Colorful Vintage + Modern Kitchen Renovation in Tulsa, OK

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Colorful Vintage + Modern Kitchen Renovation in Tulsa, OK

Well, I can't believe it. Our kitchen is actually done. Done, I say! It's been so long, I'm ashamed for you to look back to see the date of the "before" kitchen post.

Okay. It was April 30th.

So that means the kitchen's been about six months in the making. Now to be completely fair, our kitchen has been functional since mid July, but the "finishing touches" took nearly as long as the bulk of the demo/installation. But whatever. It was our first renovation and we went at it without a general contractor and it's done now, so who cares if it took six months? Who's even counting, right? (I can say that now that it's over, because I did care. I was the crazy woman counting!). 

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Cozy & Collected Mid-Century Modern Den: Embracing Dated, Original Wood Paneling

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Cozy & Collected Mid-Century Modern Den: Embracing Dated, Original Wood Paneling

How I embraced 1950s wood paneling to make a pretty space

Since my last den post, we've changed a lot in the den. When I sat down to think about what we've specifically done, I started listing off things like: purchased furniture that fit better, got a rug, installed lighting, hung artwork, added house plants. You know, just the basic things you do to decorate a room.

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Fall Home Tour: The Pros of Decorating or Not Decorating for the Season

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Fall Home Tour: The Pros of Decorating or Not Decorating for the Season

The other day I was going on and on about how I'm decorating my home for fall. "We should do fall home tours!" I told Daly. I asked her how she decorated for the season and she said she didn't. What?! No pumpkins? Now that I think about it, it makes sense she doesn't. This is a girl who impressively limits her Christmas decorations to one box. However, we found it quite humorous that we have such different takes on decorating our homes for the season, so we thought we'd share both approaches. Palmer's obsession with pumpkins and Daly's indifference. Enjoy!

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Mid-Century Modern Ranch Home: Creating a Modern Eclectic Patio

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Mid-Century Modern Ranch Home: Creating a Modern Eclectic Patio

My Patio was in Disrepair

When we moved into our home a couple years ago, I knew our back patio had major potential, but it was a big eye sore at the time. The patio was HUGE and looked out to the small, beautiful lake that our home backs up to (the reason we bought the house); however, the previous owner had five foot shrubs surrounding 90% of the patio, blocking the view. Additionally, the patio was in disrepair. It was probably original to the home and most of it was crumbling. You couldn't walk outside barefoot because of the rough, pebbled finish that hadn't entirely flaked off. It was definitely not somewhere we wanted to spend our time, though it felt like, in theory, it should be a place where we should want to spend ALL of our time.

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Where Form Meets Function: Palmer's Mudroom

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Where Form Meets Function: Palmer's Mudroom

My greatest achievement since moving into our current home was stopping my husband Patrick from spreading his change everywhere. Anyone else have that problem in their lives? Quarters on your bathroom sink. Pennies strewn across the kitchen counter. Dimes tucked between the sofa cushions. Sound familiar, anyone?

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