Design
The First Video Tour of our Modern Colonial
Design
May 13, 2021
The First Video Tour of our Modern Colonial
Just about a week after our final video tour of our modern cottage, we wanted to share the FIRST video tour of our new home. (If you missed why we chose this house, you can check out this post!). There are several things we'll be doing before we move in at the end of next […]
May 13, 2021
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Design
Meet our Colonial home in North Carolina!
Design
May 12, 2021
Meet our Colonial home in North Carolina!
On Monday, we flew into Raleigh to close on our new home there! (If you missed why we're moving, you can check out this post and why we chose Raleigh right here.) The home is a beautiful, classic, red-brick Georgian-style colonial just outside of Raleigh. Right when we pulled up to it, we got that […]
May 12, 2021
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Decor
Our Favorite Coffee Tables at Every Price Point!
Decor
May 10, 2021
Our Favorite Coffee Tables at Every Price Point!
We are honing in on what we're bringing with us with the move and what we're selling in our upcoming yard sale but let me tell ya what I know for sure, our coffee table is coming. I really fell hard for this coffee table a while back and I'm really hoping it fits well […]
May 10, 2021
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Entertaining
Casual Friday: A Fun Game Night Idea!
Entertaining
May 7, 2021
Casual Friday: A Fun Game Night Idea!
Last weekend, our small, core group of friends was able to hang out all together for the first time in a long time and we had so much fun having dinner and playing games. I shared a few candid videos in the moment and it seems that MANY MANY of you are ready (or getting […]
May 7, 2021
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Design
Then and Now: The Girls' Rooms
Design
May 6, 2021
Then and Now: The Girls' Rooms
Welcome back to a little segment I like to call, "Then and Now" where we take a look back at different rooms in our house (you guessed it) then, and now. We've looked at our living rooms and our primary bathrooms, and today we're taking a peak at the girls' rooms in our last house […]
May 6, 2021
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Inspiration
How to use Pinterest to find Sources and Inspiration
Inspiration
May 5, 2021
How to use Pinterest to find Sources and Inspiration
You can see more of our bathroom here! Anytime I share inspiration images, I get a slew of questions about how to even FIND these kinds of beautiful imagery. I guess I'm still old school because I turn to Pinterest. But whenever I say that I usually hear a bunch about how Pinterest never shows […]
May 5, 2021
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Idaho Cottage
Before and After: The Balcony We Added Off Our Primary Suite!!
Idaho Cottage
May 4, 2021
Before and After: The Balcony We Added Off Our Primary Suite!!
When we moved into this home, it had a (surprisingly dark) sun room, that we knew from the beginning needed to be a dining room. At the time we had no idea what would be involved in making that happen, but this is where we started: Of course, once we started tearing into the sun […]
May 4, 2021
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Design
Trend Alert: Scenic Wall Murals (and where to buy them!)
Design
May 3, 2021
Trend Alert: Scenic Wall Murals (and where to buy them!)
Over a year ago, I saved an image on Instagram that stopped me in my tracks – a gorgeous mural wallpaper in a water closet, and I've had murals on my mind since. It also kind of turned into one of those things that once you start noticing something--you see it everywhere! Now I have […]
May 3, 2021
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Inspiration
Casual Friday: What Furniture the Buyers purchased, spring sandals, stairway inspiration and more!
Inspiration
April 30, 2021
Casual Friday: What Furniture the Buyers purchased, spring sandals, stairway inspiration and more!
Paint Color: SW Accessible Beige, Wallpaper, Couch, Pillow, Rug, Lamp, Sconce, Pinboard, Pennant You can see more of our girls' office here! We've gotten a lot of questions over the last week about what furniture we'll be selling with the house or if we are selling the house furnished. You can read here about why we decided […]
April 30, 2021
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Decor
3 Mood Boards featuring 3 different Charlys.
Decor
April 29, 2021
3 Mood Boards featuring 3 different Charlys.
I can't help myself. I've been staying up at night, browsing some furniture to put in our new house. There I said it. Online furniture shopping is one of my favorite things to do, but also I'm just trying to stay ahead of shipping lead times because some shops are a few months out. Yikes. As […]
April 29, 2021
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DIY
Our Final House Tour
DIY
April 28, 2021
Our Final House Tour
We're in the homestretch! Did you see that we're officially under contract? I mentioned in yesterday's blog post that it's a little bittersweet knowing our days are limited in this house. We move in June. I think it's okay to feel sad about leaving this house, AND happy for the new family that gets to […]
April 28, 2021
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Decor
How Many Sheet Sets do you have per bed?
Decor
April 27, 2021
How Many Sheet Sets do you have per bed?
This post is sponsored by Brooklinen Linen Duvet Cover in Haze, Linen Core Sheet Set in White, Wallpaper, Bed, Table Lamp, Bowl When it comes to bedding, I've been loving a more relaxed vibe. Linen bedding has the perfect lived in look, and it's so soft and wrinkles only make it better (thank goodness!). Brooklinen bedding has […]
April 27, 2021
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DIY
On Privately Selling our Home!!
DIY
April 26, 2021
On Privately Selling our Home!!
You guys, we made it through! In case you missed our Instagram stories, we've been showing our house over the weekend, and I feel like I can breathe now. I let Chris do the honors of letting the potential buyers in, while the girls and I skipped town. This was my way of stepping away […]
April 26, 2021
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Decor
The Best Of: Walmart Home (You're not going to believe it!)
Decor
April 23, 2021
The Best Of: Walmart Home (You're not going to believe it!)
This post is sponsored by Walmart Walmart is kind of killing it in the decor department right now. Amazing price points, really cool collabs (with people like Drew Barrymore and Queer Eye!) and pieces that fit right into my favorite "modern cottage" vibe. I rounded up a few of my favorites and when we were […]
April 23, 2021
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Gift Guides!
Mother's Day Gift Guide 2021
Gift Guides!
April 22, 2021
Mother's Day Gift Guide 2021
You can see our bathroom reveal here! My dress is linked below, but here is my apple watch band, which would also make a great gift! Mother's Day is May 9th (just over 2 weeks away) and while my favorite gifts are quality time (last year I asked that we all go on a hike […]
April 22, 2021
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Lifestyle
Time's Up! Here's what we got done on our pre-sale to-do list (and what we didn't!)
Lifestyle
April 20, 2021
Time's Up! Here's what we got done on our pre-sale to-do list (and what we didn't!)
A little over a month ago, on March 9th, we shared our list of projects to do before we sell our house. Well, showings start on Thursday and go through the weekend so time is about up! We didn't get to everything on the list but we did a LOT in the last month. Most […]
April 20, 2021
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Decor
The Great Purge: How to decide what to Sell, Donate, or Keep?
Decor
April 19, 2021
The Great Purge: How to decide what to Sell, Donate, or Keep?
The time has come for the great "purge before you move" purge. We're figuring out what things we plan to sell, donate, and keep. We sold our last home with nearly all the furnishings and I had some minor regrets about that. You can read more about here. Our furnishings weren't going to transfer well […]
April 19, 2021
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DIY
Casual Friday: The girls' bathroom (minus peel and stick tile), new house sneak peek!, an inspiring kitchen, my new fav top and MORE!
DIY
April 16, 2021
Casual Friday: The girls' bathroom (minus peel and stick tile), new house sneak peek!, an inspiring kitchen, my new fav top and MORE!
Rug, Faux Lavender Stems, Sconce, Arch Mirror, Faucet, Cabinet Hardware, Curtains, Cafe Curtain Rod, Ceramic Canisters, hand towel This week, after a lot of back and forth, I peeled up the peel and stick floors we laid in the girls bathroom last year. You can check out this post from February about our review of […]
April 16, 2021
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DIY
Things To-Do Before You List Your House!
DIY
April 15, 2021
Things To-Do Before You List Your House!
A week from now we have appointments lined up to show our house (eeeeek). At one point that felt so far away but now it's basically here and I have so many emotions. Mostly excited, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I had a little anxiety about people walking through our house, deciding […]
April 15, 2021
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Design
What Light Bulb Should I Get?
Design
April 14, 2021
What Light Bulb Should I Get?
Back in 2017, we shared a very extensive posts about light bulbs. One of my favorite subjects. It's been a very popular post that people ask for a link to all the time except most of the bulbs we shared as favorites in that post are nowhere to be found now! So, we thought it was […]
April 14, 2021
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