Hello friends and welcome to my first post of 2016! I’ve been a little under the weather since New Year’s and boy I’ve been itching to get back to using my paintbrush. I’ve been working at my friend Nikki’s house for a few weeks now concentrating on her three kids bedrooms. In her daughter Cate’s bathroom we were […] Read more…
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 home. In the past I’ve posted Christmas decor on Instagram but when a couple of my IG friends asked me to […] Read more…
Every September when the leaves start to change color and the air gets a bit chilly here in Upstate New York I know Fall and Halloween are just around the corner. I love bringing out the fall decorations. They are simple and often inexpensive way to add the warm colors of the season to your home. Last year, […] Read more…
Back to school time not only means getting organized for kids and teachers but for busy moms too. Tackling bus schedules, ballet rehearsals, play dates, swim classes, family functions, and work meeting require some serious organization and time management! What a better time to get an active working mom a new home office makeover. For […] Read more…
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 one and we’re sure to spend most the time outside on the water or inside the screened in […] Read more…
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 under the soffit and it immediately made the kitchen seem more spacious. Aside from removing the curtains and blinds […] Read more…
As most of you know I come from a big Italian family. My sister, her family and my niece and nephew live on our street. My aunt lives one street over from us. My parents live in walking distance from us in addition to having cousins and other family members so close it’s a given we […] Read more…
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 reason why we bought this cottage. It’s open space and vaulted ceiling gives the illusion that the space is so much larger than […] Read more…