I've always dreamed of having a creative studio. In my head, my workspace features a big collaboration table smack dab in the middle of the room surrounded by storage and organization for all my vintage decor. In the past, we've never had the right space to create a work studio. However now that we've found our new home, my workspace dreams are going to become a reality!
I’ve been talking about adding some wallpaper to our entryway for a little while now, especially after we finished the board and batten wall, it just felt like it needed something! I had been hesitating because I didn’t want to spend a ton of $$$ on wallpaper–and I was convinced they were also. much
After 3 years of having an open wardrobe, it was finally time to upgrade to a closed wardrobe. Why I didn’t make this switch sooner – who knows. Drom dustmite paradise to a clean, sleek and grown up wardrobe. The only thing that really bothered me about an IKEA wardrobe was the lack of color […]
Sealed concrete floors are a popular flooring solution for residential homes these days, and is something you can definitely do yourself!
Our new Home has been such a blessings. We are still pinching ourselves that this is the place we get to call home! Just a little background on #weepingwillowhome we purchased a foreclosure home back in May 2018. It was a true gamble but after sketching up a design for the home with a local […]
Like so many people, it had been a dream to build own own home one day. When looking at the cost of land and realising it wouldn't be possible for us we put the idea to one side. It re-emerged however when we needed to build a workshop in the garden of our new home.
Today I'm answering the question I get asked most from my readers about Limewashing our new home with Romabio Paints - when to DIY or DIFM? This should answer your question!
Our new greenhouse on our farm in Northern Calvert County in Owings MD is ready for your next photoshoot.
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My husband and I have the most gorgeous window seat in our new home on the Texas Hill Country and we really needed a box cushion in just the right fabric to fit into that window seat space in a custom way. I was so excited when I found this video tutorial on how to
January 2018 Update: We've since moved from this home after selling it about a year after this post. We never did paint the whole kitchen, but the cabinets we did paint held up beautifully and
Stay up to date on the latest interior design trends for 2023. These modern home design trends will keep your space looking haute while still feeling like home.
A one-stop shop for all your blacksmithing desires! From offense to defense, this well-equipped metal works has got you covered!
A list of regrets we have from our first time new home construction experience. Helpful info if you want to build a new home with a builder near you.
Hello my friends! It's just a few days before Christmas and today I want to share with you some of the plans we have for the house and what else is going on home décor-wise in our new home. You may remember that 5 years ago when I moved in my previous fixer-upper house, I worked with a great company here in Atlanta called Payless Décor in adding bamboo Roman shades in my house. When I think back on all the window treatments I've had in all my houses, it makes me chuckle a little. We all remember the metal mini-blinds, right? I had those in my first house in 1985 and I thought they were the coolest things ever! That trend lasted for several years and then everyone started doing the white wooden blinds which are still popular today, although there are so many newer choices now.
These ten favorite features are my must-haves to look for when buying your next kitchen appliances!!
We’re delighted to share that our new cottage is being featured in the March / April 2023 issue of House Beautiful , entitled, “Backyard Retreats.”
I am excited to share our new home build process with you! Today, we are sharing a modern farmhouse coastal decor mood board for our new homes living room!
This is one of the very first rooms I tackled when we moved into our new home. It’s the main bathroom for guests and our family as it’s the only bathroom on the main level outside of our primary bathroom. I love powder rooms because they are small and can pack a big punch in […]
Honestly it feels really good to look at these three photos and realize what we’ve accomplished in a year. It was at the end of last June that I shared our first kitchen reveal and today I am happy to share an update on what we’ve done since then. The crazy thing is most people […]
What is a snuggle chair, and should I buy one? Decide by reading our helpful guide, where we talk you through the features and benefits of snuggle chairs.
I love white cabinets. I really do. We painted our old kitchen cabinets white and it completely transformed the space, like shockingly different. I also painted my mom's kitchen cabinets white and it refreshed the room. Then of course
Photo by Marianna Troiani One of the things that we love most about what we do is getting the opportunity to collaborate with people who we've long admired. We've been fans of Nathalie's work for years and years, and we personally own and love many products featuring her beautiful art. So, when the chance to do a wallpaper collection with her arose, we jumped at it. Between when we first started working with her and now, the pandemic sent her from Paris to her country home in Suzanne, France where she started hand painting the designs on her walls that would inspire much of this collection, especially our first foray into wallpaper borders. Pictured: Butterflies (Parchment) wallpaper | Diamonds (Parchment) border This collection allows you to mix patterns and colors freely, which is something we've long been passionate about. That freedom captures the spirit of Nathalie's country home with it's eclectic mix of colors and motifs. All of the elements work equally well on their own, of course, but we especially love the way the borders look when paired with a wallpaper. We talked to Nathalie about her aesthetic, what influences her work and how she approaches decorating her own home. Her answers inspired us to think about our own spaces differently, and we're sure they will do the same for you. How would you describe your aesthetic? "I like things that have a soul and which give me emotions. I like mostly things made by hand with their imperfections. I like folk art and art and craft from all countries. i am not focused on one style; my aesthetic is the mix of colors, of patterns, of folk art from different countries. I think it is because of my two different origins, so I like Asian art and craft as much as Eastern European. I like to be surrounded by objects I like and try to replace or embellish any object that I find not in my taste." Your artistic style is unmistakable. How did your style develop? What are you influenced by? "This is difficult to answer as your style is you only you. I never tried to do a style. I’m just trying to be myself and to work as I want to work. Each day is different. Some days I want only to observe and try to paint what I see as close as possible to reality. Other days I want to be more free and work more like an outsider artist. I find a lot of pleasure with both and finally the mix of the different ways of painting became my style I think." Pictured: Lune (Ebony) border "In my home, there must be compositions everywhere, in every corner, and when I feel one detail is not nice, I change it or customize it. And finally, those bad corners become precious ones!" We’re very inspired by how your fill your home with so much joy. The colors, patterns and artwork you choose and create have a very carefree, happy feeling. What advice would you give someone wanting to achieve a similar look and feel in their home? "Freedom is important, but it is not always easy to feel free to decorate your home as you want when you share a house with other people. I decided to begin with one little room which I considered as mine. I began to paint it totally free with no restriction which means I painted only with joy. When you do it with all your heart, I think the other people will feel all the love you put in to what you did and will enjoy it too. In my case I was able to continue outside my room and now my husband urges me to continue. I know that not everybody can paint which is why I wanted to create wallpapers and borders - to have the possibility to create something similar to my house for anyone who would like to do it." Pictured: Butterflies (Malachite) wallpaper Pictured: Je T'aime Paris (Ebony) wallpaper Pictured: Fleurs (Mist) wallpaper We're so excited to launch your new wallpaper collection with us. Why do you think your art works so well in this application? "I’m very excited too! I’m very happy with the beautiful quality of the wallpapers which remind me of the vintage wallpapers I have collected. They are all printed color by color which I prefer rather than digital. I did my best so that my art is working well for an application. I ask myself what would I like to see on this wallpaper and go from there." Pictured Butterflies (Mist) wallpaper | Diamonds (Deep Gray) border How do you envision these wallpaper and borders being used? "I would mix a wallpaper and a border. This is what excites me personally, but I can imagine that someone with a more classic home would use only the wallpaper or paint a wall and just play with a border on the bottom or top. Or I'd apply the borders on the sides of windows and doors just as I painted them in my house. You can also use the wallpapers to custom the inside of a cabinet or cupboard." Hygge is a Danish concept of finding coziness in life's small comforts and simple pleasures. What is hygge to you? "I appreciate simple pleasures too and find happiness in little things - nice pillows on a bed or sofa, embellished little corners of the home that bring joy with flowers, colors, mixed and matched textiles, taking a small break to have a tea and eat a Sunday cake, walking in the forest on the weekends, reading a book near the fireplace, and painting my house - this all makes me happy."
Materials: Tools: One of the projects we were most excited about when moving into our new home was making a new bedroom for Stella! Since this house did not have a cool “Harry Potter closet” under the stairs, we really had to think about where exactly to place it. We ended up choosing a wall […]
EDIT: I highly recommend reading the comments on this post, not only are the entertaining but it would seem our poor experience with the ILVE range is rather common. Also please read my updates at
Happy Saturday! Sooooo I found a huge sale. A sale at my very favorite home store on Earth AND a sale that doesn't happen that often. I started to share some deals on my Facebook page like I always do but then I decided our home is so chock full of Anthropologie items that I
These single shade rooms prove that when it comes to color, sometimes less really IS more! (And no, they're not all white.)
Part of getting settled into our new home has been sewing a seemingly endless parade of pillows. I’ve been keeping them pretty simple since a) I needed to make a ton of them and b) I can still go back
There are so many fun updates and changes that have happened and continue to happen on our Inverness project. Instead of a 6th bedroom, which was unneeded, we quickly got to work on our new home gym. Here is a peek at what proved to be one of our most convenient, fun, and useful transformations. Her
Hello friends! We’ve been kinda quiet on the blog because we have been knee deep in projects around the house—figuratively and literally—that aren’t really internet worthy. Not much pretty stuff going on over here, yet! So much of these first six weeks in our home have been about learning about the