This was the only entrance to the upstairs dwelling, Apartment B. Scary exterior stairwell on the side of the house, There was already an existing porch up there but the stairwell was literally sitting next to the porch, it wobbled when…
Sarah and I dreamed up this shared adventure on a set of barstools in Southern Pines, NC in 2007. It was cold and wintery, probably Christmas. I think it was the same night that I traded a pair of gloves…
Leaving dirty yellow, Pepto pink, white and a battleship gray foundation would be no trouble at all. From previous experience I know how painstaking the process of choosing an exterior paint color can be and I didn’t want to be…
I have a pretty serious addiction to…houses. Maybe you already knew that about me. I like to remodel every house on the block in my mind. I’m always on the hunt and I often troll local real estate listings at…
I decided that I would like to give my oldest daughter DC my dollhouse that my grandfather Craig built for me when I was a kid. A dollhouse was actually on DC’s list in addition to the hideous hunk of…
One of our readers Alicia writes, Not sure if you remember me. I commented a while back about redoing a 1928 Dutch Colonial. I’m getting ready to redo our backyard. We’re doing a porch down to a patio, and I…
Late last year I began remodeling a little kitchen in a guest cottage on our property. This project had a significantly lower budget than the Indiana project or the Midland duplex remodel so this kitchen won’t be gracing the pages…
My friend emailed me last year when I was working on the Indiana Project and said hey I love the nurseries you did how about a living room? Before Thanksgiving she sent me photos of her living room, a quick…
An email from Vincent, I can tell a lot of thought was put into the Indiana Project house. Everything from keeping the color scheme flowing to installing the recessed can lights in the perfect spots. I could go on, lol….
I often take the opportunity to visit the sites of designers who have featured items on One Kings Lane. It’s an introduction to some designers who I might not have normally discovered.  Holly Carter joins that group of designers this week who have…
We’ve received some questions about the people that worked on the Indiana Project. I do all of the design work and make all of the decisions but when it comes down to making it happen these are the people who…
While taking some exterior photos of the Indiana project last night, I snapped some photos of DC playing in the sprinkler.
It’s birthday weekend! Â Unfortunately, I will not be dazzling you with how fabulous I am by saying that I’ve got some grand destination birthday planned. No jetsetting here. But…I will be headed to: a. the flea market (the Raleigh, NC…
Asheville, photo via Betsy Are you going to a social club to hear some great music this weekend? I may go to IKEA this weekend, can’t decide. Its a 2 hour trip for me. I need a small section of countertop…
Its been a busy couple of days as the Indiana project nears completion. I have to make sure that I have all of the materials in place for the different sub-contractors that are there now finishing up. On Monday I…
