Want to see how we plan to create a design ‘wow’ moment for our living room? Trust us - it’s going to be quite the transformation. Read on to see what it is!
Read MoreAs we kick off 2022, we’re looking back on all the Howlett & Co highlights from the past year. It was slow and steady progress with a few “wow moment” reveals along the way.
Read MoreYou asked, we answered. Throughout our ceiling medallion install process, we asked what you were most interested in learning more about. We’ve compiled a Top 5 list of your questions and will dive into them now.
Read MoreThe exciting renovation recap from this week is our stone install! Are you ready for the reveal? We’re also sharing a little step x step of the various fireplace components and how they all come together.
Read MoreTo kick off our kitchen design series, we’re starting at the beginning. We’re giving you a glimpse into our design process, how we find inspiration, and talking about the common themes from our favorite kitchen inspo images.
Read MoreSometimes projects can be a slow burn, with lots of background work that feels like it's never going to end. To make us (and you) feel better, we’re breaking down the 21 things we’ve recently done that we haven’t shared on Insta.
Read MoreIn this post, we walk you through the installation of our bathroom pegs, share our favorite style inspiration images, and give you all the details and shopping links for how we styled our very own.
Read MoreThis is our step-by-step guide to converting a bar cabinet to a bathroom vanity. We give you all the details on why we did it, how we did it, and how you can do it for yourself.
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Our custom hand painted mural approach is a great workaround if you want the wallpaper look but don't want to pay wallpaper prices. It’s also great for old, uneven plaster walls. Learn how we did it in today’s post!
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We give you all our secrets for refinishing our original yellow pine floors in a relatively fast, easy, and historically appropriate way that both preserves and maintains their aged appearance and historic character. Can you believe this was one of our fastest DIYs yet?
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Ever wanted to hang a light fixture from a skylight? Sound impossible? Well, fear not - we’re here to give you all the details on how we pulled off suspending our classic George Nelson bubble light beneath our pretty new skylight.
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Enjoy our helpful guide to DIY-ing a custom mosaic tile pattern. We share our favorite inspo images, show you all the patterns we didn’t choose, and walk you through step-by-step as to how you can create your very own.
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Today we are dreaming back to the Dreamers Welcome hotel in Wilmington, NC. We show you all our favorite design moments as well as a few details we saw that will get reinterpreted into the Howlett & Co house.
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Get all the details on how we were able to get a new high performing skylight without sacrificing the charming style of the original, all while saving lots of $$$. Hint - it's a bit outside of the box.
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This week is all about lighting! We’re sharing a round-up of pendant options that we considered for our guest bedroom. We’ll dive into our selection criteria, cost, style, which one we ultimately picked, and give you a sneak peek as to how it all comes together.
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Learn all about our DIY demolition of a defunct and crumbling chimney and why we decided it had to go. Hint - it’s all about planning and unlocking room layouts that actually work. We also give you a sneak peak of our before & after renovation plans!
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In this post, we take you through the whirlwind of finding a secret basement in our house. Has anyone else discovered a secret room in their house? We’d love to know how you handled it!
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Before launching into our first renovation post, we wanted to show you around our new town and give you a tour of the place that made us take the leap to head south from New England.
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Not only did we (not so) recently move, but our blog got a real face lift with a little brand refresh. Check out this post to find out more and learn a bit about our next house project.
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This week's post is all about refinishing the original pine floors in the now-converted attic space. We go step-by-step as we take on lots of repairs to give new life to these damaged boards.
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