DIY Living on the Coast of Maine
It's been a year since my first room reveal - the dining room, so I thought I'd take you on an updated tour, since things change around here often. The vintage curtains are feeling right at home in their new location. There were only two panels so I chose to hang one panel in each window. I think it works. I love the warm color they add to the … [Read more...]
The plate wall in the dining room keeps growing as I find new plates to add, but each time I add a plate to one side of the wall, I feel like I have to add a plate to the other side of the wall to balance things. Over the holidays, I was adding a new plate to one side of the wall, and felt like I needed a balancing plate on the other side. … [Read more...]
My Christmas decorating this year is on the minimalist side. Some greens cut from the yard, candy canes with blue wool bows and some shells are what I came up with this year. I had grand plans, but in the end simple won. It usually does. I draped some woven place mats over the backs of the white chairs to add some color. Somehow blue … [Read more...]
If you've read my dining room posts then you will know that I was never really on board with my attempt at a gallery wall. I didn't really plan the placement of the pictures and plates and it always felt a little off to me. It wasn't pleasing to the eye. So it was back to the drawing board. I thought about scrapping the whole thing and … [Read more...]
I finally have my first room reveal. I'm excited to share it with you. Here is the before picture. BEFORE: There is a lot of dark wood and a big ceiling fan. Details: You can link to specific projects for more details by clicking the links below. 1. I started by decluttering the room. Somehow the dining room … [Read more...]
My original plan was to paint the dining room buffet blue. I even bought Annie Sloan's Aubusson Blue chalk paint, but after painting the built-in cupboard green I got nervous that another colorfully painted piece in the same room would be too much. I love the green cabinet and I'm glad I took a chance with the color, but as much as I love me … [Read more...]
Using the skills I learned from Miss Mustard Seed's Slipcover Video Series, I made some slipcovers for the dining room chairs. These were much more simple than the wing chair, because there aren't any curves to maneuver. It's basically straight line sewing.I didn't want anything too formal, so I went with a simple chair cover with a 4" skirt.I … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago my husband and I visited a local Habitat for Humanity Restore. ReStore is an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials out of the waste system while providing funding for the Habitat for Humanity mission of providing affordable housing to families who are committed and able to become … [Read more...]
I made some progress on the dining room this week. One of the projects I worked on was painting this built in cupboard. I'm loving all of the green painted furniture pieces in magazines and on Pinterest that I've been seeing lately, so I thought I'd try it on this piece. I made color swatches on a piece of leftover plywood (from the … [Read more...]
The living room is a small space and has some oversized pieces in it. My goal is to make it feel bigger but also make it a cozy warm place to watch TV or read. I love the crown molding and the windows add lots of light (they also make it hard to take pictures). I recently bought the curtains at Target and really LOVE them. I need to buy … [Read more...]
Hello! I'm Mary. Welcome to At Home on the Bay where I share my love for DIY, decorating, sewing, thrifting and baking all while living in our little slice of Heaven on Blue Hill Bay. 
