Board & Batten Staircase
I’ve been sitting on the idea of doing some sort of textured/architectural feature (board & batten, wainscoting, etc) on the side of my staircase for some time now. After finally tackling my mauve living room, it seemed like the right time to JUST DO IT. I did some research and took ideas from Young House […]
I Finally Painted the Living Room!
Plus, a small mishap. If you know me, you know I’ve been talking about painting my living room for the past 3+ years. I finally did it! If you haven’t seen the before pictures, be sure to check out my post from last year featuring photos of my living room which was at the time […]
Kitchen Open Shelving “Hack”
How I faked an open shelving look in my builder grade kitchen. After painting the kitchen black, I still felt like my kitchen looked like a generic builders’s kitchen. I also had (and still have) some cabinets that I don’t even use, one being the cabinets above the microwave. They’re too tall for me to […]
Billy Bookcase Built-Ins IKEA Hack: Part 1
So for a few years now I’ve been wanting to do a built-in IKEA hack using Billy Bookcases. Coincidentally, my uncle gave me three regular sized birch veneer Billy Bookcases, which fit in my dining room almost perfectly (more on that later). After having the wood look in the dining room for awhile, I decided […]
Back in Black
Greetings everyone! As you can see, it’s been quite some time since I’ve updated this site. After receiving a couple of messages on my personal instagram to blog about my house renovations, I’m back! And so, here we are on round three of trying to consistently blog about my house. But this time, I’m super […]
#VillaStaysh 2019
A friend of mine came over last month to help me take some new headshots and she got some great shots of the house in its current state.