Snow is in the forecast later this week so I think my fiddling with the front of my house has come to an end until spring. There's just one more thing I've really been needing to address which is the lighting.
These are way past their life expectancy.
I've had a bit of a hard time finding some good exterior lighting options.
There just doesn't seem to be as many cool exterior options as there are interior options.
There is the one exception which was love at first sight. It's called the
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Arcadian Lighting Review.
Yesterday I revealed my redone hallway.
One of the new additions in the hallway are these lovely new light fixtures from Arcadian Lighting which are Trans Globe Flush Mount Fixtures.
It has been said that one of the most neglected elements in a remodel is attention to lighting.
These two pictures were taken at approximately the same time of day.
In both pictures the walls are white (although slightly different shades) but the difference is huge.
Obviously it would be
Arcadian Lighting Review.
It has been said that the number one neglected element of a remodel or makeover is lighting.
Not only do new lighting fixtures add visual interest but they also add to the ambiance of a space.
Bunk Room Makeover.
One of the projects we get A LOT of questions about are the built in bunk beds we have in our younger boys room.
Bunk beds used to be viewed as...how should I say?...less than desirable.
Then someone came along and made them hip by building a custom version and making them built-in.
Now, everyone wants built-in bunk beds.
I get questions weekly about our bunk beds so I thought I'd revisit them (and also show you how we recently updated them).
We installed the bunks in 2013. I drew up the
Apartment Makeover with Frog Tape – The Reveal.
For the past month we've taken you along our journey as we given our basement apartment a makeover with the help of FrogTape.
Today we finally get to show you how the space turned out!
Let's first take a quick revisit as to what this space looked like when we first started.
After...
Before:
After:
Just because you live in an apartment does NOT mean you can't add personality with paint.
Instead of painting the actual walls, we painted two floor-to-ceiling IKEA panels with a
Get your LED on.
For my sponsored ACE Hardware project this month my challenge was to give a whole room a lighting makeover.
Snore, right?
Actually the opposite. Hear me out...this turned out to be an "ah-hah" moment in my design education. After switching out just a few light bulbs I was shocked how the feel of the room changed. A light bulb went off in my head (and room).
When we were in the construction phase of this house I knew the importance of lighting so I equipted this room with a ton of lighting
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