When we first bought our house three years ago, we just used what we had to decorate. Partly because we were broke, and partly because I wanted to let the house evolve over time. We were guiltiest in the guest room- we moved in, we plopped furniture down, and we moved on. Guest Room Before = boring…snooze…yawn…blah…and it sat like this for about 3 years. I did manage… View Post
I love the use of bold statement colors on the campaign furniture out in the blogosphere. I think EVERYONE has seen this gem by now, featured in Lonny magazine. And then Emily Clark gave us this eye candy in her home office redo Imagine my hysteria excitement when I stumbled across a couple campaign beauties at my local Goodwill a couple years ago…maybe even sending texts to my… View Post
We had a great time hosting a “Sprinkle” for a friend this weekend. For those not familiar, a sprinkle is a less extravagant, usually with a smaller guest list “shower” for a second or third baby. We decided to keep the menu simple with a hot chocolate bar and dessert spread. To keep the decor easy, I pulled out all of the linens,dishes and fabric… View Post
So, I never actually read the book Fifty Shades of Grey, but I feel like I could write a novel on shades of gray paint colors. Seriously, Mr Benjamin Moore and Sir Sherwin Williams- do you think it’s funny to make it so hard for a normal person to pick out a paint color? And who is the genius that… View Post
I love hosting parties and love that we had an excuse to pull out all of the fun pink and gingham for this southern baby shower. It was a great time showering Lily and mom-to-be this past weekend with this southern themed baby shower- complete with mason jars, scrap fabric banners and all the gingham I could find! It was… View Post
If you have access to a wooden pallet and have some paint on hand- this American Flag Pallet DIY art is the perfect coastal decor! I wanted something fun for our basement playroom and was inspired to create my very own starfish Coastal American Flag Pallet. I love how it looks in the playroom now. Read on for my tutorial… View Post