I know that we all can get sucked into HGTV design shows. However, most of the time all I think about is that the budget is not really the budget due to the FREE labor. You can do a lot for $1000 when you have a skilled craftsman working the power saw for you for free! So you can imagine my shock when I saw this article that was linked from I SUWANNEE to the LA Times featuring Kristan Cunningham of HGTV's Design on a Dime. She is currently living in a rental and needed to fix it up to her taste without investing a lot in it. Something that we can all relate to. I was shocked to see the gorgeous creation that she calls home and the TINY budget that was used. Read more here.


I adore the colors of the cabinets.


A pile of wood...my new favorite accessory.


I have a smaller version of this West Elm rug in my kitchen and I just love it.





The lamp on the Master Bath counter felt so lavish to me! I cannot believe I had not thought of it before!