I can’t even imagine the mortgage! TMZ is reporting power couple Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi dropped a cool $26.5 million on a mega mansion in the super-exclusive Santa Barbara community of Montecito. What does $26.5 million buy, you ask? how about 10,522 sq ft, 6 beds, 6 baths and 13 ACRES overlooking the … Continue reading »
I had a realization the other day. Since I finally own a home, I can have as many damn chandeliers as I want. I can have one million chandeliers if I want! Let me tell you, it’s a wonderful feeling. With that said, Joey and I had our freshly polished antique chandeliers installed in the kitchen … Continue reading »
Hands down, my favorite antique store in the New Orleans area is Dop Antiques. I’m not sure why I’m telling you think because inevitably it’s going to get popular and then it’s going to get expensive and then it just won’t be my favorite anymore… But alas, I love the place. It’s got all of … Continue reading »
Our kitchen cabinets really aren’t half bad, but they never quite looked finished, so I wanted to add some decorative molding to spice things up a bit. I started with a small trim around the bottom, which helps disguise the undermount LED lights I installed a while back. I then put my compound meitering abilities … Continue reading »
No one particularly enjoys cleaning, but according to advertisers, it can be exhilarating glamorous, infuriating and even lead to suicidal breakdowns! Just take a look at the awkward stock photos posted recently on Huffington Post… and a few more I found across the inter-webs. Next time you’re bummed out about cleaning, just think… at least you’re … Continue reading »
Just around the corner from my house is an incredible postbellum Victorian mansion. It was built by famed New Orleans architect James Freret circa 1869. Sadly, due to a drawn out divorce proceeding and crappy owner, the architectural masterpiece has fallen into disrepair. It’s been dubbed the “leaning tower of Josephine” and may soon lean … Continue reading »
If you’ve ever thought about home improvement, remember these words of advice. Calculate the amount of time you think a project is going to take and multiply that number by 10….or 100. It will ALWAYS take longer than expected! Such is the case with our built-in living room cabinetry, which is finally complete. It literally … Continue reading »
Since Joe and I bought our home, we’ve been mentally prepping for our kitchen remodel. It’s one of those projects that doesn’t seem so complicated on the surface, but I’m guessing it’ll be Pandora’s box. Despite my ominous outlook, I’m excited to begin the design phase. I was initially dead set on cream cabinets, but … Continue reading »
Since Joe and I moved into our first homestead, we’ve done A LOT of work in the backyard. Unfortunately, it still looks like crap. The “yard” was filled with some hideous plants that needed to come out before we could put anything back in. Joe spent a few labor-intensive weekends removing the bars from our … Continue reading »
Wallpaper trends have certainly come and gone throughout the years. I remember the Southwest inspired wallpaper that covered my parents’ bedroom in the 80′s…and peeling away layers of hideous country blue paper from my grandparent’s kitchen. We’ve seen some low points in the wallpaper world, but that’s all changing now. New wallpapers on the market … Continue reading »
