I have been selecting & editing photos of an attic transformation we completed in the fall-- and couldn't help but send out a quick sneak peek.... :)
This was SUCH a fun project and I can't wait to share more of it with you in a few weeks!
With the cold, grey days we have at this time of year, it is easy to think that there isn't much around us to savor.
But maybe we are wrong.
As this little sparrow proved to me a few winters ago, as he would sit outside our family room window and sing his little heart out day after day...
maybe we need to pay attention to things in a whole new way.
When I think back to the winter days days when my children were very small--even though we were often stuck inside our little old house as the winter winds whipped outside-- it was still a delight to see the world through their eyes as they experienced sights, sounds, smells, textures, and tastes for the first time.
It is a bit sad to me that as we "grow up" we become removed from the joy and wonder of our senses. It can be restorative to remind ourselves to pay attention to each one of them once again.
To be mindful of each of our senses, one at a time, is a great way to slow down and really appreciate all that is so good around us. And where better to do this than in our homes?
Maybe the things that we love about where we live has become white noise to us, things that we no longer take in or appreciate.
When I take the time to pay attention, it is amazing how many simple yet wonderful sensory joys are present each day in my home. Here are a few favorites that come to mind for me:
Hearing--birdsong, Mozart, the quiet of the house early in the morning…
Sight--family pictures, treasured artwork, green daffodil shoots emerging outside, the faces of those I love.
Smell--freshly washed towels, favorite meals cooking in the kitchen, coffee in the morning.
Touch--our comfy family room sofa, soft blankets and sheets on the bed, my dog's velvety ears.
Taste--any meal I didn't have to cook :)...oh, and a glass of wine.
What are your favorites?? Please be sure to write some in the comments!~Can't wait to hear them!!!
I was so excited many months ago, when my clients contacted me and told me that they wanted to go forward with a multi-room, multi-phase renovation that would completely update their house and give it a total facelift…
We have now completed Phase One…and here are some of the results. :)
The living room—the first room you see as you enter the house—was given a stronger sense of balance and grounding by adding a new fireplace centered on the room. With that stronger focal point, the room came together beautifully….
with new flooring, a lighter color palette, and cleaner lines.
The original 1990’s kitchen, while amazingly still in fantastic shape in so many ways, also needed a total refresh.
The new flooring from the living room carried into this space and throughout the first floor.
Building from the floor up, we added new sleek cabinets in a new layout, allowing for a larger, more functional island perfect for entertaining.
A new tile backsplash and quartz countertop finish the clean contemporary look of the new space. Lovely!
I look forward to sharing more of this project in the months ahead!
I don’t know about you, but at this time of year—after all the hustle and bustle of the holidays—I really long for simplicity and CALM.
The feeling of calm is something that can be in short supply in our busy lives--and it is the feeling that most of us long to create in our homes.
Should be easy, right?
HOWEVER, the mistake we often make is thinking that to improve a room, we have to ADD something to it.
But in this case what is missing is CALM, and to create this much sought after feeling, we most often need to take something away.
Because we are such busy people, we often have a lot of STUFF out in our homes and don't realize how this changes how we feel each day.
You see, when we have a lot of stuff sitting out, it is almost like having a group of people all talking at us at the same time. You may not really "see" all of those items on the shelf or stuck on the refrigerator anymore --it may have become white noise to you--but trust me, they are still trying to get your attention and causing a commotion every time your eye glances over them....
What things around your home can be taken down, donated, thrown out, put in a drawer, or stored in such a way that it gives you some visual rest?
Having less on the surfaces in our homes automatically makes it feel more settled. It helps us to feel more calm.
And peace and calm is what I wish for you, dear friends!
It is so exciting to be going into the new year with so many fabulous projects...including the ongoing work on the cottage up in Maine!
This week I wanted to share the full tour of all the new spaces up there, including the new guest quarters, THE ELEVATOR (how cool!), the brand new handicapped-accessible bathroom, kitchen annex, and more!
I have shared snippets of this before, but this video shows both upstairs and down, and highlights some of the big changes we put in place.
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