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Kitchen and Office Storage Solutions

Sommer Collier — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 11:00:45 +0000

We’re discussing ways to improve how you use your kitchen and home office today. Having well-planned storage solutions in your home is a great way to remove stress from daily life. Over the last couple years we’ve made quite a few adjustments to our old home, that have greatly improved our quality of life. We’ve remodeled our […]

Office Remodel Reveal!

Sommer Collier — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:00:03 +0000

It’s finished!!!!! Our old detached garage is now our new ASP office and photography studio, and I can’t wait to share it with you. I’m a snoop, I’ll admit it freely. Before I had kids I used to love driving through certain neighborhoods at night so I could see into beautiful dining rooms and living […]

Budget Remodel: Screened In Porch

Sommer Collier — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:00:05 +0000

We’re stepping out of the kitchen today, and onto the screened in porch. I’m sharing screened in porch ideas on how to make the most of a small budget. (more…)

Kitchen Makeover Day 6: Sink and Faucet

Sommer Collier — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:30:18 +0000

This is the last day of “Kitchen Makeover Week.” Although it’s been fun to share my kitchen with you, I’m ready to start cooking up a storm. But before we move on, let me show you something really cool! (more…)

Kitchen Makeover Day 5: Decorative Tile

Sommer Collier — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:41 +0000

One of the most exciting processes of renovating our kitchen was visiting Salon Blue Ridge to select decorative tile for our backsplash. Salon Blue Ridge is a fabulous Kitchen & Bath Showroom located in Flat Rock, North Carolina just a few minutes drive from Asheville.

This is not your typical home improvement center. Salon Blue Ridge is a feast for the eyes.

Upon opening the door, you are invited to walk through room after room of inspiring design concepts. I could have spent an entire day just taking it all in.

Salon Blue Ridge has the most accommodating and knowledgable staff eager to put you at ease through the renovation or building process.

I had the opportunity to meet with Audrey Wilkinson the owner/operator of Salon Blue Ridge. This award-winning showroom is a sister company to her family’s business Wilkinson Supply Company located in Raleigh, Durham, Carrboro and Wilson, North Carolina.

Audrey led us to the stone and tile room, a space filled with the most amazing tiles I’ve ever seen.

Knowing I wanted my kitchen to have a relaxed feel with natural beachy tones, Audrey helped us select a stunning tile made by Stone & Pewter Accents.

I couldn’t decide whether I liked little square tiles or the subway tiles best.

Fortunately Stone & Pewter Accents had a style in their Sumi-e collection that included both!

Not only that, some of the tiles have a natural glossy finish and some are a flat “silk” finish to create extra textural appeal. We selected the Sei-ta pattern in the Sendai color scheme.

It is dazzling!

Every time someone walks into our new kitchen they gasp and say, “Look at that tile!”

I think that means we did good… Thanks Audrey.

The extra help from Salon Blue Ridge really made our kitchen come together. Next time I need to remodel a room, I think I’ll start there!

Kitchen Makeover Day 4: Lighting

Sommer Collier — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:30:06 +0000

There’s nothing like having the right lights in a room. Lighting creates ambiance better than any other element of design. A little while back a friend turned me on to Barn Light Electric. Barn Light Electric a lighting company that makes vintage (and modern) porcelain enamel lighting, the way lights were made in the early 1900’s. Over […]

Kitchen Makeover Day 3: New Appliances

Sommer Collier — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:25 +0000

Let’s talk appliances. Choosing your appliances is a huge part of planning a kitchen makeover. When I talk to people who have taken on a kitchen renovation, I’m often surprised at how little they consider the major appliances they buy. I’ve heard more than one person mention they brooded over the color of their new […]

Kitchen Makeover Day 2: My Cabinetry

Sommer Collier — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:46 +0000

Yesterday, I shared photos of my brand-spanking-new kitchen. Today let me tell you about the cabinetry. This whole remodel endeavor started with a need for new kitchen cabinetry. I had old peeling laminated cabinetry, with very few interior storage solutions. When you opened the cabinets you would see clutter. Then more clutter. Not because I’m particularly […]

Kitchen Makeover Reveal + Giveaway

Sommer Collier — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:39:49 +0000

Today is the day! My new kitchen is finished and ready to share with the world. It has been a process. Through the weeks of running down to the basement to get to the fridge, eating out way too many times, and living in what looked like a warzone, I was reminded that 10 years ago we […]