Wild at Heart, Rooted at Home
When we first moved in, the only thing we could think about was replacing the wall-to-wall carpet with hardwood flooring, and it seemed like it would never happen. I didn’t let all that carpet stop me from making our home beautiful though. I even wrote a post about How to Decorate Around Carpet. But it’s been over a year since…
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Styling a secretary desk is my idea of fun, but I’ve never owned one…until now. For a few years now, I’ve been staring at this corner and wondering if a secretary desk would fit here and make sense. It made sense in my head, but sometimes I am confident a piece of furniture will work based on a vision I…
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Looking back and celebrating progress is fun, but my favorite thing to do is look ahead and make plans. I love planning. The execution of those plans is still a bit elusive at times, but having something to look forward to, work toward, and dream about is oftentimes what gets me up and going in the morning. There’s nothing better…
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If I were to put a number on the amount of before and afters in our home last year, it might seem a little depressing. I’m a glutton for punishment, so I counted them, but be prepared; it’s vastly underwhelming. 3.5…that’s the number. Not only is it a small number, it’s not even a full round number. But you know…
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Now that our Swiss Chalet inspired dining room is done, it’s time to start the next project; the English Country Primary Bedroom. Every night for four years, I’ve drifted off to sleep with thoughts of all the design plans I have for this space, and now I finally get to share them with you. This site contains affiliate links. Table…
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From start to finish, this project clocked in at exactly five weeks. Five weeks! Somehow, in that short amount of time, this space went from a boring box with zero personality to a Swiss Chalet dining room chock full of character and warmth. The only other renovation that came close to this timeline was our powder room, and even that…
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