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No bones about it, She has good bones.
Hello friends. As most of you know from past posts we’ve been feverishly trying to get our Itsy-Bitsy cottage renovated for summer. When we purchased this fixer-upper Labor Day of 2014 we knew that...
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The Mix and Match approach to Design at the Itsy Bitsy Cottage
Peace, Love and Sandy Feet! That’s what lake life is all about, right? When you live on the lake you need all the sleeping spaces you can get for your visitors. Here’s another peek into my daughter...
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Ikat Love: Finding color inspiration for the Itsy Bitsy Cottage
Often at the beginning of a job I began with an inspiration picture, artwork or piece of furniture that I use that as the diving board for the rest of my design. Last year, I came across these super...
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Itsy Bitsy Lakeside Cottage Master Bedroom DIY Headboard
As some of you may know last spring I worked on a new restaurant in downtown Rochester that was built from scratch in a warehouse factory. The owners had purchased reclaimed wood floors to be put into...
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The Itsy Bitsy Cottage No Wake Zone
It’s hard to believe that just over 9 months ago we started this remodeling rollercoaster! And although the cottage is so small the project ride never seemed to end. The great room was one of the...
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The Itsy Bitsy Cottage Kitchen Makeover
I will never forget he first time I walked into the cottage I said to my husband “These cabinets dividing the kitchen and the living room have got to go!” And on closing day we remove the cabinets...
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Patterns, Paint, Poufs and Porches.
This week my good friend from college and her daughter are coming to visit the cottage for the first time. I wanted to make their short stay as comfortable as possible. The weather forecast is a good...
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Not your Grandma’s House anymore.
There’s nothing I love more than helping clients, friends and family bring a vision to life and help them realize that a tired house really can be updated for a modern and family-friendly lifestyle. So...
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Modern Poppy Mural in a Classic Cape Cod
A few weeks back I was contacted by a potential client Patricia asking to set up an appointment to see her new Cape Cod home that she and her husband have been renovating for the past three months. She...
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Christmas Home Tour 2015
Hi Friends! Welcome to The Freling-Brown Christmas Home Tour 2015. As most of you know I’m new to the blogger community and this is the first time that I’ll be posting any Christmas pictures of our...
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Farmhouse Black & White Painted Checkered Floor
There’s a common thread on my Pinterest boards when it comes to floors. I am constantly pinning painted floors! Solid colors, patterns, faux painted rugs and just about everything else. When we were...
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Rustic Chic Kitchen Remodel: Tearing Down the Wall
Theres nothing I love more than creating bright open interiors. Most of the times that can be achieved with paint and furnishings but not with this project. As most of us know the kitchen is the heart...
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How to Paint Horizontal Stripes in a Day
I can still remember the first time that I painted stripes. It was in my daughter’s nursery and it took me forever. Well, actually three days and that seemed like forever. “Practice Makes Perfect” as...
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Summer Home Tour: It’s a Shore Thing
Let’s face it Summer flies by faster than any of the other seasons. Saturday and Sunday should invite Friday to be part of the weekend then we could enjoy the beautiful weather and festivities a bit...
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How To Paint Chevron Stripes: Black, White & Turquoise
Chevron stripes have been popular for a while now but combining them with turquoise, black and white is on trend! Black and white graphics are becoming ever more popular these days in clothing and home...
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The Top 25 Best Instagram Photos of 2016
Saying goodbye to 2016 will be bittersweet but I’m not looking back! It was a year of great fun, exciting design and painting projects. I thought I would recap my most liked images from Instagram and...
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8 Things You Can’t Live Without in 2017
How was everyones’s Holidays? Did Santa bring you everything on your list? Hopefully he did, but if not, I have a few of my favorite home decor items that I’m currently obsessing over. If taking...
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14 Ideas to Style your Home For Spring: Family Room Refresh
A Spring Snow Storm! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone and welcome to the Spring Blogger Home Tour where we share ideas on how you can style your home for Spring. It’s hard to believe that it’s already...
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Lake Life: Blogger Summer Home Tour
The best part about living in Upstate New York is being close to water, specifically the Great Lakes and it’s neighboring glacier made Finger Lakes. Just South of Rochester is Honeoye Lake where we...
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HGTV Smart Home Electrical Upgrades with Adorne Legrand Outlets, Switches,...
Ever since seeing the HGTV Smart Home 2017 I was inspired by all it’s great state of the art features and savvy tech details. As our technology evolves, our needs for our electrical devices change....
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