Small but Mighty Family Mudroom Makeover

Small but Mighty Family Mudroom Makeover

We have small mudroom just off our garage. There’s no closet nearby and it’s a pass-through room to our laundry room and powder bath from our kitchen. It’s a busy space that desperately needs some revamp in looks and function. With help from KILZ® and Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines® paint I transformed the space into something with personality and functionality for our family. Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines® paints…

Basement living room makeover Albany Park

Basement Living Room Makeover

We moved into this home in August of 2020 and haven’t touched the basement – until now! If I’m being honest, our basement is kind of funky with a strange layout, but we do have one room that’s intended to be a second living space that I’ve been dying to get my hands on.  There weren’t too many design hurdles in this space. It’s main issue is being very boring…

My Favorite Places to Shop for Art Prints

My Favorite Places to Shop for Art Prints

I’d love to fill my entire house with real vintage artwork I source from antique and thrift stores and my travels, but that takes time and in 2020 with Covid it wasn’t much of an option. Here are a few good print shops that curate beautiful vintage artwork and photography so you can get to filling your walls with pretty works of art. My favorite tip is to mix together…

Kitchen Makeover | Before & After | KittyCotten.com

5 Biggest Regrets & Lessons Learned From Renovating Our First Home

This past summer we sold our first home and it had me reflecting on the lessons we learned as first time DIY fixer uppers. I’m sharing my biggest regrets (luckily nothing major) from designing and renovating our first home. Mistake #1: Trim Color This one was just a rookie mistake. I went to the paint store to pick our trim color over my lunch break. We had a short window…

7 Ways to Decorate Without Spending Money

7 Ways to Decorate Without Spending Money

#1 Use What You Already Own & Restyle It Collect all your decor pieces and collect them on your dining table to start restyling. I find it best to clear of your surfaces and then add back in. Try to collect a variety of items – books, frames, candles, sculptural pieces, boxes plants and other organic objects. Then start with on are at a time like a dresser to layer…

Dark Green Living Room Decor | KittyCotten.com

Tips for Decorating a Living Room with Dark, Bold Paint Color

This video and post is in partnership with Article. Welcome to my friend Jen’s front sitting room. This is first room that greets you when you walk into their home. They just purchased this home this past summer and asked me to help them make it their own. We opted to start off with this bonus living room that gets lots amazing sunlight all day long and great started place…