Thank you all for stopping by and reading! In case you were wondering, I’m still here. A little bit swamped, quite tired and behind on sleep, but still here. I am very happy to report that our living room renovation is well underway and grateful that the first phase of the project, and the messiest one (I hope) – construction- is behind us. After moving into our cottage a little over three months ago, we found ourselves in a whirlwind of renovation that keeps on gaining steam. Our updates have been mostly cosmetic (like replacing stair railings and adding picket fences here and there) but our latest one involves opening up walls and is by far the biggest we’ve done yet. For those of you who are new to Café Design (welcome!) here’s the idea… Our home is a simple Cape Cod style cottage with a center hall layout. The second floor is pretty straightforward but the first floor was chopped up into multiple tiny rooms. The living room was quite charming with ample south-facing windows and a fireplace but it felt quite small and closed off. On the other hand, right next to it there’s a tiny bedroom (roughly 11’x11’ ) that we rarely got to use because 1) it was small and rather bland 2) it had an awkward entrance right next to our coat closet.
