I can guarantee I’ll share my many mistakes and lessons learned, paired with beginner-friendly DIYS, rental-safe upgrades and many, many before and afters. My hope is to create a space that feels like a warm hug where friends never want to leave and we always want to stay. 

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Our First Big DIY Win at the Cottage: The Bench Build
Home Interior, Renter Friendly Renovation, Interior Stephanie Dattellas Home Interior, Renter Friendly Renovation, Interior Stephanie Dattellas

Our First Big DIY Win at the Cottage: The Bench Build

At this point Sean and I were still mulling over the other side of the living room, the left/fireplace spot was beautifully put together and was being utilized more and more each day. It wasn’t until we had the family over for a Halloween Party that the concept of a bench came to full fruition. All 15+ of us were outside on the deck eating pizza when I realized our dining room was not going to cut it to have the entire HEK clan over for dinner. I also love to host and have a desire to plan several parties at our home throughout the year where I can dive into my party decor dreams.

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Current Interior Projects

Here is a list of projects that we are currently working on inside the home:

  • Entry Way/Living Room - more specifically our newly added storage bench

    • Watch how we built the bench here «

    • Check out our sitting area in front of the fireplace here «

  • Primary Closet - an ongoing project

    • Watch our lates progress video here «