How To Paint a Geometric Tile Kitchen Backsplash (September 30, 2015) - I’ve always loved colorful, patterned backsplashes. To me, they represent comfortable home ownership – a semi-permanent design investment that you’re not worried about a next homeowner enjoying as much as you do. In other words, if you love purple, defy your broker/realtor and put purple in the kitchen, as I did. (Everything’s always neutral on...
A DIY Home for My Cookbooks (June 14, 2015) - As much I love Pinterest, online recipes and my Kindle, I live for cookbooks in print. It’s been that way for more than ten years, since I started my cookbook collection in high school which now counts more than 70 volumes. I once stored these books atop my kitchen cabinets, but years of grease on...
Resolve for 2015 | Dried Apricot, Fig and Cherry Hand Pies (January 6, 2015) - Resolved: 2015 will surpass the succcess of 2014 to be my best year ever. The past 12 months, leading with the viral explosion of traffic to this site, have been filled with happiness in the accomplishment of my personal and professional goals. This success in 2014 due in large part to simple but thoughtfully created...
Banquette Seating: Inspiration for my Kitchen Update (October 7, 2013) - Look at my new kitchen! The new banquette seating is a DIY hack of four IKEA benches. Stay tuned for sources and instructions to make it yourself. I had to find a way to seat more people in my kitchen. Even when it’s sweating hot with machines whirring, my party guests always want to congregate...
