Sharing our experiences updating our cape style home. Tips & tricks for working through all of the intricacies of this classic style home.
Like many global citizens, I’ve been working at home since March. I’m extraordinarily thankful to be employed, to have this extra time at home with my family, and to spend the time I used to spend commuting, running. Prior to COVID, I did have a dedicated room in our home for my ‘office’, but it generally consisted of my desk + all of the furniture we liked that didn’t fit elsewhere. Continue reading Before & After: Home Office Update
If you’re thinking about purchasing a cape style home, here’s some pros and cons we’ve learned after living in ours for the past ~2 years:
I shared in my stories a few days ago a few of my favorite red, white & blue home products. A few people asked me for links to these items, so here they are! I apologize in advance – my memory wasn’t serving me correctly on some of the prices I originally quoted in my … Continue reading My Favorite Red, White & Blue Home Products
When we first purchased our cape, I had difficulty finding other cape style home accounts on Instagram for inspiration. There was no shortage of beautiful Instagram-worthy homes, but there was definitely a shortage of content dedicated specifically to capes. Today, there’s a plethora of great content makers – here’s a few of my favorites! I’m … Continue reading Cape Style Home Accounts on Instagram
One of the common dated features of cape homes is the orangey oak banisters. Our home has not 1, but 2 sets of these. If your banisters are in good condition, a semi-easy DIY project to get them looking more modern is refinishing them with a gel stain. A gel stain is great alternative to … Continue reading How to Update Your Banisters with Gel Stain
We’ve spent the last 3 months working on overhauling our garden with removing trees, old tree stumps, planting/transplanting, edging, and mulching. Before & after pictures are amplified by new summer growth. Continue reading Major Overhaul: Garden
f you’re asking yourself what the heck is a wall plate cover, they are the pieces of plastic, wood, or metal that surround your light switches and outlets (also known as switch plate covers). In a lot of homes they are basic plastic in white or ivory and are not made to be decorative, which leaves us a lot of opportunity to enhance them. This is an area worth splurging on – think of how visible they are, and how often you use them. Continue reading Easy Update: Wall Plate Covers
The good news is yes! It may take a little creativity with your HVAC company and potentially a contractor, but you can have central A/C in a cape home. Continue reading Can Cape Style Homes Have Central Air Conditioning?
Here’s a quick list of products I’ve come to know & love over the past ~2 years that have helped us maximize our space and embrace our cape home living. You’ll notice a common theme below – storage, storage, storage!! 1. Collapsible Laundry Bin Costco, ~$10 I like to keep my laundry baskets in the … Continue reading Five 5-Star Products Every Cape Style Home Owner Must Have
I love edging because its one of the best bangs for your buck you can get in terms of ROI on labor/equipment. Meaning edging isn’t exactly easy to do (but few things in the garden are!), but for the amount of effort it does take to get this job done, the results are truly impactful. You can easily take your garden beds from nice to professional looking with a clean, crisp edge. Continue reading How to Edge Your Garden With a Flat Shovel
