Hello! I am joining Marty for her Bloggers Fall Home Tour. I love to join this tour every season, it is a great way to get inspiration and to share other amazing blogs with all of you! If you are coming over from hbErin Spain welcome to my blog! We are a family of five, living in Connecticut. We are less than a mile to the beach and about an hour from NYC. Living in an 1100 square foot house, I don't do a lot of seasonal decor, but I do make some small intentional changes to my every-day decor and of course add a pumpkin or 20! It is a good time to refresh, move things from room to room and to ... Read More
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Friday Favorites starts with Fall Decor
Is anyone getting excited for Fall now? Is it socially acceptable to have Fall decor out and not just if you are a blogger?:) If you saw the changes I made to our Fall kitchen you know I don't go crazy with seasonal decor, but I do like simple Fall changes. I loved all of the other kitchens on the blog tour I joined on Tuesday. Did you? I thought I would share some of my favorites- hopefully give you some inspiration! I also found some unique Fall-inspired favorite things to share with you today! Love his industrial vibe and the Fall touches are natural and perfect- Inspired by ... Read More
Friday Favorites Starts with Pillows
My new Mudcloth Pillows are just making me so happy. There is so much devastation right now with Texas it has been hard to not feel guilty and silly for being happy about pillows. Even just doing normal everyday things- like taking my kids to school, that is not happening in Texas. I almost didn't share my new pillows, but I thought they are a good distraction right now with the disturbing news. And over on my Instagram you could win two pillows- so maybe that would brighten someones day. If you haven't noticed the pillow trend of Mudcloth yet- well it's strong! Here are some of my favorite ... Read More
Ask A Designer Series- Rugs and More
I am back answering with another edition of Ask A Designer Series! I loved the response about this new series. There are a lot of design questions sitting in my in-box waiting to be answered and I promise I will work through them! When I share the "Design Question" I trim down the actual email. But I have to say you all are SO kind. It can be weird running a blog. I am my own boss. Unless I am working on a sponsored post I don't have deadlines or timeframes. There is also no one patting me on the back. I relish your kind words. For example this one from Holly has to be shared because she said ... Read More
Outdoor Patio and Living Space with Hanging Chair
I recently worked with one of my best friends to update her outdoor patio. This friend is one of the BEST hosts, she always is the first to open her doors to have friends and herds of kids over. Not only does she welcome everyone in she is also the most relaxed when hosting, I want to be like her. I was thrilled to help her expand her living space outdoors. This outdoor space will be used and loved more than any outdoor space I know. And lucky me I get to enjoy it too when I come in town. First this is what the outdoor space looked like BEFORE... They have a really nice deck and ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Solar Powered String Lights
First off for my Friday Favorites today I want to share the Solar Powered String Lights I found and we just installed on our back patio. In a 1950's home we are lacking in some areas such as closet space and exterior plugs. So my dream of having String Lights on our patio was not very likely going to happen. Unless I wanted to have an extension cord going through a window or pay a lot of money to have a plug installed. I was so thrilled when I came across THESE Solar Powered String Lights while shopping one day. I knew this would be the perfect solution! Shop other String Lights ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with my favorite place to sit and read
I should be honest, that title of my blog post is misleading. I haven't sat down and read a book in a long time. But I do listen to a lot! I use Audible. I shared two books I listened to this week and loved and other favorite finds from the week, things that stopped me in my tracks or gave me the wants. Below is my favorite spot to sit and search the internet for clients or write blog posts, while listening to books or podcasts. I think this spot is my favorite right now because it is the coolest in the house and it has been hot here in CT! I just read listened to The Magnolia ... Read More
New Sofa in our Eclectic Beach Style Cape Front Room
We just got a new sofa in our living room. I had so many people say "why are you selling your other blue sofa?" Or I even had one lady message me on Instagram and say "what a luxury to change things so often, most Americans can't do that." Then I felt bad and stupid for wanting to change up our living room and our perfectly fine sofa. Then I thought I shouldn't allow someone who doesn't really know me make me change what I want to do or to feel bad. I do agree it is nice and possibly a "luxury." But if you have a sofa, you too can have that "luxury" of selling what you have and getting ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Doormats
I am getting antsy to freshen up our front porch. It has been so rainy here in CT. I told the girls, April showers bring May flowers and they couldn't stop singing it all morning yesterday. It was cute and I am really hoping that all this rain will bring gorgeous flowers to our front yard! I am working with Joss and Main for a little front porch update first part of May. I am excited to get THIS chair for our front porch. And a new doormat, below are my favorite doormats. 1- Hey Good Lookin HERE /// 2- Well Hello There HERE /// 3- Come as you are HERE 4- Hello its me HERE /// 5- You ... Read More
Spring Home Tour in our Cape 2017
Hello! I joined a group of bloggers hosted by Marty from A Stroll Thru Life to share the changes we made to our homes for Spring. If you are coming from The Chronicles of Home so happy you are here, I love all the changes Jennifer made to guest room and the Spring updates. I really like joining blog tours because not only do I get introduced to so many great bloggers and different styles it also helps to push me to share all the little changes I have made to our home for Spring! For those of you new to my blog, welcome! We live less than a mile from the beach and an hour outside of New York ... Read More