I'm sharing the highest impact, best design investments I made in our [light touch] home renovation (putting paint, wallpaper, furniture, and fabric aside).
Amen to living with things for a while before renovating/updating/spending a bunch of money. When we first bought the home we're in now (nearly 24 years ago!), we didn't have any money to spend on renovations — and thank goodness, because I probably would have knocked down a few walls and made it more open (we had a 1-year-old at the time and thought we'd have two or three more children). Once our third child was born, I realized that I loved that our long row house had lots of little rooms (instead of just a few big ones). We didn't do our first renovation until we'd been here for about eight years and by then, we knew what made sense and what didn't. Phew.
I’m glad to hear this because I’m working on a post just about hardware! Are you based in New York? If so, I found most of my brass hardware (for the kitchen and doorknobs throughout) at The Brass Center near the design center, but another good resource is Elegance in Hardware and Bath on Lexington Avenue. You can find many brands at both!
Amen to living with things for a while before renovating/updating/spending a bunch of money. When we first bought the home we're in now (nearly 24 years ago!), we didn't have any money to spend on renovations — and thank goodness, because I probably would have knocked down a few walls and made it more open (we had a 1-year-old at the time and thought we'd have two or three more children). Once our third child was born, I realized that I loved that our long row house had lots of little rooms (instead of just a few big ones). We didn't do our first renovation until we'd been here for about eight years and by then, we knew what made sense and what didn't. Phew.
I love this! Thanks for sharing!!
Would love to know where you sourced your hardware — it all looks gorgeous
I’m glad to hear this because I’m working on a post just about hardware! Are you based in New York? If so, I found most of my brass hardware (for the kitchen and doorknobs throughout) at The Brass Center near the design center, but another good resource is Elegance in Hardware and Bath on Lexington Avenue. You can find many brands at both!
Oh thank you!! Also yay for hardware post!
And thank you! 🙏
The moulding!! So satisfying to see it streamlined
Ah! Thank you for appreciating :). I always wonder if the details I fixate on are noticeable to others! x