Painting kitchen cabinets brings me way back to our days of renovating our first home, a 1925 bungalow we owned in Spokane, WA. It had original cabinets, which had been painted pinkish-beige by the previous homeowner. I chose a new color scheme for the kitchen, which I had found on an inspiration card at Sherwin Williams. The only problem was that it was an exterior color scheme meant for a ... View Post
Are Granite Countertops Outdated?
So often we hear people coming into our showroom saying they want to replace their "granite". But, is granite still the thing? (Hint: not so much, except for certain scenarios). I just wrote an article for American Farmhouse Style magazine about this very thing! Click here to find out what happened to granite. ... View Post
A Special Guest is Coming
Hi there! I just realized I skipped the entire month of February on the blog-writing front. It is a lot of work to get a new showroom underway but it's coming together! If you've been following along on Instagram, you'll have seen the changes. If not, I'll post a few not-so-professional photos while we wait on professional ones (being taken as we speak by our friend Leslie from Visible ... View Post
Our New Space
The countdown has begun...we have less than a week to go in our current space before moving to Historic Downtown Franklin! On Monday the phones and internet will be transferred and our kitchens will be installed, which means I need to figure out where they're going asap as well as choose the paint colors for the walls behind (now some of the walls are mustard-colored). It has been a dream of mine ... View Post
DIY Painted Checkerboard Floor Tips
A few weeks ago, we decided to paint our kitchen floor in a checkerboard pattern. There has been tons of interest since in how to do it, and I am thrilled that so many of you are planning this very same project! I LOVE how it turned out and can't wait to see pictures from all of you who are brave enough to attempt it. We are no experts on floor-painting techniques, but I thought it might help ... View Post
New Kitchen Studio
It's starting to get cold outside and that means two things. One: eggnog is coming soon to our fridge and two: our kitchen studio is HAPPENING. Meaning, there are just a few weeks left of calm before our first sample kitchen arrives. By calm, I mean the time where we're choosing the countertop samples that will appear in our shop from hundreds of options, finalizing cabinet-hardware suppliers, ... View Post