I thought it would be fun to answer some of the most asked questions today on my Friday Favorites. I get asked a lot of the same questions over on Instagram, because that is where I share the most "behind the scenes" on Instagram Stories. I have to say the that Instagram Stories is one of my new favorite things. But I have learned a big lesson. If something scares you that means you should do it! I really don't know if that goes for everything in life. I guess if it is "good" then it does. At first I was like "nope" not going to use it. I didn't like the idea of another social media ... Read More
Learn from our Mistakes when installing a Stair Runner
Within a day or two of us moving into our new home, we quickly realized we needed a Stair Runner, some protection! ALL of us slipped down the stairs more than once. Although I loved the look of the simple wood steps, I didn't want our lives to be risked in our own home. So in a haste I ordered a runner for our stairs as fast as I could for the cheapest I could find it (because we were bleeding money on bathroom remodels and kitchen). We watched a couple tutorials on how to install stair runners on our own. We went and got a new staple gun and got after it! In an hour we had a new stair ... Read More
Good Day, Good Night- A Day in The Life of a Blogger with a 19 month Old!
I was excited when my partner HarperCollins the publishers of Goodnight Moon of asked me to share their previously unpublished book release from Margaret Wise Brown, Good Day, Good Night because we enjoyed Goodnight Moon so much. You all know our family loves to read and this new book is so sweet. This book release created the perfect opportunity for me to share "A Day in The Life of a Blogger with a 19 month old!" I often get asked how my schedule works or if I have a sitter for Finn while the girls are at school and I need to get my work done. The answer is no, ... Read More
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
I can not believe I haven't shared this cookie recipe with you yet! They are my go-to Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies. Because cookies are one of my favorite treats and my husbands too. Especially warm out of the oven, they are hard to resist. If you can turn down a warm chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven you have super powers! Am I right?! So I found this Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe years ago and adapted it to fit what I like. I was craving something sweet but that also wasn't packed with white flour, sugar and butter. I was under the assumption that there was no such thing as a ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Where I go for Home Decor Inspiration
Where do you go for home decor inspiration? There are SO many places to be inspired in this world, we are truly blessed. I am kind-of a home body. I don't need to leave my home much. I leave to workout and occasionally grocery shop (I want to do Insta-cart so I don't even have to do that!). My husband he likes to get out. He was off on Monday this week and he wanted to go out to lunch and kept asking if I needed to stop anywhere. So I said sure. Let's stop by Serena & Lily, one of my favorite shops and Trader Joe's. I am sure glad we stopped. It was just the inspiration I needed, ... Read More
Cushions for Banquette and Window Seat- Best Online Sources
I held off on ordering cushions for our banquette. Now that we have them I think... WHY?! I should have ordered the cushions as soon as we started building the banquette! Now that we have the cushions it is basically like we have another sofa in our home. Honestly in a small house we maximize every square inch and another place to hang out is gold to us! I shared some other options for cushions for banquettes and window seats below! Because every home needs more cozy spots to curl up! I shared all my tips on building our banquette on THIS post. If you are building a banquette and know ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Design Style
I had to write a little blurb about me and my design style. I always freeze up. Because I don't want to pigeon hole myself into one "style". Because honestly I really appreciate and love so many styles. Do you ever wonder why you do things to your home? Like why do I gravitate towards THAT pillow or putting things together a certain way? I think it does have a lot to do with what we see, read, how we grew up, something that speaks to our soul. That is what makes up our design style. To me homes should be designed with a purpose. It could just be something simple as "because it makes us ... Read More
Pumpkin Crunch Cake- Paleo and Gluten Free Dessert
When you work with designers everything is elevated to a new level. At the store I used to work at we would do Christmas Parties, Baby Showers and all the parties and joke that they cost A LOT to throw, not because of the actual party but because we would use the party as a reason to redecorate! When I threw a baby shower I used the shower as a deadline to finish our basement kitchen addition. Why do we do that to ourselves? Now the decor was amazing but the food was typically something I would always remember. My wedding shower was in September and Karen who was hosting made a yummy Pumpkin ... Read More
Columbus Day Sale and Friends & Family Sale- My Favorite Pieces
I was shopping online for clients and came across such great deals that I had to share! I get asked all the time If I know when there is going to be a sale and often I don't know until it shows up online! So I thought I better share with my readers, before they end. Some are only good for TODAY, Columbus Day. I linked up some of my favorite pieces at the best sale price for you and the coupon codes to use. These stores are my go-to when shopping online for clients and myself. * post contains affilate links World Market- Use code FAMFRIENDS for an EXTRA 30% off your order! Sale Ends ... Read More
Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole- Healthy Thanksgiving Side
I used to host Thanksgiving when we lived in Utah. I did it for 6 years. 25-30 people. I loved it. Now there is no-way I could squeeze that many bodies in this 1100 square foot house without it splitting open! When I was playing hostess with the mostess I would always have everyone vote what their favorite side dish was. Without fail I would win (I am not competitive at all). My winning dish was this Sweet Potato Casserole...let me correct that PALEO Sweet Potato Casserole. And I would always be so excited to tell them that it WAS in fact Paleo and prove to them that eating Paleo can be ... Read More
