Top 10 Design Blog Posts of 2023

Happy New Year!

Looking back to the the top 10 design blog posts from my own blog today.

After a solid break, I’m ready to to get back to creating original content over here.

My main focus with this lifestyle blog is to inspire, educate and hopefully entertain you with some of my favorite topics in home decor and design.

I also love introducing you to some of my favorite interior designers and artists.

The creative professionals who are inspiring me with their great work in the design world.

As I look forward to and think about my content for 2024, it’s always helpful for me to look back at the most popular posts from the prior year.

I like to see what resonated the most with you, the reader.

This is also a great way for me to see which of the latest trends and design work I’m still drawn to as well.

Also, this top 10 list is a great opportunity if you missed out on anything – so here’s this past year’s top 10 design blog posts.

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Helpful Tips For Using Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige In Your Home

Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige is another great paint color you might want to consider.

Warm white and neutral paint colors have been on my mind for a while now.

I’m currently on the hunt for fresh color palettes for our Florida vacation home.

​Trying to move away from colors with gray undertones and more towards beige paint colors, warm whites and similar colors. 

wall painted with accessible beige by Sherwin Williams

So, let’s break down why this popular color could be such a great option.

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How To Paint Over Cultured Marble Counters, Floors and Bathtub Surrounds

Today I’m bringing back this hugely popular post on our painted cultured marble tub surround.

Since I get so many questions on this topic, I thought I’d address them all here.

As you can see in the before images below, we had a green cultured marble surface surrounding the tub.

Actually, it’s more than just the surround.

The marble in our Rhode Island home was an early nineties/late eighties dark green.

It was something we knew we wanted to change, but getting rid of this was going to take up a lot of our renovation budget.

So a new pristine porcelain bathtub or white marble bathtubs were not going to happen here.

We did a little research and learned we could paint over it with epoxy paint!

As you can see below, we also changed out the bathroom floors.

painted over cultured marble white bath tub surround on white tile floor

How To Paint Over Cultured Marble Counters

Can you paint over cultured marble and stone?

The answer is absolutely, yes!

But, first things first.

Back when we first looked at this house, we were blown away by so many of it’s unique features.

It’s an older home with a lot of built in cabinets and interesting details.

However, one thing which stuck out was the dark green counters, vanity top, tiles and tub surround in the primary bathroom.

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