Category: Cottage Condo?

• Creating with fabric and loving it!

  

  I am excited after spending a weekend sewing and quilting with friends at a 3 day quilt retreat. I have never taken a trip that revolved around creating, designing, and playing with fabric. I have been collecting of fabric  to make a bright patchwork quilt that has been dancing in my head. I only took…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  March 10, 2014

  Collage art, Cottage Condo?, Decorating, Sewing

  applique houses, painting with fabric, Pellon Wonder Under, quilt, retreat, sewing, Stephanie Macera

• Fridge-a-hator

    I mentioned before that when I purchased my vintage fridge that in the same week I found the matching stove. It was a hunch on my part when I purchased it, so the minute that I could research it, I went straight to the computer and this little gem came up.  It is an…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  June 29, 2011

  Cottage Condo?, Kitchen redo, Uncategorized

  kitchen makeover, Ladies Home Journal, Refrigerator, vintage advertisement, vintage appliance

• Settling in.

  Last Friday we finally closed on the condo.  Signing the papers and having the SOLD sign removed from the yard, the key lock box off the door.. it felt like home.! Every day, a little more settling in occurs. I got the slip covers washed and tucked just right on the sofa, hung the first picture!  It…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  June 15, 2011

  Cottage Condo?, Decorating, Uncategorized

  decorating, downsizing, living with less, white slip covers

• Kitchen dreams

  One challenge in a small space.. the kitchen.  I don’t enjoy cooking to the point that I seek out recipes, dream up new ways of cooking a particular meal – cooking is a necessity.  In my one-butt kitchen I am seeking every possible way to be creative in my use of space.  Just because cooking…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  June 8, 2011

  Cottage Condo?, Decorating, Kitchen redo, Uncategorized

  downsizing, Kitchen, kitchen makeover, Small spaces, vintage appliance, Vintage refrigerator restoration

• My Junks

  My dear friend of nearly 15 years, Amy, calls her treasures (and mine) OUR JUNKS. We talk or text several times a week – usually I will call her to verify I am still sane and she will properly diagnose current condition (usually too self-critical), recommend appropriate action (up dose of meds, etc.) and we…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  June 3, 2011

  Cottage Condo?, Uncategorized

• Downsizing

  This month we sold our home of the past five years which was around 2300 square feet. There is no such thing as an empty room, no matter what size your home is. So you can imagine all the lovely things a person can accumulate to fill spare bedrooms, hobby rooms and attic space with. This…

  Stephanie Macera, Lovingcolor

  May 20, 2011

  Cottage Condo?, Decorating