Welcome to my home on Cadbury Drive in Utah. This console table from Redford House once was red and I painted it in Old White chalk paint from Annie Salon. I had started using chalk paint when I painted my antique piano in Paris Gray (you can read about that here ). It was so easy to use that I started to paint everything white! I found the ottomans at a second hand store that were leather and I made simple slip covers for them. When I see milk glass it has to come home with me. This vintage milk crate was a gift from one of my good ... Read More
Cadbury Basement
Little tour of our walk-out basement in Utah we built in 2008. I love how light the walk-out made our basement and that we could easily entertain and walk right out to the backyard. One thing I didn't love was that when you were upstairs we were far away from the backyard to watch the kids play, it is a trade off. I used a large 8x10 rug in a bright color since my sectional and carpet were neutral to add a pop of color and ground it all. Rugs add so much to a space, and are essential (Yes, even on carpet, I get asked that all ... Read More
Cadbury Girls Room
This is my oldest daughters bedroom. I love to mix in vintage pieces, like the pink door knob and oval dress artwork that was passed down from my Grandma. I do like to use new bedding and splurge on nice pillows always filled with down. I occasionally will make things. I was searching for THIS pillow from Target and couldn't find it in stock anywhere so decided to make it. A lot of times you can make pillows if you have great quality fabric. I made the map artwork. I had a gallery wrapped painting I didn't want anymore. I decided to paint it cream with leftover ... Read More
Cadbury Dining and Kitchen
This is my cozy eat-in kitchen in my Utah home. We loved this brick wall. Many photo shoots were taken here of my friends families and mine, just cleared everything out and viola you have a back drop. We had the brick put in when we built the home. It is real brick that we had cut in half, I had them do "grapevine grout" a technique that is somewhat sloppy to give the appearance of old and weathered, because that just adds more charm to a new home. You can find the dining table HERE it is from Hooker Furniture. I like to always mix and match my dining chairs ... Read More
The big move
This is us sitting outside our home for the first time. It was a surreal moment, I had never seen the house before in person, only analyzed the pictures online. Kev had went and looked at about 7 homes and this was is favorite. So here we are. We went and closed on our home and a few hours later this sofa was delivered soon after. It did wonders at lifting my spirits. Made this unfamiliar place feel a tad bit like home and us. And that same day we had the carpet ripped out in the 2nd floor and they started to install the wood I had picked out a couple weeks ... Read More
Cadbury Master Bedroom
I had the same fabric queen head board from Lee Industries for over 10 years. It was a cream and white simple stripe that I loved. I was wanting to upgrade from a queen to king since the girls always climbing into our bed, but I was having hard time finding a upholstered one I loved more than what I had. Then this shelter fabric bed came to The Black Goose Design from Hooker Furniture and I feel in love. A new bed is a snowball effect. New bed led to new bedding. I love the look of an all white bed but I always end up wanting a little bit of depth. ... Read More
YO…You Ugly!
We had our annual Ugly Sweater Party, and it was awesome! Kevin and I were the big winners last year so it was our turn to host...what a prize that is! (There are no pictures of myself, Kev, Angie and Steve...we looked too good for the Ugly sweater party) Snowball fight! Clearly Kim and Rob are winning, I have the proof! But somehow Sage and Linds won?? Nut cracker! Cookie Face...I couldn't breath I was laughing so hard! Linds was the winner! Hang the Ornaments... And here they are NEXT years Hosts! (Sage is still ... Read More
Yee-Haw! Lola turns 2!
Lola was so excited for her Birthday! I set up her party the day before and she kept wanting to go downstairs to see it and yell "Yee-haw!" Lola is so much fun. She is very smart, thoughtful, independent (she was potty trained a week before her Birthday because she decided to, wasn't my idea). Love to hear her talk and put words together, it is always unique. So happy to have her in our lives. Happy Birthday LoLo! La-so the pretzel, some serious competition here! Sucker and ... Read More
Kentucky Derby for Jen
Our good friend Jen moved away to Kentucky with her little family for her husband to go to Dental school.sniff.sniff. It was so hard to watch her go. She worked at Black Goose for 4 years. And I still remember the day I interviewed her, she was darling of coarse in a funky green velvet jacket. The thing that hooked me to her was her passion. She loved design and wanted to eat, sleep, drink it. And she does just that. She knows any new design trend and can implement it better. I so miss talking to her about design and things I changed or want to change in my house. She has one of the most ... Read More
Ginger Bread House Contest 2011…take 2!!
Hate to admit this but it took us two tries to get our Ginger Bread Houses standing! I don't even want to add up the money we wasted and the hours spent...it is the Memories RIGHT?? They are Priceless. Kevin trying use self control, when he could tell they were not holding up he asked if he could just smash it in! We really could see everyone true colors, when Gingerbread housed go bad! Ella was in heaven...she visited every station and sampled the sweets. . Last attempt...trying to work together Here they are, worthy of a photo shoot. Pam and Mandi were ... Read More
