In case you couldn’t tell from my radio silence on the blog for the past few weeks, October was a much more hectic month for me than anticipated. Work has been busy and the rest of our time has been swallowed up by our usual crazy college football schedule, so the blog had to take a bit of a back seat. I’ve still been collecting inspiration and planning out projects, so there’s a lot to catch up on, but in the meantime I thought it’d be fun to do something a little different today and share some random things that...
Tag: home decor
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TEN SPACES THAT EMBODY SUBTLE FALL DECOR
To me, by far the best thing about living in the Northeast is seasons. Although my tolerance of the cold continues to decrease with age, there's something so special and refreshing about the start of a new season. And when it comes to the seasons, I'm a firm believer that fall is the best. Maybe it's my love of college football or maybe it's my love of all things pumpkin, but there's this excitement that comes each September as temperatures begin to drop and leaves start to change.
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OUR HOME OFFICE DESIGN PLAN & INSPIRATION
Ever since we completed our guest room makeover, I've been more motivated than ever to finish more rooms in our home. We are definitely members of the 95% club - we have a bad habit of completing about 95% of a room in a reasonable amount of time and taking months (or years) to finish that pesky last five percent. Now that our guest bathroom project is almost complete (all that's left to do is get a new toilet installed, and we're waiting a bit for that), I've been going back and forth about which room to complete next. Although...
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THE BEST FALL DECOR UNDER $25
When it comes to decorating my home for fall, I like to take a more subtle approach by focusing on cozy textures, warm colors, and seasonal florals. I wrote this fall blog post 4 years ago, but I still stand by my recommendations for how to make your home feel like fall. A little plaid, some fall-colored florals, and cozy fabrics and textures can go a long way, but I still can’t say no to a few cute glass pumpkins. As I was hunting for some additions to my fall decor collection, I rounded up some of my favorite fall...
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MY FAVORITE PURCHASES | SPRING AND SUMMER 2023
It's officially September, and I don't care what the calendar says - in my book, fall starts on September 1st! So in honor of the unofficial end of summer, I thought I'd share some of my favorite recent purchases. I typically only include one season in these roundups, but since it's been a while since my last one I decided to include purchases from both spring and summer. Each of these purchases is something that brings me joy every time I use it. Keep reading for my favorite purchases of spring and summer 2023!
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MOODY GUEST ROOM REVEAL
It only took three years of living in our house, but we finally have a room that is completely, 100% DONE! We've officially put the finishing touches on the guest room and I'm so excited to share the room reveal with you! This room was three years in the making and during that time, it went through three distinct phases. Keep reading to see the space when we first moved in, during each subsequent phase, and now. The Guest Room Before As a reminder, this is what the guest room looked like when we first moved in. It was pretty...
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LOVING LATELY: RUST ACCENTS
If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I'm a person with strong opinions. I like to remind my husband that I care about *literally* everything, and it's rare that you ask for my take on something and I don't feel strongly about it. Up until the last year or so, one of those strongly held opinions was that I *HATE* the color orange. Maybe it's because I'm blonde and a classic orange is just about the most unflattering color on me, but regardless of the reason, I've always avoided the color like the plague. Over the...
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8 ELEMENTS TO MAKE EVERY ROOM FEEL COMPLETE
I’ve had an interest in interior design for as long as I can remember. As an adolescent, I frequently spent my allowance or Christmas money on a new comforter or new decor for my room, and in high school I got my fix by poring over the pages of Domino magazine, tearing out pages that were extra inspiring. Along the way, I’ve picked up a lot of tips and tricks for making a house into a home. Now that I have my own home, I’ve learned even more. As I work to finish that pesky last 5% in many of...
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OUR GUEST ROOM DESIGN PLAN & INSPIRATION
Our guest room is probably the room that most reflects my changing taste in interiors over the last few years and as a result, it’s gone through the most iterations of any room in our house since we moved in. When we first moved in, I envisioned a neutral room with dark furniture. We already had a black metal bed frame that I loved and some secondhand IKEA nightstands from the guest room of our condo, so I used that as my starting point. I added my favorite Loloi rug and our old IKEA dresser from the main bedroom of...
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MY 2022 HOME GOALS
Hello again! It's been a long time since my last post - more than six months, to be specific. 2021 was a tough one and with everything going on it was time to take a break from the blog. Things are looking up in 2022 though, and I'm excited to get back to my favorite creative outlet! I thought it would be fun to kick the year off by sharing my goals for our home in 2022. Most of these projects have been in my head for a while, but I thought the new year would be a good opportunity...