Minus Deer Tropy What do you think of when you look at this room? That might depend on your gender. We had a lively d...

Front Porch Awaiting Windows Installation We got the first project estimates from Dan and we are well within our budget - it's a ...

Cottage Porch Renovation - Before & After Much has been written about hiring contractors, and I've read a lot of it. The...