Decor
Halloween Decor Ideas for a Traditional, Spooky Vibe
I tend to go for a traditional, elegant, and spooky approach to Halloween decor rather than a cutesy vibe. I want it to feel like my house is really abandoned!! Imagine if my home had been left untouched for 150 years...that's the look I'm going for. We're talking cobwebs, spiders, bats, ugly pumpkins with warts, […]
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September 13, 2024
Decor
Transform Your Living Room at $150, $350, or $750
This week, we're styling living rooms, which is a place where you can really shine! Earlier in the week, I talked about the opportunities you have to style a lot of surfaces, from coffee tables and couches to shelves and mantles. Today I want to share some of my go-to styling products that can make […]
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July 24, 2024
Decor
Transform Your Bedroom At $150, $350, Or $750
This week we're talking all things bedrooms! In yesterday's post, How to Style a Bedroom, I talked about the surfaces that are available to layer onto, including the bed, dresser, and nightstand. Today we will layer on the styling tools that will make the room feel more put together. This is the room to think […]
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July 17, 2024
Holiday
Christmas Around Our Home 2023
Some years I'm so eager to deck the halls, and some years it seems like an overwhelming feat. This year was one of the latter, BUT, we made a day of it with the help of our team and before we knew it, the house was dripping in garland and bows. We didn't make many […]
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December 4, 2023
Decor
5 Christmas Decor Trends I'm Excited About
As I've been decorating my own home for Christmas, I've been keeping an eye on some emerging Christmas decor trends. It's always exciting to see how trends evolve, especially during the holidays. Here are five trends that have caught my eye—perfect for adding a fresh touch to your holiday decor this year. 1. A Potted […]
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November 29, 2023
Holiday
Your One-Stop-Shop For Christmas Decor
Okay, okay, I know it's still October, but I'm attempting to get ahead of the Christmas rush. You see, Christmas decor is a hot commodity, and unfortunately, it tends to sell out, so do yourself a favor and get what you need for the upcoming Holiday season. Whether you're hunting for Christmas trees and garland […]
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October 18, 2023
Decor
(Not-So-Scary) Halloween Decor to Last Year After Year
I know it might feel like it's too early to be decorating for Halloween, but actually, Halloween decor is selling out so quickly, and I don't want you to miss out. Finding "spooky" decor that blends in with your already-lovely home aesthetic, rather than masks, is trickier said than done. So, I thought it would […]
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September 11, 2023
Art
Large Art: When to Hang It And Where to Buy It
Art can transform a room, adding personality, depth, color, character, and more! Equally important to what you hang in your home is the size of what you hang. Gallery walls have been all the rage for some time, and while I love a gallery wall moment, I think it's nice to switch up how we […]
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June 7, 2023
Design
5 Tips for Styling Bookshelves
The addition of the bookshelves in the study was born out of a necessity for office-like storage, but I'll admit, I've been daydreaming of styling them with decor pieces since we planned for them. With the completion of the study, I had a shelf-styling party, and since it's one of the frequently asked questions I […]
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June 5, 2023
Decor
Design Tip! Plug in a Kitchen Countertop Lamp
A few years back, I bought a thrifted lamp and I had the idea to use it on my kitchen countertops. I don't know exactly how it came to be, and it wasn't necessarily something I've seen before, but it felt right. In the evening, I love turning off the overhead lights and turning on […]
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August 18, 2022
Decor
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 […]
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May 10, 2021
Decor
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 […]
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April 23, 2021
Decor
Try This: A Blanket over the Back of your Sofa as a Design Element
You can find our living room sources here! After the holidays, I shared how I spent some time playing musical furniture (a favorite game of mine), and suddenly home never felt so good. Even our living room, which has already evolved entirely since we moved in, received some zhushing and now all I want to […]
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January 20, 2021
Decor
Are You Hanging Curtains Correctly?? (Plus, our favorite curtains and rods!)
My friend Marco Polo'd me from her new house earlier this week. She walked me through room by room showing me everything they have done and wanted to do. When she got to her daughters' room, she stopped, "Look at the curtains--did we do them wrong? They are just huggggginnnggg the window and look weird." […]
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July 29, 2020
DIY
I Can't Pinpoint what's not working in Greta's Bathroom
Well this is a post that I didn't really know how to write and definitely did expect to be writing, but I thought it was important to be transparent about this part of the process, too. I was going to do a reveal of Greta's bathroom a couple weeks ago, and then last week ... and then […]
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October 23, 2019
Design
Mood Board Monday: A Transitional Small Space Living Room Under $5000!
After we shared the under $2000 bedroom mood board, including how to tackle it in stages, we got so many requests for more, more more! So I started on a living room one in the same respect, but then I thought--well, maybe I should address a real living room. And I put out a call for your […]
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April 15, 2019
Decor
The 6 Decor Essentials Every Room Needs
No matter if you own or rent or have a sprawling house or a tiny one, I've learned that every space can benefit greatly from the same 6 things. I started realizing this after I noticing my recommendations to questions like "what would you do here?" or "I'm stuck!" or just simply looking at every […]
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February 28, 2019
decor
Finding the Perfect Lamp for the Living Room and FINALLY Tackling the Honey Oak Game Cupboard at the Bottom of the Stairs.
Decor
Finding the Perfect Lamp for the Living Room and FINALLY Tackling the Honey Oak Game Cupboard at the Bottom of the Stairs.
This post is sponsored by Rejuvenation We are hosting a Friendsgiving this weekend and a bunch of family for Christmas next month and while I'm overall pleased, content, comfortable, happy (!!) with the state of our home now, finally, after 5 years of renovating--there were a couple small things that I wanted to add/do before […]
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November 14, 2018
Decor
My 5 Simple Rules for Fall Decorating Under $30
(Our back deck from last October, right here). This weekend, I started getting our home dressed for the upcoming season. Fall kicks off officially this week and while I'm not a big seasonal decorator, there are 5 little things I like to do that help it reflect the changing of the seasons. Just like I […]
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September 17, 2018
Decor
The Rewards Program Every Home Lover Should Be A Part Of
This post is sponsored by the best thing to happen to my online shopping, The Key Rewards. It's always cool to see which home brands are connected under the same umbrella and it's even cooler when they get together for a reward program. A bunch of my favorites--West Elm, Pottery Barn (kids, teen, baby--all of […]
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May 28, 2018
