Category Archives: Furniture
Coastal Cottage Style Table
Posted by LIz
Here’s a super simple DIY project… haha… I notice that as I’m getting older and older, my DIY projects are getting easier and easier. But this one was a really fun re-do of a sturdy but ugly little kitchen table to create a coastal cottage style table. Here’s what I did:
Built-In Buffet Details
Posted by LIz
We were so fortunate that when we bought our 100 year old home, a couple years ago now, (boy, it’s hard to believe it’s been that long already!) even though prior to our purchasing it, the property had gone through several owners in the past 15 years, and even back to the bank once or twice, but with all that, still, pretty much all of the original trim and details had been maintained very well. (except the kitchen and bathroom which had been ‘updated’ in the 70’s) The built-in in the dining room is original to the house, but needed some detailing, so here is what I did with the built-in buffet details…
Inspiration for Colors
Posted by LIz
The kitchen in our 100 year old house is mostly white with gray and pale yellow with aged maple floors. That’s why when I found some vintage oak stools, they just weren’t doing the trick. I needed to find some inspiration for colors from something and here’s what it was…
Chalk Paint Dresser
Posted by LIz
In my quest to make one of the spare bedrooms in our 100 year old house more suiting to our granddaughters, I’ve added this chalk painted dresser. Here are a few details about this vintage piece…
Mix and Match Dining Table and Chairs
Posted by LIz
I love having a dining room, but I don’t love it if it feels too formal and stiff. That’s one of the reasons I always have a mix and match dining room table and chairs set. Not only does a mix and match set keep the room from feeling a bit too stuffy, it also can set off the contrasting finishes. We recently had to change our dining table and chairs and here’s why…
Carpenter Trick to Repair Furniture
Posted by LIz
Why would I shove toothpicks in a hole in my antique cupboard door, you may ask…
Well an old timer carpenter taught me this trick, and it really works fantastic! What’s the trick? Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in DIY - Crafts - Floral, Furniture, Hardware, Uncategorized
Tags: carpenter trick, drill, furniture repair, hinge, hometocottage, loose, screw, wood
Breakfast Room: Before & After Part 2
Posted by LIz
Last week I showed you this:
If you missed part 1, click here to see the demo!
This week I’m going to share with you the 2nd half of our newly renovated breakfast room. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Furniture, Kitchen, Our 100 Yr Old House, Sunroom, Uncategorized, Windows
Tags: breakfast room, HomeToCottage.com, kitchen, laminate, Pottery Barn, renovate, table, trestle, window
Interior Details of the 7 Barn House
Posted by LIz
A couple of weeks ago, we had the wonderful pleasure of being invited up to stay at this magnificent place that sits on the South shore of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin.
It’s a house, that looks like a barn, and was constructed by repurposing the wood, beams and materials from 7 antique barns.
Last time I showed you some amazingly creative lights that are in the house… this time I want to show you some more of the gorgeous, rustic details of this place! click here to read the rest of the story…
Someone Else’s House: Vintage Bungalow Enclosed Front Porch
Posted by LIz
One more room to see from the vintage craftsman style bungalow I’ve showed you so many rooms to…
The enclosed front porch.
This is how it looked when they went through the house to see if they wanted to buy it…
Doesn’t look too bad, but once they closed on the house purchase, click here to read the rest of the story…
Posted in Furniture, Hardware, Interior Windows, Neighborhood Tours, Paint Treatments, Porch and Entry, Re-purposing, Someone Else's House, Sunroom, Uncategorized, Vignettes
Tags: bungalow, craftsman, Craigslist, door, Hirshfield's, home to cottage, hometocottage, paint, porch, Ralph Lauren, TJ Maxx
Our House: Home Office/Library… Bird Inspiration Brings in the Details
Posted by LIz
I showed you last week how this room has changed drastically over the past 17 years, now let’s get down to the details…
I love the life a wall of books brings to a room. So to me that’s the main focal point of the room.
However, I also love the look of prints mounted on the face of the bookshelf, giving interesting depth to the shelves. click here to read the rest of the story…
