This is kind of a fun opportunity in the middle of all the crazy to say hi to all of you and see how you're doing! I hope you're staying healthy and that you have enough toilet paper and all that. I don't usually get a chance to chat with you unless I know you in real life. But since we're all sequestered in our little bubbles, why the heck not? It also gives me something fun to do, since normally ... View Post
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
If you haven't already heard, HGTV's Extreme Makeover Home Edition is here! This is super-exciting for us because they are using Starmark cabinetry, which is our main cabinetry line. We use Starmark for 95% of the kitchens we do because it's so amazing, so it's fun to see it get the national credit it deserves! Five of HGTV's ten episodes will be using Starmark, and the episode on March 15 will ... View Post
Welcome to 2020!
Happy January! Thanks for hopping on over to the blog! I hope you all had cozy holidays and are ready to get started with a new year/new decade. I always mean to write to you and say hi and then sit at the screen trying to figure out what to say. I think some people are here because they want design tips and inspiration, others are here because they are thinking about doing a kitchen and are ... View Post
Kitchen Cabinets…Should You Paint or Replace Them?
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
The Most Popular Kitchen Cabinets
Happy Fall, Everyone! I got an email from Starbucks this morning saying Pumpkin Spice Lattes have officially returned. So even though it's close to fire-and-brimstone temperatures here in Tennessee, it's officially fall. I'm actually having a pumpkin spice latte right now at home because I found a great recipe for pumpkin spice syrup. I posted the recipe on Instagram, but if you have ... View Post
