My mother-in-law is a genius! Now, honestly, how often do you hear those words uttered? Come on, give it some thought. Those poor mothers-in-law are one of the most abused stereotypes ever, even though so many of them help with our kids, do our laundry without even asking, and put six meatloaves in the freezer [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Oct 16 2009
Tera’s Dining Room Reinvention
Tera was so happy with the results of her Living Room reinvention, that she contacted us right away to get started on her dining room. Here’s her letter, Dear Cameron and Lisa, Hooray, not only do I love the ideas you presented for my living room, but you won over my husband, Jim, with the [...]
Oct 14 2009
Tera’s Living Room Reinvention
Tera recently contacted us to help her reinvent her living room. Here is her letter: Dear Cameron and Lisa, My husband and I bought our first home together, and it’s a hodge podge with many relics from our single days. We traveled for 18 months after we were married, so we also have many things [...]
Oct 07 2009
Tales of a Very Ugly Kitchen – Chapter 7: Knobs
In our original kitchen, the maple cabinet fronts had no knobs and there was a little indentation on the tops for your fingertips to facilitate opening the door. The drawers had the same design on the bottom. Here’s a picture of the lil’ beauties from our home inspection. If you’re just tuning in, click here [...]
Oct 07 2009
A Tree Crashes Though It and a Traditional House Goes Modern
One of our favorite regional “Home” sections comes from The Washington Post. This week, Terri Sapienza shares the heartwarming story of a couple from Chevy Chase, MD, who were forced to remodel their 100 year old home when a huge oak tree came crashing through it, courtesy of Hurricane Isabel. I’m coveting their bright, sunny, open new [...]
Oct 05 2009
Unconventional Curtains
Ok, so this isn’t really a craft, but the idea is simple, cheap and easy, which is our mantra here at simple-e-design. The other day I was at my dear friend, Betsy’s, and as I was washing up in the loo, I noticed her clever little cafe curtains. They’re tea towels, and they look so [...]
