hi lovelies!  if not for his incredible decor sense, then for his good lucks- i’m sure you all know who the ever inspiring nate berkus is.  today i’m excited to be joining over ninety other bloggers to celebrate the first ever nate day, organized by the mogg blogg girls!  nate’s moving on from frequenting the oprah show and is debuting his very own nate berkus show on september 13th, 2010 on nbc, wahoo!

our last home provided us with only about 550 square feet living space.  when i saw nate berkus’s new york apartment makeover, it set the entire tone for our little space.  i used so much of his advice and it helped turn our tiny apartment into an amazing space to live in!

my favorite nate berkus advice on small spaces:

- if you have a small space, painting everything white from floor to ceiling will make it look larger, by removing the visual boundaries

- turning a closest into an office is a great space saver

- go up with the furniture to save space and create visual appeal in a tight space

- using glass or acrylic furniture will help the space look larger

- don’t be afraid to use large artwork in a small space

what’s your favorite nate advice? happy nate day!

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happy saturday!  just popping in to say that our home is featured on young house love as a reader redesign! you can see our kitchen makeover with before and after pictures as well as a list of supplies and products that we used.  of course, don’t stop there! young house love features an amazing how-to section, lots of videos and their own house tour- plus sherry and john are two of the most genuine sweethearts you’ll meet.  if you want to explore further, here are a few helpful links!

view the full home makeover

diy thrift store frames

painting your own cabinet knobs

and even more photos over on flickr!

let me know if you have any questions, and i hope you have sunny weekend! xo, bonnie

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hi lovelies!  thanks to my wonderful and dear kate altmix, young house love has become my latest love in the blogosphere.  it’s a blog dedicated to two young people falling in love with their first house.  the diy projects and decorating skills leave you nothing short of inspired- and enthused to do some of your own projects (i just bought in a $5 thrift table yesterday with a fresh coat of pain already picked out!).  enjoy these before and after pics and then head on over to their blog to check out the endless supply of wonderful diy how to’s.

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