Blog
Renovation, design, home decor and lifestyle inspiration; shared by DIY enthusiasts Courtney + John Achilli. Restoring an 1884 cottage in New Jersey, the property welcomes guests to the Jersey Shore through Airbnb, plus creative or special event rentals.
RENOVATION: 5 Perfect Paint Colors For Contrasting Trim
If you’re planning on trying to incorporate the Contrasting Trim paint color technique in your own home, we’re sharing a little insight into the process and 5 Perfect Paint Colors.
RENOVATION: Contrasting Trim Paint Color
Back from vacation and we've hit the ground running to keep our spring projects list in check. I'm going to share a future post about all of those spring projects but in the meantime I wanted to recap the guest room three contrasting trim.
Spring Paint Projects
Though important and necessary, home maintenance priorities such as gutter cleaning, HVAC servicing and deck repairs can take the wind out of any DIYer’s sail. But don’t worry, there are a ton of budget (and TIME) friendly projects that you can start planning now, while it’s still chilly outside, and be ready just in time for Spring.
DIY: Front Door Painting Trick
One of the easiest project you can DIY this Spring is repainting your front door. A fresh coat of paint, on the front door, can help your entry way take on any personality.
RENOVATION REVEAL: Content Master Bathroom
Sharing the renovation reveal of our Master Bathroom with before and after images, plus all the nitty gritty design details that went into making this my favorite space in Content.
DIY: How to Strip Paint from 100 Year Old Doors & Brick
I've made several attempts with a number of different paint stripping agents. With anything old, the chance that lead based paint were used is high and proper precautions should always be taken.
Here’s my experience with 3 of those stripping agents: Soy Gel, StripEze and Peel Away