Speaking of Michigan, it has been a while since I shared anything on the status of the cabin. We basically finished up most of our projects here in time to start our home renovation back in LA. Our last trip consisted of some spring cleaning and not much else work-wise, but I was finally able […]
The major renovations are basically over (thank the Lord, Hallelujah, Amen!), the laundry room and bedroom that we added on are fully functioning and the construction crew has been replaced with Rupert and I. It is nice having the house back to ourselves, but we still have a ton of little things (and some big […]
Well hello almost pretty bathroom! As you can see we’ve made a bit more progress in our new loo (sometimes painfully slow progress, but I’ll take it). We had the leftover marble from the kitchen cut to size and installed on the shower ledge and as the vanity top. The sinks are in as well […]
Along with the lounge chairs, we got our dining table and dining chairs squared away. Since I was loving the Redsmith and the Tolix so much from my initial search, but neither of them were really in my budget, I dug a little further and came across these Tabouret chairs on Overstock. They were a perfect […]
Remember from the planning post that I was looking for a couple chaise lounges? I ended up going with the Appalaro Chaise from Ikea. After a fun assembly session with Rupe (these were actually the easiest thing I have ever put together from Ikea), we were all set to do our best lounging. More to […]
Over winter the work has definitely slowed down over at the cabin, so the status of our fireplace area is still much the same as our last update. It is nice to look back at how far we’ve come and I am going to head over there soon to get back on track with my […]
On the last trip to the cabin we got a lot accomplished in the bedroom. We worked late the night before leaving to finish the bunk beds, wallpaper, & install the lighting. So… sorry about the poor quality of the photos, I had to snap these on the way out the door for an early […]
Get a load of this sconce! As soon as I started designing the bedroom I had these light fixtures in mind and ordered them before anything else. Unfortunately for me they were back ordered… and then back ordered again. Cut to six MONTHS later they finally arrived. After installing the first one… TA – DA […]
Looky looky… there are some new pics of our cabin over on Design Sponge today! Since everything is still in the works, I haven’t really compared where we are now in the renovation to where we started. Having the “before and after” photos (“after” really being more like “in progress”) right next to each other, […]
We’ve made some progress in the bathroom lately. There will be no more getting ready for the day while looking into the reflection of the patio doors, because the mirror is up! I know one friend who was astonished by our lack of mirrors that will be pleased at this news (Ryan… you can come […]
We tackled a little DIY wallpaper project last trip so things are actually starting to look a little something like my bedroom plan here. I have been holding on to this Cole & Sons wallpaper for almost 5 years now so it is nice to finally have the perfect place to put it up! I know […]
Screen doors aren’t exactly a design feature, I know, but when it is 90 something degrees outside, no air conditioning in sight, and more mosquitos then sand on the beach, they are something of a necessity. Also, what is a summer cabin without the slap of a screen door? As soon as we got these […]
Yee haw, we made to the cabin this weekend. My stress level immediately drops as soon as I hit this driveway in. We also made a bit of progress on the renovation… here’s a little sneak peak at the subway tile backsplash going in. Images from my Instagram. (I’m ssspics)
The bedroom is coming along bit by bit. Here are a few shots of us in the process of putting in the new ceiling. We picked up this carsiding from menards, my mom and I painted it, then Rupe and my dad put it up. Voila! done and done. So far in the bedroom we have: […]
We weren’t planning on tackling anything in the bedroom until the fall, but last trip there we went for it. We laid the new flooring, tore off the walls and bunk beds, and insulated. All that led me to get planning on how the room is going to come together when it has walls and […]
We are heading back to the cabin in less then two weeks and are looking forward to tackling the new flooring installation. As you can see the current flooring is grey painted tile that must have seen better days. There are quite a few giant cracks and broken pieces so we will be tearing that […]