We're all a little (or a lot) different. And being distinctly unique, we all like something that is personal to our own taste. For instance, some like cream in their coffee, some like it black. But it's still coffee. And as my mother used to say "if everybody liked the same thing, there wouldn't be enough to go around."  Sage advice for most situations wouldn't you say? And because I always listened to my mother (that she was aware of anyway) I like to apply it here at Cottage Northwest as well. Any sign we produce can most definitely be custom...

End table dilemma number 168. It's not that I can't ever find furniture pieces in stores; in fact, I discover wonderful pieces all the time. There are beautiful pieces but their price tags are just short of the balance in my checking account. In fact, they're so far down the road from my budget, that I can't even see them in my rearview mirror. You know the places I mean? The shops I like to call the Fantastic Four: Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Pier 1 Imports and Crate & Barrel. I spend some time walking through their physical stores or...

I'm looking for some ideas on a new coffee table for our family room. Naturally, I will be building one myself. It needs to be sturdy and robust - lots of feet will wind up propped on top - but with a classic rustic design. Here are some of the ones I'm considering so far. My first contender comes from Nina at Everyday Enchanting for Remodel-aholic and it's a terrific knock-off of a Pottery Barn table I've been lusting after for a long time but I'm not quite ready to pony up the $700 price tag. What I like about this...