I have really been into the touches of gold this past year. We have a 1950's cape that has all gold knobs and hinges. I think that goes to show that gold is timeless, just like white. I like to mix gold with silver and pewter. One of my first attempts with gold spray paint was painting my light covers. I found some at home depot already gold and they were a lot more pricey than the plastic white ones. I didn't have much to loose so I tried to spray paint them gold. This was my first attempt at spray painting them. I loved the look for the shiny gold. BUT...it scratched and looked crappy ... Read More
Top Questions Asked On Instagram
I thought I would compile all of the answers to the Top Questions I get asked on my Instagram. I love to share what I find and I take it as a compliment when you want to know where I find the things in our home or are inspired by something that I shared. My favorite is when people tag me in photos on Instagram showing me something they did or tried because of something I posted. Some of the items I get questions on are pieces that are discontinued so I have come up with similar items. My ottoman is one of my favorite pieces and I have had it for over 5 years. I think the reason I have ... Read More
Kids Space with Most Lovely Things
I met Annie from Most Lovely Things Blog through another friend that I met on Instagram and realized that we all lived by each other. We met up for lunch and all got along so well. Annie and I bonded and she invited me (maybe thorough my suggestion) to her home for lunch. Let me tell it was SUCH a treat to see her home and spend the afternoon with her. Right from the start I was blown away by her talent, I loved her front porch so much. The black door and all white, is so classic. Annie has an older home too, built in the 1900's and is about 30 minutes from mine and it is beyond ... Read More
Valentines Decor, Cards and Enter to Win
I love Valentines. Maybe it is the fact that I can add more pink to my house. Or that I love sending Valentine Day cards, who doesn't want to get a little note of love? When I used to work in a design store, on Valentines we would do a cookie exchange and then everyone got to take home a plate of different cookies with the recipe. We would have the warehouse guys judge them of coarse, we needed a winner. I can remember my Dad bringing me in a little valentines day treat and balloon for a couple of years to my work or on other occasions they dropped off a pie on our front door. It was so ... Read More
Favorite Birthday Traditions and Crepes
Our oldest daughter just turned 8! The day before her birthday she kept asking "what time is it?" I would ask why are you so worried about the time? She said "because I want it to be time for bed so I can wake up and be 8!" She hardly said two words about what gift she wanted, she just wanted to be 8. It was so cute. I wanted to make the day extra special since she was so excited. My husband was out of town for work, and we had already went to her school and took her lunch, read a couple of books to her class and they also did an extra recess instead of allowing treats, I LOVE this idea. So ... Read More
Connecticut Nautical Bathroom
When we moved into our current home in Connecticut I knew going into it we would need to remodel both bathrooms. What I didn't know is how badly I would want it done as soon as we stepped foot into them. It felt like camping in a trailer to me. The bathrooms were so outdated. We are big bathers and the tubs were way to small for the space, they could handle something much larger. Let alone the tubs didn't have the right plugs or drain right. The walls were painted in a dark brown color. It felt like a cave and was so unflattering, not what you want in a bathroom. I love a dark ... Read More
Vintage Typewriter Birthday Gift
We went to Utah for Christmas to celebrate with our family and friends. Then we went from there straight to Hawaii with my husbands side of the family. It was a Christmas gift from his Mom and her Husband. Unfortunantly my husband couldn't go with us, it was a real bummer. He had to be in Florida for work. We had a hard time saying goodbye to him. His Mom helped me a lot with the girls and we were pretty distracted to be too homesick for him. My birthday was January 9th, we celebrated at a Lua at night and whale watching in the day. A pretty great way to spend a Birthday. When we got home last ... Read More
Bookcase Styling
Accessorizing has always been my favorite part of design. I love to add the finishing touches or the icing on the cake as I fondly like to call it. I think a styled home looks its best and the warmest when you bring in new pieces mixed with those treasured and collected pieces. When we bought our current home the previous home owners had these white bookcases built in. They are one of the reasons why I was so drawn to the home. As soon as we painted and at least beds set up I started unboxing all of the items that I had envisioned in these bookcases. Some of my accessories were new that ... Read More
Purpose in Style Top Picks
Myself and Lindsay from The White Buffalo Styling Co. and Melanie from My Sweet Savannah shared our new series HERE about three months ago called Purpose in Style. Over that time we have posted on our Instagram accounts images of our homes being lived in with Purpose in Style. The reason behind why we put so much time and love into creating our homes, the real purpose and how we style them. One week I shared this photo of my girls cuddled in my bed early in the morning. When it was Christmas I added lights above our bed and some fresh garland. The purpose was to create a cozy christmas ... Read More
Wallpaper tips and tricks
Our 1950's cape cod home, is tiny but it makes up for it with a lot of built in charm. I love the pitched ceilings and the angles in my daughters bedroom. I knew that I wanted to do wallpaper right away when we moved into the home in January of 2015. I also know my strengths and weaknesses, hanging wallpaper is not a strength. But I knew that I could easily do temporary wallpaper. It just has a sticker on the back, it is so simple to apply. I had worked with the company for clients before and I knew from experience I loved the end result. I get asked a lot if applying this ... Read More
