In Nesting Newbies, a shiny new online mag – lifestyle, food, entertaining, decor, etc. – they featured interior designer Jennifer Rowland Clapp and the magic she whipped up in the form of this gorgeous dining room. She shows – and tells- how to take the chintzy stuff you probably already have in your basement and turn it to a modern, glam set up. First – lets get your attention…
pretty right?
Jennifer’s favorite shopping resource is Etsy, and one of her tips is that “contrast is key, and her rules for achieving it: ‘reuse, repurpose, and have fun- balance, clean, modern pieces with ornate, vintage items; and don’t overload the table’.”
What I love about this look is that your stuff doesn’t need to match – in fact, it is the variety which creates a modern spin on the look.
Outside our room
These two photos are so pretty. If you have woods or trees on your property you could even create your own bouquets. 
Click on the image above for a larger version with the names of the flowers. From top left: star magnolia, saucer magnolia, yoshino flowering cherry, flowering quince, forsythia, and eastern redbud (You can get these 
Click on each image above for a larger version of the instructions
This is a good idea- use strands of grapevine to support the stems. I like the look
Check out the cappuccino to the top left.
I like this cabinet door that drops down and hides the mixer and/or toaster. Once those things (small kitchen appliances) go in a cupboard or in a drawer they aren’t coming back…
I like these floor to ceiling cabinets. They’re sleek with frosted glass – and the u-shaped shelves create even more space
organization is beautiful – beautiful is organization
If you are thinking or re-modeling – consider this sweet little coffee nook..
tupperware is a nightmare – if you have a deep enough drawer, partition it if you can and create a “filing system” if you can. Put super small lids in their own little baskets.
Small kitchens cannot have enough hooks, bars, shelves – any device which lets you hang things or take items off the counter will not go unused.
Keep like items grouped – oils in their own container/basket, small bagged dry goods in another container/basket, etc.
An organizers dream cupboard…ahhh
Poor Remi could only go where we had cleared a path. It meant it was harder for him to run off, though… hehe
A lot of snow had accumulated on one side of our roof, because there were strong winds, you can see at the top of the kitchen window all the snow!
From the top of the lane
Here’s the lane after the second round of snow and with all drifts created by the wind. You can see my mom at the very end.
The veggie garden and the chicken coop behind it.
A shot of our road after it was plowed.
This image also shows another treatment – adorning one wall with wallpaper. Just make sure it’s a wallpaper design that is not too extreme in anyway – modern – but clean, as you want all potential buyers to like it.
This is a great overall example of modern, but still livable decorating. Also keep in mind window treatments! I don’t know what your living room has in the way of windows – but treatments (hard/and or soft) can make a huge impact.
I love the modern but cozy look of this room – the lighting and spine bookcase are very memorable.
The neighborhood is called “moonhole” because of this arch, from which one can see the moon set twice a year.
The two homes on the property
I’d love to be able to sleep with the windows open
I could spend all day out here
Fresh out of the oven – and yes, it tasted delicious
I sealed up the leftovers (what little there were), and saved them in the fridge for the next night.
It cleaned up pretty easy, and as you can see, collapses for easy storage.
Again, you can see their other products and read more about it here – 
