Part two of our kitchen window makeover is the part that actually fixed something. After the peel and stick window grids gave this plain builder window some character, I went looking for a shade and fell for scalloped Roman shades. Ours are a custom yellow stripe from SelectBlinds, they cost about $250, and the install…

There is a corner in my master bedroom between the bathroom wall and my nightstand that has been bothering me for three years. Too small for most furniture, too awkward to ignore, too good a spot to waste. I wanted to make it a small space makeup vanity nook. A real one, that felt like…