The Blog Has Been Fancified
Not being one content to leave well enough alone, and less than a month after moving to WordPress, I’ve redesigned the site.
Well, it’s not a really a redesign… what I did was more for functionality. Of course, I had to make things a little prettier while I was at it. ;)
Making it Lovely has gone through four redesigns so far; two with Blogger and two with WordPress.
Version 1 was a very simple two-column Blogger blog. For version 2, I added an additional column to the right side of the page and switched out the header. Version 3 was for the big switch to WordPress (blogged about here), and it was based on the default Kubrick theme.
For version 4, I worked off of the WP Premium theme from WP Remix (which I first saw on Kitty’s blog).
I heavily hacked and modified everything, and I still have some work to do, but the main elements are in place. There’s a bit more breathing room at the top now that the columns don’t stretch all the way up, and I’m most excited about the nifty tabbed navigation in the sidebar.
WordPress rocks my socks off.
24 Responses to “The Blog Has Been Fancified”
Looks awesome! I love the layout. Wordpress is great, once you learn how to modify it’s pretty easy!
It looks fabulous, except the ‘Making it Lovely’ headfing on mine is way over the right and cut off a bit.
Loving your blog though!!
Anyone else having any problems?
I love it!
The sidebars look very cohesive now, and I love how you added the nifty Subscribe tab on the top bar! ^_^
Hey Nicole,
First off, muchos muchos gracias for visiting our humble blog and adding it to your sidebar. We’re blushing. We’re huge fans of your site, and are always super inspired by how legit it looks. Which brings us to the redesign…
To put it in your words, it rocks our socks off. Keep up the fabulous blogging and the gorge site design and we’ll keep salivating and trying to make ours look half as good.
xo,
Ah ha, it’s all perfect now!! Just beautiful. Maybe my screen was just having it’s Monday caniption!
I’m glad it’s working now!
The changes look great! I love how changing even little things can alter the way a page feels. One doesn’t need a total redesign to make a lasting impression.
The same could be said for how we decorate our rooms!
It’s a lovely design, and it’s great to be able to view the evolution of the design from the first blogger version.
hi nicole!
i stumbled upon your blog about a month ago, and i love it! so much in fact that it inspired me to start a blog of my own for my little business. obviously not as amazing as yours, but i try ;)
many thanks!
It’s looking absolutely fab, Nicole.
You know, I’ve decided. You should offer virtual interior design advice. Like whoorl.com’s Hair Thursdays. My house is in desperate need of some Makin’ it Lovely mojo.
Looks amazing. I liked seeing the transformation from the start, it’s nice seeing how it’s developed.
Your blog looks so cool.
I am jus starting off on the Net and don’t have a blog yet - it seems so complicated to get it set up and looking right.
:sigh: so much to learn, so little time
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February 3, 2008 - 6:12 pm
It looks awesome!