Today I’ve got a great guest post for you on how to incorporate your personality into the design of your home! As I’ve been adjusting to mom life, I hope you find this guest post helpful and inspiring! If you’re a new or prospective homeowner, then you may be wondering how to best design a […]

//via I’m always keeping my eyes open for good (and affordable!) dining chairs. We currently have a mish-mash of chairs from thrift stores and Ikea around our dining table, and while it was definitely the most affordable option a couple years ago, I do yearn for the day when we have a bona-fide dining chair […]

//via I’m back at it again answering another reader question! Today’s question is all about maximizing space! Question: I am wondering how to set up a room that has SO much furniture. I have two large dressers, my desk, a full size bed, and a wooden headboard that takes up quite a bit of room. How […]

Today I’m excited to share with you our upstairs living room design plan. When we moved into our house last September, the basement had a large finished room, complete with sparkly popcorn ceilings, wood paneling, and bare bulbs. Not exactly the most welcoming (or cute!) place to hang out. The past couple months we’ve been working […]

//via Today’s Reader Question is from one of my past clients who has lots of natural oak wood trim throughout her home. There’s much debate in the interior design world about painting trim vs. leaving the natural wood, so if you’re in the natural wood camp (or can’t paint the trim due to renting), read […]

Today we’re talking arm chairs! During a recent Craigslist pickup, I kind of fell in love with the arm chair situation in a stranger’s home, and ever since I can’t get them out of my head! So I’m on the hunt for an arm chair (or two) for our home. I think one of the reasons […]

//via Today’s Reader Question is from one my previous clients, and is all about bringing light into an otherwise dark room. Read on if you’ve struggled with this design dilemma!  Question I’d be interested in some tips to help brighten a room that really lacks natural light. My bedroom, for example, seems dark a lot […]

As new home-owners, there have been lots of updates and changes we’ve made to our home (especially since it was built in the 1960’s!). So far my favorite and the most impactful update we’ve made (besides painting and scraping the ceilings), was our kitchen update. It made the house feel so much more “us.” And […]

Thrifting is one of those things that people usually either love or hate. But I’m guessing there are some out there who want to love it, but just get overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Today I want to share 5 of my biggest thrifting secrets to make thrifting not only more enjoyable, but […]