Nightstand styling can be tricky.  At least it can be in our house.  My husband doesn’t want his spaces to be too girly.  He wants them to look and feel like him, and above all, be functional and simple.  What can I say, my man hates clutter. When I was putting our bedroom together, I […]

Nightstand styling can be tricky.  At least it can be in our house.  My husband doesn’t want his spaces to be too girly.  He wants them to look and feel like him, and above all, be functional and simple.  What can I say, my man hates clutter. When I was putting our bedroom together, I […]

A few weeks ago, I was wandering through Goodwill when out of the corner of my eye, I spotted them– a pretty pair of pink chairs.  I practically sprinted over to them before anyone else snagged them, and flagged down an associate.  You have to move fast in the shark-infested waters of a good thrift […]

I believe a well-designed space has a balance of old and new.  If everything is new, a room lacks character.  You can find a lot of character in a thrift store. Thrift stores are one of my favorite places to look for decor accessories, furniture to re-finish (within reason), and unique odds and ends.  Lately, […]

As I’ve been searching for the finishing touches for our master bedroom remodel, I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect sunburst mirror. I think they add just the right amount of fun and whimsy, while staying classic and modern. But what I’ve found is that sunbursts can be pricy. Below is a collection of […]

Have you ever stayed in someone’s home and felt completely at ease?  Like you’re staying in a hotel, but more relaxed, comfortable, and at home?  That’s the feeling I want our guests to have when they stay in our small guest suite. Guest rooms sometimes get the “hodgepodge” treatment, don’t they?  Hand-me-down furniture that doesn’t […]

I’m in full remodel mode as we are now in the construction phase of our master bedroom re-do (yay!).  We’ve been going room by room in our home, rather than piece-mealing it.  As soon as we completely finish one room, we move on to the next.  So far we’ve finished Ruby’s nursery, the office, the […]

When it came to the bathrooms in our rental duplex, we really wanted to keep things classic, but also modernize them.  Because the property is so old, the bathrooms were a complete overhaul.  We found all kinds of interesting “artifacts” beneath the layers of paint.  Check out that vintage wallpaper.  We even found old razor […]

Today I’m taking you inside the bedrooms and family room of our recently completed duplex renovation.  We are still basking in the glow of this massive project’s completion.  Ahhhhhhhh. When you walk in the front door, you enter into the family room.  Underneath all of the yucky carpet, there were original hardwoods.  Many landlords would […]