Last week, we officially closed on our little cottage upstate. We haven’t spent the night there yet, but are heading up after work tonight to for our first sleepover. All we have in there is an air mattress and a couple of folding chairs. It will be like camping! I’ve already had a few restless nights thinking about all we need to do there, but there’s no rush. This weekend our main concern will be tidying up the yard and garden, which are looking a little wild for sure! I’ve been hunting online for inspiring renovation blogs and have found a few. The one above is from Apartment Therapy’s tour of Chris’s Green Hideway. It’s an adorable little bungalow near Santa Barbara that’s only 750 square feet. Love it. Last week I found a few great house-makeover blogs via design*sponge. On Day-Lab’s blog, there’s a great post about a recently renovated kitchen. You have to see the adorable window panels. The Cabin House blog chronicles the fixing up of a small house in Oakland, CA. They’re using gorgeous bright colors and perfect vintage pieces — including a great old stove — to make their place a home. I also regularly check in at dominomag.com’s Renovator blog. Brooke Williams and her hubbie have been documenting the saga of their home renovation which started nearly a year ago. Progress is being made — the most recent is a stunning closed-in porch that is painted Tulip Red. Wow.

Do you have any great renovation sites I should check out? Please let me know! — Angela M.

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