Design
Comparing Home Office Spaces Then and Now
When we first moved into this house, we weren't exactly sure what we wanted this front room to be. We had thoughts about it being a music room/sitting room, but the longer we lived in this house, the more we realized that we needed a formal office space for work and everyday life! The study […]
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June 26, 2023
round up
Aesthetic and Practical Desk Accessories For Every Workspace
With the recent completion of both the study in our house and our commercial team office, I've got workspaces on my mind! There's nothing like a fresh space to get you excited about clearing out the things that have been piling up to make room for the desk accessories you actually use and love!–Which is […]
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June 23, 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
North Carolina Home
Put a Fork in it: The Study is Officially Finished!
Only two weeks have passed since I wrote this cautionary tale on using high-gloss paint. Which means just two weeks ago, I was in total agony, feeling defeated with the vision I had for the study. The study and I have been on quite the rollercoaster, but I'm beyond pleased and utterly relieved to say […]
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May 30, 2023
Renovations
Before You Paint a Room with High-Gloss Paint, Read This Cautionary Tale
You may have noticed (maybe not) that I've been dancing around a somewhat sore subject: the study. I've been sharing updates on Instagram, but it's time I hop over here and fill in some of the gaps with a good old-fashioned long-format blog post. For over 14 years I've been documenting and sharing our home […]
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May 17, 2023
Decor
Instant Home Upgrade: Swap Out Your Switch Plates
It's been over a month since I shared an update on the study, and I might have mentioned that it's been needing some paint touch-ups, so although it's been in use, we've been anxiously awaiting everything to be finally "done, done." Well, the good news is that it's being touched up as we speak, and […]
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May 11, 2023
Renovations
Revealing the High Gloss, Custom Built-in Cabinetry in the Study
Deciding to add these built-ins was 100% a necessity for the study. When we moved in, this was somewhat of a formal sitting room. Really it was just a box of a room with no character beyond the crown molding. At first, we pictured this room as a music room, but once we decided it […]
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April 3, 2023
Design
7 Incredible Dark Green Paint Colors for Interiors
We recently painted our study a dark, moody green color. This is after we first painted it a muddy green, then repainted it a blue-gray. I guess what they say is true; third time's a charm! The journey was worth it, though, because I'm so in love with this glossy green in contrast with the […]
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March 20, 2023
Renovations
Painting the Study a Glossy Dark Green
I've painted many rooms before, and there's that moment of truth when you finally get a good look at the finished paint color, where you might question everything. You spend so much time picking the perfect paint color, and even as you're painting, you never know how it's going to look until the paint has […]
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March 15, 2023
Entertaining
Transforming the Study Into A Formal Dining Room + 4 Setting the Table Tips
Every night for dinner, we sit around the round table in the dining room. For breakfast, the girls usually sit at the island. And when we have company over, it's usually a combination of both or we eat outside. But I really wanted another overflow option for a formal dinner. Nothing permanent (we don't have […]
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November 9, 2022
North Carolina Home
Repainting the Study and Rethinking the Study
At the beginning of May, we repainted the Study a light blue and I never really reported on the blog because I didn't know what else to SAY about it. Sure I liked the new color but everything else still felt like questions I didn't have an answer to. It hadn’t even been two months […]
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June 14, 2022
Design
A Budget Breakdown + Look For Less in the Study
Whenever we finish up a project, we get a lot of questions surrounding the budget. "How much did this cost" is coming through in my DM's and I get it! I get reluctant to share only because I realize everybody is working within different budgets and I want what we do to always feel inspiring […]
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March 1, 2022
North Carolina Home
The Transformation of the Study (and What Still Needs Tweaking)
There are so many spaces that evolve as you live in your home. Some spaces you know are going to evolve, like a child's room or a playroom, and some spaces unexpectedly evolve. With the home office is transitioning to a game room, it became necessary for the music room to function as both a music […]
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February 21, 2022
Design
A Bubble Light Love Story + A Round-Up
I've been in a love affair with bubble lights for a few years (ever since I chose one for Faye's room). I love putting a bubble light in a space that could benefit from some whimsy. This one, I originally picked out for our dining room, but as soon as I found the mural for […]
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February 8, 2022
Design
The MURAL is in the Study!!
Last year I shared a trend alert for scenic wall mural wallpaper! To me, murals are so elegant and traditional, and at one point I was considering installing one in the dining room. The more I thought about it, the less it made sense for the dining room to be the mural room. I think […]
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February 3, 2022
Design
Deciding On a Paint Color For the Wainscoting in the Study
I was all over the map when it came to choosing a color for the wainscoting in the study. When I feel that way, it usually means I haven't found the perfect color yet — or there are a lot of good options, and I can't go wrong. In this case, it was both. All […]
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January 31, 2022
DIY
DIY Custom Layered Wainscoting
The wainscoting in the study is finished! When we do a project like this, we always like to bring it back to our DIY roots and share a tutorial! The fun thing about wainscoting is that there's really no wrong way to do it, and you can customize it however you'd like. We've done wainscoting […]
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January 27, 2022
Design
The Music Room Becomes the Study + a Mood Board
When I tell you my jaw hit the floor when we rolled out the mural wallpaper...I mean I squealed out loud! The music room in our last house was kind of a pass-through room. It was small, and the only thing that could really fit in it was a piano and guitars, so we added […]
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January 24, 2022
study
Look up, Ceilings Matter: A Study of 10 Incredible Ceilings and Why Every Ceiling Needs an Intentional Plan
Design
Look up, Ceilings Matter: A Study of 10 Incredible Ceilings and Why Every Ceiling Needs an Intentional Plan
Years ago, we were over one of our friends' homes (we had visited several hundred times, I'm sure) and I noticed that there was a light missing in their ceiling! I pointed it out and said, "What happened to your light!?" And they responded, "We've never had one there since renovating, we should probably patch […]
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July 11, 2019
Decor
In My Own Little Corner (Office)
Last week, when I shared the evolution of our home after the three years moving in, I shared this current photo below of our study. It's at the very front of our house, directly to the right when you open the front door. It has a full wall of windows and although it's small in […]
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August 4, 2016
