Laid Back Cottage

One of my favorite sites, {Apartment Therapy} featured a house tour of Michael Jon Watt's Michigan cottage. It is a total of 818 square feet with a full basement. Here is what he has done with it in the two years he has lived there. {Click here} to learn more about resources and details about each room.

Contemporary Meets Arts & Crafts

I adore much of the architectural style that came out of Arts & Crafts movement/Craftsman style homes. I am loving the way {this} 1920's craftsman style has been transformed, while still keeping much of the original character. The high-end modern furniture and chic handmade decorative accents have put a whole new spin on Arts & Crafts.

Some vintage gems on Etsy

Here are a few vintage gems I found at the {Little Byrd Vintage} shop on Etsy.com. I might actually be purchasing a few of these things. Exciting!

Vintage China Cabinet

I was so excited when I came across this absolutely beautiful antique china cabinet on {Etsy} today. It is almost identical to the the china cabinet my grandparents have and similar to my mom's. I always thought, man when you grow up are you supposed to have one of these? I was never a fan of that dark "fancy" wood furniture, but over the past few years I have been really enjoying seeing what can be done to make a piece of furniture look completely different after putting some elbow grease into it. I love this shabby chic, antique, clean, sophisticated and fun look! This piece is hand painted sage green with a coat of brown over it. An antique red color was added on the edges to make the piece more unique.

Young House Love

This has to be one of the greatest finds for me! I absolutely LOVE everything about it! A young couple, Sherry and John, bought a house that was 53 years old in Richmond, Virginia in 2006. The house showed its age and was in need of some serious lovin'. 3 years later they have so much done to improve the house and thankfully they have this {site} to keep it all documented for us to see and learn from! Somewhere along they way they started {helping others} transform their homes as well. They have also started writing in magazines like {Better Homes & Gardens - Do It Yourself} and have appeared on {HGTV}, and have a house tour video on {thenest.com}. This is an perfect place to get ideas for DIY decor and home improvement. I really admire all they have worked hard to accomplish.