Greetings friends, there’s a great interview with me over at Style at Home where I answer 20 questions they ask a series of decorators and designers. 

Want to know which designer I’d love to shadow for a day ?   What I’d buy if money were no object ?  My favorite Hepburn ? 

Have a look, right here !

Thanks so much Lauren. 

Hiya friends !  Be sure to check out this online article at Style at Home (thank you Lauren!), featuring ‘7 Stylish DIY bloggers’ including a blushing yours truly. 

I’m honored to be named along with Jen from Made by Girl, Sean and Jennifer at Rambling Renovators, Aubrey + Lindsay, Brooke from All Things Thrifty, Melissa from 320 Sycamore, and Michelle from Three Men and a Lady.  Check them out, they will surely be new favorites of yours too !

Style at Home is one of my go-to sources for design inspiration, you must pay a visit, or two, or three, you’ll be hooked !

As if that wasn’t enough to make my day, guess who promised to help me install some wainscoting for Mother’s Day ?  I’m not sure my hub quite comprehends what he’s gotten himself into . . . maybe I haven’t either.   We shall see, we shall see . . .

Oh my goodness, looky loo who’s been featured in Canada’s best home décor magazine . . .

Why that would be me in Style at Home magazine, in the ‘Style for Less’ June issue !

I’m featured along with fellow DIY bloggers Three Men & a Lady and Aubrey + Lindsay. 

They named me a favorite DIY blogger !

I’m honored to be in the company of these other incredible bloggers !!

Here’s a peek at the feature:

A very big thank you to Style at Home magazine !!!  You must visit their site for amazing home inspiration.   You can stalk follow them on Twitter right here, I do !!    And you can subscribe to this inspirational publication right here. 

A magazine feature !!!

I’ll be humming ‘O Canada’ all day.

Happy Weekend everybody !  I want to send out a big welcome to a new sponsor, The Shabby Chic Cottage, a shop filled with all sorts of home accessories that will add so much style to your home !

Hop on over to pick up a few lovelies for your nest!  Don’t forget, Mother’s Day is May 9th, that’s only one month away, so you can find a mom you love something special at The Shabby Chic Cottage! 

Also, here’s a few features around blogland.  YayDIY posted my answers to Eleven Questions.  The lovely Mrs. Limestone featured my favorite spot to curl up in her not-to-miss ‘favorite nook’ series.  And my friend Amanda over at Serenity Now let me takeover her blog for a day with these ever so simple scrap and tissue paper butterflies.   Also, Erin over at House of Turquoise was kind enough to feature on her blog our grown up girl’s room, how cool !  

For some other great weekend roundup reading, visit Kimba’s Favorite Things at A Soft Place to Land and Julia’s Weekend House Fix over at Hooked on Houses, plus Becki’s Roundup of great links at Infarrantly Creative ! 

For those in Northern California who will be joining me for the April 25th Antique Fair, make sure you RSVP with an email so I can get a proper headcount !

Finally, for those of you still interested in a MirrorMate custom mirror makeover like mine . . .

. . . remember there are dozens of frames available, here are just a few !

And if you enter the discount code CENTS at checkout you receive 15% off  !!!

Now, back to your weekend fun . . . .   

Enjoy !

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Hey all.  I’m entertaining out-of-town family this week and having a great time showing them the sights of San Francisco and the Wine Country.

Meanwhile, I’m pleased to let you know that Houzz.com has asked me to participate in an interview, and submit photos of my home. 

I was honored and delighted to accept.  Please click on over right here to see the full interview.

And if you comment on the feature article, you’ll be entered to win two of the smaller London Hurricanes from Crate & Barrel valued at $50 dollars for the pair.

A chance two win two of the smaller hurricanes, pictured below, on the right.

Thanks so much to everyone for reading !

Hello friends.  I need your help !  I was honored to be one of the weekly winners in One Project Closer’s Before & After 2009 contest supporting Habitat for Humanity. 

Our July staircase transformation was one of the weekly winners.  Remember all of the sweat that went into revamping our foyer?  Remember how I took our blonde oak ordinary staircase and gave it a fresh modern design? 

Before:

After:

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Oooooh goody goody.  Look who’s been featured over at ‘The Secret is in the Sauce’ today.  The SITS sisters are a group of women bloggers dedicating to supporting one another.  I love these gals !  And now they like me, they really like me. 

I just love making new friends.  

Blushing,

Kate

Commercial ready: Just call me Mrs. Minwax

Okay, so I am not really doing a commercial. But I did refinish a dresser using Minwax products a month ago, and submitted the project to their website. I just found out they picked little ol’ me as the winner of the Minwax Project Showcase! Hooray!

I’m a Project Showcase Winner !

You may remember this project where I salvaged a dresser from the Goodwill store for my nephews. This solid wood, but badly abused, dresser originally cost $15. I refinished it using Minwax tinted stain in Antique Red and finished it off with Minwax Wipe-On Poly.

Before:

Water marks (removed with mayonnaise):

Burn mark:

In Transition:

After:

Minwax likes me! They really like me !

See my winner’s profile here on the Minwax website.

And if that’s not enough, stay tuned for my other Minwax product redos: a little bench, and my entire two story staircase.

So now it’s time to celebrate !