I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend…

My contractor husband and I have recently started new project redoing a cabana at our local beach club.  My husband will be completely renovating the cabana and I along with the client will be decorating with an eclectic, beachy vibe.

It had old panelings on the walls and drop ceilings with missing ceiling tiles and a post right in the middle of the room that you could walk into at any given moment!

Removed all the walls and ceilings down to the studs.

Check out some the funitue pieces chosen from one of my favorite stores in NYC, Nadeau…

 

Inspirations...

We will be adding rattan furniture, mixed with blue and white nauticle strip cushions for the seating area.  We will be installing white kitchen cabinets in the kitchenette with a farm house table for dining.

I can't wait to be putting all the pieces together and to accessorize the space.

We only have a few weeks before we have to be completed, so I will show you the progress as we go.

Have a great day!

Creative planter ideas

Spring is finally here (I think), somedays are questionable!  As soon as I feel the warm weather, I get the urge to plant.  Up until the past week it has been so cold, who wants to be outside planting? Not me!  So I've been scouring the internet for some creative ideas for some planters and here is what I have come up with… 

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How cute are these rain boot planters?

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Talk about wacky!

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Aren't they creative?  I guess you can turn just about anything into a planter!


 Have a wonderful weekend!

Felt flower headband

My daughter has been asking me to make her a headband for so long, I finally got a chance to make one.  In my defense,  I lost all my supplies during Hurricane Sandy, so I've been a bit bummed out about getting crafty.  However, I will carry on and be crafty again!

Here is a dahlia felt flower headband I made for my daughter. 

This was a no sew project and easy enough to do it no time.  I cut ten 1-1/2" petals and nine  1" petals and a round piece for the base of the flower.

 I rolled and glued the bottom end to form the petal.

Then place 1-1/2" petals for the outer layer of the flower.

Then placed the 1" petals in between the larger petals.  I accented the middle with different size pearls and glued the flower onto a headband.

I think it came out so pretty! What do you think?  

Have a great day!

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Embracing Change

Ocean's treasures

This has been such a long winter that I still haven't been able to shake off the chill.  Maybe because it is still soooo cold out!  My daughter and I have been anxiously waiting to take walks on the beach in search of washed up seaglass and shells.  This is one of our favorite pastimes.  During our Easter vacation it warmed up just enough to take a nice walk along the beach.  It was wonderful, the ocean seemed so calm and peaceful.  Besides being a beautiful day, we were amazed at the amount of seaglass we found within an hour.  We also collected   all kinds of seashells like jingle shells, razor shells, large clam shell and more.

Here are the beautiful seaglass that we found that has been tumbling with the ocean waves to create these gorgeous frosted glass.

My favorite finds of the day!

Abundance of shells to be had, I can make a shell mirror, wreath or frames...

Have a great day!  

Roadside rescue!

Check out this cute little table my husband had picked up on the side of the road over a year ago.  It needed so much repair I was not sure what to do with it so I just tucked it away and didn't deal with it.  It was missing the top, the joints were separated and the fret work was coming off... but I loved the carvings on it and the uniqueness of it. 

After so many scenarios of how it should look like,  I finally came up with a plan to stain the table a dark espresso color and make a mirrored table top.  

I filled the gaps with wood putty and sanded it down.

Then I cut a round piece of wood for the table top and I found a 12" round mirror from my local craft supply store.

Well, that is as far as I have gotten with this project.  I hope you come back to see the how it all comes together!  

What do you think of my plan?  Should I choose a different color to stain the wood?  I would love some input.

Have a great day!

After Hurricane Sandy repair- Phase 1

As most of you know when Hurricane Sandy hit New York, New Jersey 5 months ago, it turned our lives upside down, inside out.  Our homes were uprooted, smashed and drowned to put in mild terms.  Since that fateful day, people have been trying tirelessly to repair the damages their homes have sustained.  There is a somber feeling in our beautiful beach community,  I am hoping that coming of Spring will bring some good spirits.  My family and I are still out of our house and eagerly waiting to return.  Unfortunately, it is going to be a long time before we go back home, there was structural damage which caused a domino effect in repairs.  Nevertheless, at the end of the day, we'll have a very strong house.

We are at phase 1 of the renovation… This entailed repairing all the structural damages inside and out.

It is all very surreal to be looking out of your house without a wall separating you from the inside and the outside!

I hope you stay tuned for the upcoming phases of my renovations!

Have a great weekend!

Beautiful kitchen renovation

Just let me start of by saying, I am a slacker!  My posts have beeen so far and few in between, I feel as though I just don't have the time and the topics to post about.  Does this happen to anyone else? Well, I have a few projects lined up, so hope to complete them soon and show you the results.  In the meanwhile, last year my friend move into my neck of the woods… She bought a house that was the perfect size and locations for her and her family, but needed a complete renovation.  My husband, the contractor did the renovation and my sister designed the kitchen, it turned out to be a family affair.  The renovation is complete now, a the house looks amazing! 

Here is the kitchen before with dark and dingy cabinets, 70's linoleum flooring.

Took out all the old from floor to ceiling and reconfigured the space to make it larger and more functional.  

Created access to a future deck outside of the kitchen.  Radiant flooring were installed underneath beautiful gray tiles to keep the toes nice and toasty in the cold days.

Cabinets, granite, backsplash and appliances installed, almost there!  Every inch of space was used to create plenty of  cabintetry.

Here it is now, bright, beautiful and updated!

I love the punch of turquoise color on the walls!

 

Can you believe this is that old, dark and dingy kitchen?  I think it turned out stunning!  

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